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SuspensionPart report

2018 Nissan Sentra Suspension Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
2%of 185 total for the year
Median mileage
32,519miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the suspension of the 2018 Nissan Sentra, 2% of the 185 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 32,519 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.

“In september 2020 I purchase a 2018 Nissan Sentra sv 1.8liter car from a small dealership. Everything is going good, I keep up on the maintenance of the car. On 02/25/2021 I took the car in for an oil change and it was informed that all the rear shocks are leaking bad and the front shocks leaking as well. For a 3 year old car should these parts be leaking like this already? The milage on my car is under 70,000 and they all need to replace already.I just wanted to know how long should shocks last for on a car. I just believed this calls for a safety risk. …”

NHTSA complaint #11399168, filed 2021-03, 64,993 miles

“My car was hesitant to start i called the recalls line and i let the nissan lot know that my car had recall on the break switch which is connected to my gears, i never received a notice informing me about this issue so when i let the lot know they told me nothing was wrong, after driving it again it wouldnt start i took it to the lot and they said its my transmission and break switch battery ect. I am requesting that my car get repair for free for recall service i dont feel i should have to pay $8000 for service repair more then one nissan sentra has had transmission problems in the last year”

NHTSA complaint #11500661, filed 2023-01

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Suspension: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202615%
202513%
2024820%
202256%
202165%
2020105%
201942%
201832%
201721%
201631%
201551%
201492%
201371%
201263%
201111%
201075%
200959%
2008148%
2007117%
200633%
200532%
200421%
200332%
200231%
2001156%
2000116%
199947%
199847%
199733%
199654%
199522%
199411%
199359%
199123%
199038%
198937%
198813%

Other parts of the 2018 Nissan Sentra

Transmission and drivetrain
46 complaints
Brakes
40 complaints
Other or unknown
38 complaints
Electrical system
32 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
24 complaints
Engine
22 complaints
Vehicle speed control
19 complaints
Exterior lighting
15 complaints
Air bags
9 complaints
Electronic stability control
7 complaints
Fuel system
7 complaints
Steering
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology