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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
3N1AB7AP1GY••••••2016 Nissan SENTRA
That is about average for the 2016 Nissan SENTRA — 11 complaints per build across 24 builds.
16on this build
260on the model
24builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 9Electrical System 7Engine 2Service Brakes 2
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainMay 2025
CVT Transmission -available upon request to inspect. Safety was at risk as I was in flow of traffic and suddenly lost power to the transmission slowing suddenly, Cars behind me had to swerve to keep from hitting my car. Car has not been inspected at this time, there were no…
Electrical SystemSep 2024
Transmission began slipping in summer of 2023. Recall was already open on car and current when taken to dealership. Dealership refused to service, closed recall as corrected without inspecting the vehicle correctly. Transmission has gotten worse
StructureSep 2021
I have replaced bumper clips twice. They continue to break off. Please advise whey these plastic clips break off. I'm afraid bumper can break off in highway and cause an accident
EngineApr 2021
The contact owns a 2016 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was…
Service BrakesNov 2017
On 11/02/17 brought the car in for the brakes and service said they couldn't get it to squeak while it was at the shop. Was in for 1 day for service. Now its 1/16/18 brought the car back in again and service can hear grind/squeak sound mileage under 12,000 miles and shop wants…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3N1AB7AP1GY305416 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.