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SuspensionPart report

2020 Nissan Sentra Suspension Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
5%of 207 total for the year
Median mileage
13,750miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the suspension of the 2020 Nissan Sentra, 5% of the 207 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,750 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.

“On the morning of december 6, 2020. I left my parking lot and proceeded up warwick ave, towards franklin st and I slowed to go over a bump , when I went over the bump as I have many times , my steering wheel shifted to the right , sending me into a parked car and even though I tried to turn my wheel my car wouldn't go left. When I got out of my car to look I noticed a clean break on my inner outer tie rods which is weird because this is a 2020 car and I just got it in march 2020. I need help because I cannot afford to get this fixed.”

NHTSA complaint #11386761, filed 2021-01, 15,000 miles

“I bought my car in June 2023 and I’ve been having problems with my steering wheel. The dealership's goal was to fix that issue. They said they fixed it, but I’ve been having the same issue since I bought the car. They had me pay a $500 deductible to fix the same issue since I bought it. Today is August 15, and they haven’t offered to fix it. I believe they are taking advantage of the fact that I’m young, and I'm very aware that I’m paying $27,000 for this car. …”

NHTSA complaint #11608811, filed 2024-08

“Nissan had a recall 2 years ago for a tie rod issue. When I brought the car in for that recall Nissan said that the tie rods showed no sign of bending so they didn't replace them. Two years later my car is not steering correctly and making noises. I find out that Nissan has a new tie rod recall (recall R23B3, NHTSA #23V-581) that requires the tie rods to be changed regardless if they show any sign of bending or damage. I bring my car in to have this completed (2 years from the first recall) and they are telling me the power steering rack has to be replaced as well as the tie rods. …”

NHTSA complaint #11737805, filed 2026-05

“I have been having several issues with this vehicle since I bought it. I’ve had the vehicle break down on me about 3 times and need repairs or adjustments to previous repairs. The main issue right now is that the car has been in the shop for about 50 days or so for repairs on the suspension or tie rods, inner/outer. I’ve had the same issue with vibrations and shaking coming from the front end when going about 60MPH. This has been going on for about 4-5 months now since I bought the car back in June. The car has been repaired about 6 times already and still no resolution to the problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #11625987, filed 2024-11

“Catastrophic failure today. Car was towed with special tow truck to dealer after hours. Will know more tomorrow. While driving Passenger right front tire: upper tie rod broke, lower control arm broke, trans-axel broke, smoke came out of hood. Right before this happened the car experienced a shimmy in the steering wheel and to keep car driving straight I had hold steering wheel at angle to the right (40mph). Next the anti-lock brakes engaged then disengaged. Four or so miles later I got a dashboard warning that had “malfunction” on almost every system (all amber lights). …”

NHTSA complaint #11547241, filed 2023-09

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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 2020 Nissan Sentra

Forward collision avoidance
60 complaints
Steering
55 complaints
Other or unknown
48 complaints
Electrical system
45 complaints
Brakes
25 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Lane departure
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
6 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Wheels
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.

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