CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013-2017 Nissan Sentra has an expensive CVT transmission failure defect that shows up plainly in our complaint data.

In late 2019, the CVT defect was subject to a class action settlement. However the settlement only covers transmission repairs up to 7 years after purchase or 84,000 miles (whichever occurs first).

Because many owners commonly drive 20,000 miles/year or more, Sentra owners experiencing CVT transmission problems may find they are not covered by this settlement due to the mileage limitation.

9.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
33,050 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
  2. replace transmission (1 reports)
2013 Nissan Sentra engine problems

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2013 Nissan Sentra Owner Comments

problem #2

Nov 192019

Sentra

  • Automatic transmission
  • 65,100 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2015 Nissan Rogue 70,000 miles has a bad transmission. I have to replace the transmission.

- Paul W., Upper Marlboro, MD, US

problem #1

Dec 122013

Sentra S 1.8L

  • CVT transmission
  • 1,000 miles

We bought a 2013 Nissan Sentra,on 11/02/2013, because we had so much luck out of our 2001 Altima , the frist week we had it my wife complain that it was trying to die at idle some times , i laugh and it's a new car it don't do that and we switch gas station, then it done it again real bad about two weeks latter .I took it back to the dealer and the upgraded the Ecm , they said that should fix it , a week latter did it again , took it back to the dealer ,they had it for about four days , and said they couldn't get it to do it for them and they check the ECM again . This all is happening before i have even made my first payment , .We mostly notice it dose it when there are a lot of stop lights in a row . This has been the worse experience that we have ever had , it make you gun shy about driven our new car , and since it only dose it when it wants too scares us.We have had it back from the dealer for a week and it hasn't done it yet but we been driven our old car since it's more reliable .

- Patrick T., Lexington, KY, US

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