CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013-2017 Nissan Sentra has an expensive CVT transmission failure defect that shows up plainly in our complaint data from the earlier model years in this same 7th generation Sentra.

In late 2019, the CVT defect was subject to a class action settlement. However the settlement only covers transmission repairs up to 7 years after purchase or 84,000 miles (whichever occurs first).

Because many owners commonly drive 20,000 miles/year or more, Sentra owners experiencing CVT transmission problems may find they are not covered by this settlement due to the mileage limitation.

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$3,000
Average Mileage:
24,500 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replacing the entire wire harness (1 reports)
2016 Nissan Sentra electrical problems

electrical problem

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2016 Nissan Sentra Owner Comments

problem #1

May 172019

Sentra S

  • Automatic transmission
  • 24,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

A $3000 fix for a wire that shorted due to no fault of my own. I will never buy another Nissan and will let everyone I encounter know what crap cars they make. The car has less than 25,000 miles on it - I shouldn't have any problems and most certainly not a $3000 dollar one on a car that retails for 18,000. It's almost a years worth of payments. No wonder s* Nissan only offers 3 years 36k mile warranties on the pieces of trash they manufacture.

- orbitbrian, Albany, US

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