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2005 Nissan Sentra electrical system problems

The 2005 Nissan Sentra has 22 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

22

Electrical System complaints

10%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Sentra electrical system complaints by model year69 complaints1984: 1 complaints1986: 1 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 2 complaints1989: 1 complaints1990: 3 complaints1991: 8 complaints1992: 15 complaints1993: 9 complaints1994: 8 complaints1995: 9 complaints1996: 12 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 4 complaints1999: 14 complaints2000: 34 complaints2001: 50 complaints2002: 60 complaints2003: 37 complaints2004: 30 complaints2005: 22 complaints2006: 14 complaints2007: 12 complaints2008: 14 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 58 complaints2011: 50 complaints2012: 17 complaints2013: 58 complaints2014: 46 complaints2015: 29 complaints2016: 54 complaints2017: 38 complaints2018: 39 complaints2019: 69 complaints2020: 42 complaints2021: 38 complaints2022: 24 complaints2023: 8 complaints2024: 7 complaints2025: 3 complaints
Sentra electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ENDLESS REPAIRS CONTUING OVER HEADLIGHTS, WHICH KEEP BLOWING OUT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND WHERE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ALL BY THEMSELVES STOP CONNECTING SWO THAT THERE IS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AND OVER. HEADLIGHT BULB HARDLY WORK FOR LONG. THIS HAPPENS OVER AND…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · June 25, 2016

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2005 Nissan Sentra have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Sentra electrical system — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.