2017 Nissan Sentra Power Train Problems
Owners have filed 76 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 2017 Nissan Sentra, 33% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 60,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “cvt transmission” (16% of reports).
- 76power train complaints
- 60,000median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 43%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- CVT transmission: mentioned in 12 of 76 complaints (16%)
- Depressing accelerator pedal: mentioned in 5 of 76 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do power train problems happen?
Based on 36 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 76 complaints, 1 mention a crash.
Nissan Sentra power train complaints by model year
| Model year | Power Train complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sentra | 4 | 13% | — |
| 2024 Sentra | 9 | 22% | 28,000 |
| 2023 Sentra | 2 | 10% | 75,300 |
| 2022 Sentra | 6 | 7% | 36,000 |
| 2021 Sentra | 4 | 3% | 118,000 |
| 2020 Sentra | 10 | 5% | 25,500 |
| 2019 Sentra | 54 | 24% | 62,000 |
| 2018 Sentra | 46 | 25% | 75,500 |
| 2017 Sentra | 76 | 33% | 60,000 |
| 2016 Sentra | 127 | 47% | 87,000 |
| 2015 Sentra | 172 | 49% | 75,500 |
| 2014 Sentra | 182 | 48% | 82,000 |
| 2013 Sentra | 311 | 49% | 75,000 |
| 2012 Sentra | 68 | 38% | 71,000 |
| 2011 Sentra | 18 | 13% | 91,458 |
| 2010 Sentra | 18 | 13% | 80,000 |
| 2009 Sentra | 3 | 5% | 90,000 |
| 2008 Sentra | 20 | 12% | 70,000 |
| 2007 Sentra | 17 | 11% | 70,000 |
| 2006 Sentra | 8 | 7% | 140,500 |
| 2005 Sentra | 10 | 6% | 63,141 |
| 2004 Sentra | 7 | 4% | 37,000 |
| 2003 Sentra | 9 | 5% | 70,378 |
| 2002 Sentra | 20 | 7% | 28,000 |
| 2001 Sentra | 9 | 4% | 67,847 |
| 2000 Sentra | 8 | 5% | 44,180 |
| 1999 Sentra | 4 | 7% | 72,900 |
| 1997 Sentra | 1 | 1% | — |
| 1996 Sentra | 11 | 8% | — |
| 1995 Sentra | 4 | 3% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists power train for the 2017 Nissan Sentra. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving the vehicle he could tell the vehicle gears were slipping, on a different occasion the vehicle downshifted on its own suddenly almost causing a crash. The contact stated there were times where the vehicle would downshift…
I have been experiencing the cvt transmission slipping the last two weeks. I contacted Nissan so see if my vin was a vehicle affected by 2017 cvt transmission recalls. They advised me it was not affected because my vin did not match their systems affected vehicles. Today my vehicle transmission…
The CVT transmission on my 2016 Nissan Sentra is failing. This seems to be an ongoing issue with Nissans CVT that I have researched. Dealerships are saying they are not replacing the transmissions because it is outside the warranty. The CVT issues started shortly after the warranty ended. Funny…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2017 Nissan Sentras have power train problems?
No. NHTSA has 76 owner complaints about power train for the 2017 Nissan Sentra (33% of the 231 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2017 Nissan Sentra power train?
No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.
At what mileage do power train problems start?
The median reported mileage is 60,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about power train problems on the 2017 Nissan Sentra?
The most frequent phrase is “cvt transmission”, in 12 of 76 complaints, followed by “depressing accelerator pedal” (5).
See all 2017 Nissan Sentra problems or power train problems across all Sentra years.