2007 Nissan Sentra: problems, recalls and reliability
1 recall and 154 owner complaints on record; the weakest area is air bags (24% of complaints); the 2009 model year looks more trouble-free.
Data updated weekly · latest recall Jul 2008
All counts are reports filed with NHTSA in the United States - US market only, not worldwide totals.
Common problems
Computed from 154 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for this exact model year.
“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.”Owner report · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · May 2023
“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.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Oct 2022
“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.”Owner report · Electrical System · Jan 2022
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“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...”Owner report · Engine · May 2021
“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”Owner report · Air Bags · Feb 2021
“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”Owner report · Wheels · May 2020
“My tire pressure light is lit up on the dashboard. I was parked when I first noticed the light on. After noticing, I then proceeded to make sure all four tires had correct amount of air and to and to turn off car and back on to reset. After doing so the light has continued to remain on. Also my passenger airbag has been flashing on and off while care is in start mode. I am unsure the cause of it. My vehicle also cut off while stopped at a traffic light a few week ago. Unsure if the problems were related.”Owner report · Air Bags · Jan 2020
“2007 nissan sentra. Consumer writes in regards to lose of steering power while driving. *ld the consumer stated after inspecting the vehicle the tire was turned all the way to the left even though the steering wheel was straight. The inner tie rod had broken. *js”Owner report · Steering · Jan 2020
“I had instability on the highway going around curves. The car would start to shake, so I had to slow down to navigate around curves. Turning on town roads felt somewhat less,but I still had to be careful. Meineke put them on with 64,249 miles on the tires,on 2/19/16, but they put on new front pair at 70,203 miles on the tires on 10/8/19, because they said the tread worn down. They left the rear tires on. *tr”Owner report · Wheels · Oct 2019
“Transmission; I have had to change the cvt transmission on my nissan sentra twice in the space of a year. Before the last change I suffered a transmission leak that entailed me adding fluid when a whining noise starts. Steering; power steering is hard and does not move with ease unlike other cars I have driven. Speedometer; speed is inaccurate. I got speeding tickets because my speedometer did not accurately depict my speed. It was wrong and off by ~5 mph when speed started to exceed 20mph”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Jun 2019
When filing, owners marked a crash in 21 of these complaints and injuries in 30 - self-reported to NHTSA, not verified accident statistics.
Recalls - 1 campaign
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 RESULT IN BRAKE FLUID SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IS DETECTED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Specifications
Factory options offered for the 2007 model year, decoded from the NHTSA vPIC database. Individual vehicles have one of each.
How other years compare
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Is the 2007 Nissan Sentra reliable?
NHTSA has 154 owner complaints and 1 recall campaign on record for the 2007 Nissan Sentra. The most complained-about area is air bags (24% of complaints).
At what mileage do 2007 Nissan Sentra problems usually appear?
Half of the complaints that mention mileage were filed at 64,992 miles or less.
Does the 2007 Nissan Sentra have open recalls?
1 recall campaign has been issued, the latest concerning service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder. Check your specific vehicle by VIN - recall repairs are free at franchised dealers.
Source: NHTSA recall campaigns and owner complaints (public domain). Counts reflect reports on file and are not a defect rate.