Nissan Sentra - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Nissan Sentra owners have reported a total of 7,390 problems for their cars built in the 31 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Nissan Sentra. The 2013 Nissan Sentra cars have the most problems reported (863 problems).

🔍 Common problems of Nissan Sentra

The following chart shows the 30 most common problems for Nissan Sentra cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (1,251 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (1,208 problems).

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Nissan Sentra of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Sentra model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Nissan Sentra model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Nissan Sentra is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

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