Best and worst years for the Nissan Sentra

Of the 37 model years of the Nissan Sentra with enough data to compare, the 2013 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (534), and the 1990 has the fewest (13).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	13
1991	31
1992	31
1993	45
1994	79
1995	103
1996	105
1997	73
1998	35
1999	52
2000	168
2001	198
2002	227
2003	117
2004	105
2005	102
2006	81
2007	113
2008	122
2009	45
2010	98
2011	94
2012	144
2013	534
2014	326
2015	306
2016	264
2017	245
2018	229
2019	329
2020	312
2021	218
2022	142
2023	35
2024	70
2025	50
2026	30

What stands out

The 2013 stands out, with about 5.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2014.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2013 and 2019. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 2026.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	30	30
2025	50	50
2024	70	70
2023	35	35
2022	142	142
2021	218	218
2020	312	324
2019	329	362
2018	229	287
2017	245	342
2016	264	407
2015	306	504
2014	326	526
2013	534	871
2012	144	260
2011	94	201
2010	98	212
2009	45	81
2008	122	233
2007	113	215
2006	81	155
2005	102	224
2004	105	235
2003	117	240
2002	227	372
2001	198	309
2000	168	236
1999	52	74
1998	35	76
1997	73	138
1996	105	177
1995	103	158
1994	79	130
1993	45	89
1992	31	81
1991	31	77
1990	13	45