2014 Nissan Sentra Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 380 owner complaints for the 2014 Nissan Sentra.

Recalled components: air bags and electrical system. Most-described problem: transmission failure or replacement (65 complaints, 17%). Most-reported area: powertrain (182 complaints, 48%; median mileage when it happened: 82,000).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Oct 2, 2026

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5 safety recalls for the 2014 Nissan Sentra

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 3 investigations that name the 2014 Nissan Sentra; all 3 are closed. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

A preliminary evaluation is NHTSA's first step, to gather information and decide whether to look further. An engineering analysis is a deeper review, usually opened after a preliminary evaluation. A recall query is a review of whether a recall covered the right vehicles or whether its fix works. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 380 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Sentra. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Transmission failure or replacement65 · 17%
  Median 80,000 miles at failure, from 43 reports with mileage
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting57 · 15%
  Median 82,000 miles at failure, from 44 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off44 · 12%
  Median 75,500 miles at failure, from 37 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration41 · 11%
  Median 74,300 miles at failure, from 31 reports with mileage
• Hesitation or slow acceleration39 · 10%
  Median 67,500 miles at failure, from 32 reports with mileage
• Check engine light29 · 8%
  Median 75,000 miles at failure, from 23 reports with mileage
• Loss of power or limp mode27 · 7%
  Median 75,500 miles at failure, from 22 reports with mileage
• Transmission slipping21 · 6%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Powertrain182 · 48%
  Median 82,000 miles at failure, from 127 reports with mileage
• Engine62 · 16%
  Median 74,300 miles at failure, from 43 reports with mileage
• Air bags51 · 13%
  Median 40,000 miles at failure, from 29 reports with mileage
• Brakes35 · 9%
  Median 12,000 miles at failure, from 31 reports with mileage
• Electrical system32 · 8%
  Median 72,800 miles at failure, from 20 reports with mileage
• Speed control31 · 8%
  Median 75,000 miles at failure, from 17 reports with mileage
• Stability control14 · 4%
• Unknown or other58 · 15%
  Median 75,600 miles at failure, from 33 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Nissan Sentra recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2014 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2013 Sentra drew the most (150) and the 2014 drew 77.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2014 Sentra MPG

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