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Body and structurePart report

2001 Nissan Sentra Body and structure Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
3%of 236 total for the year
Median mileage
78,185miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the body and structure of the 2001 Nissan Sentra, 3% of the 236 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,185 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“Was traveling eastbound on pa st rd 31, at 45mph, around 6pm, november 10. 2014, a 2006 chevy malibu darted out from a side street without yielding in front of my vehicle. As the other vehicle when darting out from intersection, the vehicle was directly in front of mine, therefore was unable to stop to prevent crash. Swerved right to try to avoid collision but was unable to avoid contact. Contact was made from the front driver side of my vehicle, as well as the rear driver side of the other vehicle involved. …”

NHTSA complaint #10659005, filed 2014-11, 17 miles

“The rear bumper of my own car was fixed the last month because somebody crash it... I bring it back to the body shop repeatedly times with the same problem... So, my claim is, if I hit the bumper with my knee, it create a big space between the rear lights and the bumper... But the dealer said is any problem to get fixed there.”

NHTSA complaint #10135932, filed 2005-09, 88,000 miles

“Consumer states while driving rear bumper fell to the ground on one side, and still remaine dattached by plastic mechanism on other side. There was no collision. Dealer has been contacted.”

NHTSA complaint #10029916, filed 2003-07, 69,750 miles

“Headrest will not stay in down position, it keeps rising up, blocking consumer's view oncoming traffic. Consumer feels this is very dangerous. Please provide any further information.”

NHTSA complaint #8001518, filed 2002-01

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202526%
2024410%
202211%
202132%
202042%
201952%
201832%
201794%
2016104%
2015144%
201451%
201351%
2012179%
201175%
201021%
2009611%
200832%
200753%
200643%
200532%
200442%
200374%
2002103%
200173%
200021%
199923%
199835%
199733%
199643%
199522%
199422%
199335%
199212%
199135%
199013%
198937%
198738%
1986117%

Other parts of the 2001 Nissan Sentra

Engine cooling
93 complaints
Electrical system
44 complaints
Brakes
24 complaints
Tires
17 complaints
Engine
16 complaints
Suspension
15 complaints
Vehicle speed control
12 complaints
Air bags
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
9 complaints
Wheels
9 complaints
Steering
8 complaints
Equipment
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 Nissan Sentra

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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