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2008 Nissan Sentra brakes problems

The 2008 Nissan Sentra has 21 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

21

Brakes complaints

9%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Sentra brakes complaints by model year97 complaints1987: 1 complaints1989: 1 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 10 complaints1992: 9 complaints1993: 12 complaints1994: 21 complaints1995: 33 complaints1996: 11 complaints1997: 16 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 7 complaints2000: 12 complaints2001: 24 complaints2002: 9 complaints2003: 9 complaints2004: 11 complaints2005: 12 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 21 complaints2008: 21 complaints2009: 10 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 14 complaints2012: 7 complaints2013: 97 complaints2014: 36 complaints2015: 18 complaints2016: 21 complaints2017: 21 complaints2018: 40 complaints2019: 38 complaints2020: 25 complaints2021: 24 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Sentra brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

09V431000BrakesNovember 3, 2009 · 10,586 units

Defect

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 SENTRA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH MASTER CYLINDERS. BRAKE FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. IF THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR DECREASES TO BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WILL ILLUMINATE AS DESIGNED AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

Consequence

IF THE WARNING LAMP IS CONTINUOUSLY IGNORED, ONE OF THE BRAKE CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 14, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

08V311000BrakesJuly 11, 2008 · 169,202 units

Defect

NISSAN IS RECALLING 169,202 MY 2007-2008 SENTRA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED ROBERT BOSCH MASTER CYLINDER. DUE TO THE MACHINING IRREGULARITY BY THE SUPPLIER, THE INTERNAL SEAL GROOVE IN THE BODY OF SOME BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY ALLOW FOR A GAP IN THE GROOVE CONTACT AREA OF THE SEAL. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRAKE FLUID SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.

Consequence

IF THE WARNING LAMP IS IGNORED, ONE OF THE BRAKE CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE MAY NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IS DETECTED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

What owners report

“I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. BRAKES MAY HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO FULL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN SERVICED WHICH RESULTED IN NOT BRAKING IN TIME AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I LOOKED UP THE VEHICLE ON A NISSAN RECALL WEBSITE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT'S ONE OF…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · April 1, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2008 Nissan Sentra have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2008 Nissan Sentra brakes — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2008 Nissan Sentra brakes?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the brakes: 08V311000, 09V431000.

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.