2016 Nissan Sentra air bags problems
24 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2016 Nissan Sentra, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles, and 91% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
Was in a car accident the airbags never deployed the seat belt didn't support the upper part of my body chest hit the steering wheel and seat belts never locked in place and now seatbelt light on dash
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan sentra. When the front seat was occupied by an adult, the front passenger warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was previously repaired per NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v244000 (air bags) and 16v244000 (air bags); however, the remedies failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Nissan Sentra
- Drivetrain & axles 122 complaints
- Engine 48 complaints
- Electrical system 45 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Fuel system 19 complaints