2020 Nissan Sentra Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 25about this part
- Share
- 12%of 207 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,010miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the brakes of the 2020 Nissan Sentra, 12% of the 207 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,010 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This car's emergency brake sensors have gone off twice now in the past two months. There is no car or any object in front of me and the sensor applies the brakes while in motion. Also, when slowing down to a stop at city speeds the car jerks and/or surges forward and I have to apply the brakes harder otherwise the car continues to move forward.”
NHTSA complaint #11340801, filed 2020-07, 2,710 miles“I purchased this car in february of 2020. I have had three incidents where my car has engaged the emergency breaking system while I was driving on the road. Two times I was going approximately 30 MPH and the last time I was doing approximately 60 MPH. During these times, I was driving with no other cars around me. The car slams on the brakes automatically. I have an appointment for service with Nissan tonight.”
NHTSA complaint #11396652, filed 2021-02, 6,000 miles“When driving in bright sunlight automatic braking system kicks in randomly. Has happened over 10 times now since I bought the car a few months ago each time on a city street. Yesterday while driving 45 in heavy traffic on a city street (heading southbound on el camino ave at san bruno ave in san bruno ca) the emergency front braking system turned on randomly, causing my car to suddenly brake and almost causing a traffic collision.”
NHTSA complaint #11394926, filed 2021-02, 35,000 miles“The car automatically engages the braking system while in motion, each time this has occurred I was driving on a city street between 25-40mph. I have taken the vehicle to Nissan service center 3 times and they have been unable to fix the issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11406886, filed 2021-04, 1 miles“We have owned the car for about 7 weeks, on two separate occasions the automatic front collision braking system has activated although there were no obstacles in the roadway at the time. On both occasions I was travelling at less than 25 MPH going up hill.”
NHTSA complaint #11365387, filed 2020-10, 450 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11014472Feb 20, 2025AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT BLINKING APPLIED SYSTEMS: Vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see Figure 1) SERVICE INFORMATION If the Automatic Emergency Braking…
- 11014471Feb 20, 2025INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE AND AEB/FEB WARNING LIGHT ON OR RADAR OBSTRUCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH DTC C1A16 OR C2582 IF YOU CONFIRM IMPORTANT: The purpose of ACTION…
- 10212002Mar 22, 2022COMBINATION METER MODULES OR ABS CONTROL UNITS CANNOT BE SWAPPED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY, below. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- 10206386Dec 17, 2021FALSE ACTIVATION OF AEB OR FCW IF YOU CONFIRM The customer states they have experienced false activation and/or unexpected braking of the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) or…
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 5% |
| 2025 | 2 | 6% |
| 2024 | 6 | 15% |
| 2023 | 2 | 10% |
| 2022 | 4 | 5% |
| 2021 | 25 | 19% |
| 2020 | 25 | 12% |
| 2019 | 38 | 17% |
| 2018 | 40 | 22% |
| 2017 | 22 | 10% |
| 2016 | 21 | 8% |
| 2015 | 18 | 5% |
| 2014 | 35 | 9% |
| 2013 | 97 | 15% |
| 2012 | 7 | 4% |
| 2011 | 14 | 10% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 | 10 | 18% |
| 2008 | 21 | 13% |
| 2007 | 20 | 13% |
| 2006 | 5 | 4% |
| 2005 | 12 | 7% |
| 2004 | 10 | 5% |
| 2003 | 7 | 4% |
| 2002 | 9 | 3% |
| 2001 | 24 | 10% |
| 2000 | 10 | 6% |
| 1999 | 7 | 12% |
| 1998 | 7 | 12% |
| 1997 | 15 | 14% |
| 1996 | 10 | 7% |
| 1995 | 25 | 21% |
| 1994 | 15 | 15% |
| 1993 | 9 | 16% |
| 1992 | 8 | 13% |
| 1991 | 7 | 11% |
| 1990 | 1 | 3% |
| 1989 | 1 | 2% |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2020 Nissan Sentra
60 complaintsSteering
55 complaintsOther or unknown
48 complaintsElectrical system
45 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
11 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsLane departure
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2020 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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