2020 Nissan Sentra forward collision avoidance problems
60 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2020 Nissan Sentra — 29% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While in reverse, my backup camera does not engage, instead it will display a blue scree or altered fuzzy incomplete image of what's behind me. While parking, parking collision warning will go off displaying a warning and sound with multiple beeps while my automatic emergency braking system will…”
filed Nov 20, 2025
“My ABS has messed up multiple times often after traction control is lost I have been lucky enough to not be injured YET this is my daily driver and im self employed and am currently paying almost 1k a month for this car so im forced to drive it even with the car randomly slamming my breaks I took…”
filed Oct 24, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT BLINKING APPLIED SYSTEMS: Vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see Figure 1) SERVICE INFORMATION If the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) warning light or is blinking (but not…
NTB19-042F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 20, 2025
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Sentra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sentra | 2 | 8% |
| 2022 Sentra | 13 | 16% |
| 2021 Sentra | 38 | 29% |
| 2019 Sentra | 35 | 16% |
| 2018 Sentra | 24 | 13% |
| 2017 Sentra | 2 | 1% |
| 2016 Sentra | 5 | 2% |
| 2015 Sentra | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 Sentra | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 Sentra | 1 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2020 Nissan Sentra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.