2015 Nissan Sentra · symptom sheet

Transmission fails or needs replacement

37owner reports
76,000median miles
$4,000median quote
0involved a crash

Newest report Aug 6, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

172 of the 351 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 37 of those describe transmission failure.

No recall on this systemas of Oct 2, 2026

No crash reportedin 37 reports

Tick what matches of 37 reports

lost drive or would not move

warning lights came on first

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 (37 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.

What owners paid

7 of the 37 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $225 to $6,640.

$225$4,000$6,640

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

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 62,000 and 86,439 miles, from the 24 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“Transmission failed on major highway out of no where would not accelerate above 5 MPH”
Filed Jun 17, 2026

“Complete transmission failure and need replacement the car is less than 10 years old Nissan has had major issues with the CVT system and transmissionâ¦transmission lose power on the highway”
Filed Feb 9, 2026

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 0 of 37 reports involved a crash. 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