2008 Nissan Sentra problems
Owners have filed 233 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Nissan Sentra. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. After that come engine (10%) and brakes (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 233 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 27 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 176 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 41 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 23 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 176 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 67,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 102,000 miles (42 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 31 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 27 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Nissan Sentra with enough data (122 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Airbag blinking on dashboard due to passenger side seat airbag sensor malfunction and/or failure. My wife has purchased the vehicle used, and we happened to have accident hit by other car on the driver side door while I had been trying to get back home on the weekend after grocery shopping trip with my whole family at 02/05/2017. It happened at the service road of sh 121 tx. While I was turning left on the straight/left lane on green light.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH over a bump, the steering wheel began to jerk violently. The vehicle hydroplaned, flipped over and landed on the roof. The air bags failed to deploy aside from the massive impact. A police report was filed. The rear passenger suffered from minor injuries to the head and the front seat passenger sustained bruises to the right leg. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent mechanic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the after the ignition key was turned to the start position, the vehicle failed to start without warning. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and informed that the camshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. While driving 65 MPH, the rpms increased and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be coasted to the side of the road. The contact powered off the engine. Once restarted, the vehicle was able to drive normally. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,481.