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Body and structurePart report

2006 Nissan Sentra Body and structure Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
3%of 116 total for the year
Median mileage
31,850miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the body and structure of the 2006 Nissan Sentra, 3% of the 116 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,850 miles. 1 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.

“Somebody had hit my car twice and kept going never found out who it is, there is a big dent in my driver door and the bumper half way off the back of the car then that even caused my wheels to be off balanced also a my brakes were put on wrong.”

NHTSA complaint #10276943, filed 2009-07, 55,700 miles

“My 06 Nissan Sentra, that I purchased to replace the taurus that the frame failed has a prob. With the cruise control-- when in cruise, going down the road, when it needs to keep up to speed, it shifts down two gears, instead of one, and the speed increases faster than it should, and then it shifts up one gear, then back to drive-- there times when if the driver is not used to it-it gains on the traffic in front, faster than any other car I have driven, and if the driver is not very attentive it could cause an accident or at least scare the driver, and cause them to over react, in my opinion. …”

NHTSA complaint #10325045, filed 2010-04, 50 miles

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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 2006 Nissan Sentra

Air bags
30 complaints
Engine
19 complaints
Fuel system
15 complaints
Engine cooling
14 complaints
Electrical system
10 complaints
Vehicle speed control
10 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Other or unknown
6 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Tires
5 complaints
Equipment
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 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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