Total Complaints
6 filings
Nissan Sentra · model year
1985 Nissan Sentra
6 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 6
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 1985 Nissan Sentra posts top-10% complaint standing among its own model-year siblings.
- Top 9%
- fewest complaints, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 1985NissanSentra carries 6 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1985 Sentra is seat belts:front:anchorage with 1 filings, followed by seat belts:front:buckle assembly (1) and equipment:other:owners/service/other manual (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 1985 Sentra, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
6
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
1985 Nissan Sentra
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20000111ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
19990310SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELT SHOULDER RETRACTORS FAILED TO LOCK, CAUSING INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
19980323ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE RACING AT HIGH RPMS.
19950616EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR GASOLINE ENGINE TIMING BELT WAS OMITTED FROM VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL; AS RESULT, TIMING BELT BROKE DISABLING VEHICLE; DAMAGED ENGINE.
19950615SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS HARD TO LOCK SOMETIME. TT
19950523SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PLASTIC OUTER CASING FOR METAL SEAT BELT DETERIORATING. *AK
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1985 Nissan Sentra have?▼
The 1985 Nissan Sentra has 6 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1985 Nissan Sentra?▼
The most-complained component for the 1985 Nissan Sentra is SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY and EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL.
Is the 1985 Nissan Sentra safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1985 Nissan Sentra; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.