2014 Nissan Sentra · symptom sheet

Transmission fails or needs replacement

35owner reports
82,000median miles
$4,000median quote
1involved a crash

Newest report Aug 29, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026

179 of the 361 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 35 of those describe transmission failure.

No recall on this systemas of Oct 2, 2026

1 crashin 35 reports

2 people hurtin these reports

1 firein 35 reports

Tick what matches of 35 reports

lost drive or would not move

warning lights came on first

it was replaced under warranty

I paid for it myself

a second transmission also failed

Transmission failure on other Sentra years

201435 reports 201537 reports 201629 reports

Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2026.

What this problem usually is

This is the end of the road for a transmission: the car stops moving under its own power, or a shop says the unit has to be replaced or rebuilt. Half of the owners here mention a warning light or message, and a quarter mention it happening again or to a second unit.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (35 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.

What owners paid

9 of the 35 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $3,600 to $4,300.

$3,600$4,000$4,300

$0k$2k$4k$6k$8k

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 65,000 and 97,000 miles, from the 26 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“Hello I was driving on the highway yesterday when my transmission failed. The car stopped accelerating and would not increase speed despite my foot being on the gas. I was hit several times before navigating to the median. If not for me being calm under pressure my life and the lives of other motorists were at risk. This is unacceptable.”
Filed Mar 25, 2023

“2014 Sentra with 99000 miles. Car would have trouble going forward until reached 25 miles an hour then would excelerate until you got to about 55 and then decelerate to about 20 miles an hour. Almost got hit on major highway because of this. Sent car to garage and after diagnosis had transmission replace. $5200 what is nissan doing about this..nothing. Someone could have been seriously injured!!!”
Filed May 18, 2022 · 99,000 miles

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 1 of 35 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.

Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found