2000 Nissan Sentra Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 171 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2000 Nissan Sentra, 1% of the 171 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2000 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle with the headlights activated, the headlights and the turn signal lights failed to illuminate. The contact also stated that while refueling, the vehicle fuel would spill out of from the fuel neck, although the fuel tank was not full. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10617995, filed 2014-07, 80,000 milesExterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 6 | 5% |
| 2020 | 5 | 2% |
| 2019 | 28 | 13% |
| 2018 | 15 | 8% |
| 2017 | 15 | 6% |
| 2016 | 8 | 3% |
| 2015 | 3 | 1% |
| 2014 | 5 | 1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 1% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 3 | 2% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2006 | 2 | 2% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1% |
| 2003 | 3 | 2% |
| 2002 | 5 | 2% |
| 2001 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 1 | 1% |
| 1999 | 3 | 5% |
| 1998 | 1 | 2% |
| 1997 | 3 | 3% |
| 1996 | 5 | 4% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
| 1994 | 4 | 4% |
| 1993 | 1 | 2% |
| 1992 | 3 | 5% |
| 1990 | 1 | 3% |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2000 Nissan Sentra
72 complaintsElectrical system
29 complaintsAir bags
16 complaintsEquipment
11 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsWheels
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsFuel system
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Nissan Sentra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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