NISSAN SENTRA · model year

2007 NISSAN SENTRA

214 NHTSA complaints, 32 crash reports, and 1 active recall for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2007NISSANSENTRA carries 214 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 32 crashes, 18 fires, 42 injuries, and 4 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2007 SENTRA is air bags with 40 filings, followed by steering (26) and electrical system (11). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 1 active recall campaign, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle, the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.

NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 2007 SENTRA, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page, a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

214
Complaints
32
Crashes
18
Fires
42
Injuries
4
Deaths

Total Complaints

214 filings

Crashes Reported

32 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS40
STEERING26
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM11
POWER TRAIN11
ENGINE11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL8
SERVICE BRAKES8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING7
TIRES6
SUSPENSION:REAR5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE5
SUSPENSION5
STRUCTURE:BODY5

Recalls (1)

08V31100011/07/2008

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

NISSAN IS RECALLING 169,202 MY 2007-2008 SENTRA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED ROBERT BOSCH MASTER CYLINDER. DUE TO THE MACHINING IRREGULARITY BY THE SUPPLIER, THE INTERNAL SEAL GROOVE IN THE BODY OF SOME BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY ALLOW FOR A GAP IN THE GROOVE CONTACT AREA OF THE SEAL. THIS MAY RESU

Recent Complaints

20250115AIR BAGS

Airbag light is on

20230502SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that when the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a routine oil change, the mechanic informed her that during the test drive, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond, and was depressed to the floorboard. The contact stated that the mechanic used the parking brake to prevent the vehicle from crashing inside the shop. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed that the brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

20221025SERVICE BRAKES

Lost brakes on the highway luckily was able to stop safely. As you can see in the pic the rear left brake line completely corroded in 1 spot and another spot was ready to completely fail, those spots are incidentally the spots where the line attaches to the body for support, those points don't have the corrosion protection that the entire line has.

20220811WHEELS

MY TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT IS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. MY TIRES ARE SIX MONTH, AND THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO TURN ON EVEN AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE SHOP. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO AMERICAS TIRES, BIT O' TIRE WHERE I PURSHASED THE TIRES AND THEY CHECKED ALL TIRES AND TIRE SENSORS, VALVES AND SAY THE AIR PREASURE IS GOOD. THE LIGHT TURNS OFF BUT A DAY OR TWO AFTER THE AIR PREASURE LIGHT BLINKS AND STAYS ON AGAIN. MY CAR IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. PLEASE ADVICE. THANK YOU

20220404FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I was approaching my driveway in front of my house and my vehicle had smoke eminating from a glove compartment area when I got out of the car and checked underneath the hood the car was on fire I got out just in time there was something wrong there could have been the engine fuel system I just recently had an oil change 2 weeks ago the incident April 2, 2022 I was in fear for my life because I had no signal from the car what was happened I had just recently had an oil change a week and a half before the incident I noticed that flames were starting to rise and massive flames of ire than fumes of smoke and all of a sudden the car started burning and then the exploded destroying the entire car. Fire Department was called Lieutenant Thompson and his staff came out to put out the fire and the car was towed away was nothing left but the frame. I can be reached at [XXX] my name is [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

20220404FireENGINE

I was approaching my driveway in front of my house and my vehicle had smoke eminating from a glove compartment area when I got out of the car and checked underneath the hood the car was on fire I got out just in time there was something wrong there could have been the engine fuel system I just recently had an oil change 2 weeks ago the incident April 2, 2022 I was in fear for my life because I had no signal from the car what was happened I had just recently had an oil change a week and a half before the incident I noticed that flames were starting to rise and massive flames of ire than fumes of smoke and all of a sudden the car started burning and then the exploded destroying the entire car. Fire Department was called Lieutenant Thompson and his staff came out to put out the fire and the car was towed away was nothing left but the frame. I can be reached at [XXX] my name is [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

20220404FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I was approaching my driveway in front of my house and my vehicle had smoke eminating from a glove compartment area when I got out of the car and checked underneath the hood the car was on fire I got out just in time there was something wrong there could have been the engine fuel system I just recently had an oil change 2 weeks ago the incident April 2, 2022 I was in fear for my life because I had no signal from the car what was happened I had just recently had an oil change a week and a half before the incident I noticed that flames were starting to rise and massive flames of ire than fumes of smoke and all of a sudden the car started burning and then the exploded destroying the entire car. Fire Department was called Lieutenant Thompson and his staff came out to put out the fire and the car was towed away was nothing left but the frame. I can be reached at [XXX] my name is [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

20220118FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Caught on fire under the hood and burned the car very badly. Fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The damage was total to the under the hood components and hoses and wiring harnesses. Car ignition was off while I was in the store for just a couple of minutes and when I came out the car was in flames. I could see the car from inside the store through the window and no one was around it at all.

20220118FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Caught on fire under the hood and burned the car very badly. Fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The damage was total to the under the hood components and hoses and wiring harnesses. Car ignition was off while I was in the store for just a couple of minutes and when I came out the car was in flames. I could see the car from inside the store through the window and no one was around it at all.

20211217STRUCTURE:BODY

The cvt transmission is making a winning nose and has been doing so since I bought it

20211217AIR BAGS

The cvt transmission is making a winning nose and has been doing so since I bought it

20211217UNKNOWN OR OTHER

The cvt transmission is making a winning nose and has been doing so since I bought it

20210519FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Problem is cvt transmission. Transmission main seal leak. Whine, to loss in acceleration and power. At certain speed. Cvt internal belt flapping. Resulted in full shut down of vehicle while on highway. Caused speed control sensor and throttle body sensor to go out which started minor electrical fire in the engine compartment which could have resulted in great bodily injury and possibly hurting others if accident would have and very much could resulted in for sure. Multiple times to mechanic resulting in stress and out of pocket expensive currently with a mechanic now. Nissan cvt transmission...

20210519FireENGINE

Problem is cvt transmission. Transmission main seal leak. Whine, to loss in acceleration and power. At certain speed. Cvt internal belt flapping. Resulted in full shut down of vehicle while on highway. Caused speed control sensor and throttle body sensor to go out which started minor electrical fire in the engine compartment which could have resulted in great bodily injury and possibly hurting others if accident would have and very much could resulted in for sure. Multiple times to mechanic resulting in stress and out of pocket expensive currently with a mechanic now. Nissan cvt transmission...

20210330AIR BAGS

I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I GOT THE CAR LOU (SELLER) STATED THEY JUST BROUGHT THE BATTERY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOULD GO OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN A COUPLE OF MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER CAME OFF I WENT TO GET THE INSPECTED AND PAYED 162 AT NISSAN TO BE LOOKED AT THEN 400 AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED ANOTHER COUPLE MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON

20210330STEERING

I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I GOT THE CAR LOU (SELLER) STATED THEY JUST BROUGHT THE BATTERY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOULD GO OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN A COUPLE OF MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER CAME OFF I WENT TO GET THE INSPECTED AND PAYED 162 AT NISSAN TO BE LOOKED AT THEN 400 AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED ANOTHER COUPLE MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON

20201128SERVICE BRAKES

I FOUND WHILE RESEARCHING AN ISSUE ON MY NISSAN SENTRA 2007 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MASTER CYLINDER IN 2008 BECAUSE THE SAME ISSUE THAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME COULD HAPPEN. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION AND APPARENTLY I WAS NOT ON THE LIST BUT MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD THE MAINTENANCE SHOP CHECK MY BRAKES THEY SAID MY PADS WERE FINE. THAT I WAS PROBABLY HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE WARNING LIGHT. 2 WEEKS AGO I GOT IN MY CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE I HAD TO PUSH MY FOOT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. I EVENTUALLY MADE MY WAY TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE AND HAD THEM CHECK MY BRAKES ONLY THO FIND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THEY PULLED THEM THEY SAID THEY WERE FULL OF BRAKE FLUID. THAT IS WHY I HAD NO BRAKES. THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE LISTED IN THE RECALL. WHY WAS I NOT SENT THIS RECALL NOTICE AS I OBVIOUSLY HAD DEFECTIVE CYLINDERS AND I HAD TO SPEND 1300.00 TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 150,000

20200914AIR BAGS

WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG EXPLODED.*DT*JB*DT*JB

Mileage: 102,000

20200602FireENGINE

CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT BEGUN SPUTTERING AND SHAKING AS I ACCELERATED. I DROVE BACK HOME, ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AND OPENED THE HOOD. CAR WAS ON AND PARKED FOR THE VISUAL INSPECTION. MY PARTNER PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO SEE IF I COULD SEE WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE MOTOR SHOOK WHEN IT WAS PUT IN REVERSE. IMMEDIATELY SOMETHING NEAR THE FUEL LINES STARTED TO EMIT SMOKE. IT LOOKED LIKE ALUMINUM FOIL. THE CAR HAD A HALF TANK OF GAS AND GAUGES SEEMED NORMAL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE TO GET MY TOOLS. WHEN I CAME OUT, THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES COMING FROM THE MOTOR. 9-1-1 WAS CALLED AND FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT THE FIRE IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY AND THE CAR WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE FIRE WAS FINALLY EXTINGUISHED. *TR

Mileage: 105,238

20200517CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

MY VEHICLE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT 4-2-2015. MERCURY INSURANCE LISA OPENSHAW FAILED TO INVESTIGATE THE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR IN THE REAR. SHOCKS WERE BENT INWARDS IN THE REAR AND NEVER REPAIRED BY MERCURY. I HAD THE SHOCKS REPAIRED. ALONG WITH THE ESTIMATES OF REPAIR LISA OPENSHAW THREATENED ME BY STATING THAT MERCURY PAID FOR REPAIRS TWICE DUPLICATING LABOR ON SAME MATTERS. SHE TRIED TO SAY THE DAMAGES ON THE INSIDE DID NOT MATTER AND DAMAGES ON THE OUTSIDE WAS ALL THAT MATTERED. SHE ALSO TRIED TO VIOLATE THE LAW TO SAY I COULD NOT USE MY OWN REPAIR FACILITIES. THE DAMAGES TOTAL ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE CAR AND MY VEHICLE WAS PLACED AT RISK COMPROMISING MY SAFETY WHILE DAILY DRIVING. I SENT A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE NEGLIGENCE OF MY CAR NOT BEING RIGHTFULLY TOTALED. ATTACHED ARE ALL DOCUMENTS FOR REVIEW. I HAVE CC'D RICARDO LARA , THE CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER REGARDING THIS MATTER ASKING THAT HE RESPOND TO ME ASAP REGARDING THE SERIOUS URGENCY OF THE MATTER SINCE IT HAS BEEN LITERA

Mileage: 106,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA have?
The 2007 NISSAN SENTRA has 214 NHTSA complaints, 32 crashes, 18 fires, 42 injuries, and 4 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA?
Yes, the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA has 1 recall(s). The most common affected component is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA?
The most-complained component for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA is AIR BAGS with 40 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include STEERING and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Is the 2007 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.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. 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.