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Sentra

Midsize Cars · model years 1990 to 2025

Includes Sentra, Sentra Coupe and Sentra Wagon as listed by the EPA.

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The verdict

Best year: 2014. complaints: 0, below this model's typical 123; recalls: 0, below this model's typical 3.

Worst year: 2016. complaints: 266, about 3.2x this model's typical 82; recalls: 6, about 2x this model's typical 3.

Year by year

Year by year summary for the Nissan Sentra
YearTrimsMPGHPFuel costRecallsComplaintsInvestigationsTSBsTop complaintsVerdict
19907Gas27no data$2,300no datano data0no datano data
19916Gas26.5no data$2,350no datano data0no datano data
19926Gas26.5no data$2,350no datano data0no datano data
19934Gas25.5no data$2,450no datano data0no datano data
19944Gas24.5no data$2,550no datano data0no datano data
20004Gas25no data$2,500no datano data0no datano data
20014Gas25no data$2,500no datano data0no datano data
20025Gas23no data$2,700no datano data0no datano data
20035Gas23no data$2,700no datano data0no datano data
20044Gas25no data$2,500no datano data0no datano data
20054Gas25no data$2,500no datano data0no datano data
20064Gas25no data$2,500no datano data0no datano data
20074Gas26.5no data$2,350no datano data0no datano data
20084Gas26.5no data$2,350no datano data0no datano data
20094Gas26.5no data$2,350no datano data0no datano data
20104Gas26.5no data$2,35031440101ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 24%, ENGINE 17%, AIR BAGS 15%
20114Gas26no data$2,40021410104ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 17%, ENGINE 15%, AIR BAGS 10%
20124Gas26no data$2,400000104no data
20133Gas33no data$1,900003194no data
20143Gas32no data$1,950003186no data
20152Gas31no data$2,02533450173POWER TRAIN 34%, ENGINE 14%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11%
20162Gas31no data$2,02562660188POWER TRAIN 31%, ENGINE 12%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11%
20174Gas29.5188$2,37532280177POWER TRAIN 22%, ENGINE 14%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11%
20184Gas29.5159$2,37521830137POWER TRAIN 16%, SERVICE BRAKES 14%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14%
20193Gas30130$2,10022190122ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18%, POWER TRAIN 16%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13%
20201Gas33149$1,90042000112FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 20%, STEERING 18%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16%
20211Gas33149$1,90031270129STEERING 19%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 19%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 18%
20221Gas33149$1,900279094STEERING 23%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11%
20231Gas33149$1,900118056ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 24%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 15%, STEERING 12%
20241Gas34149$1,850330022STEERING 16%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14%, POWER TRAIN 14%
20251Gas34no data$1,75032205UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13%, ENGINE 11%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8%

How the numbers moved

Combined MPG, median1990: 27 to 2025: 34
Owner complaints2010: 144 to 2025: 22
How we score each year

We compare each year of the Nissan Sentra to the model's own typical numbers, not to other cars. A year reads solid when its recalls, owner complaints, and federal investigations sit at or below what is typical for this model, mixed when some of those numbers run above typical, and avoid when they run far above it. Deaths, reported fires, and an NHTSA advisory to park outside count against a year no matter what this model's baseline looks like.

A year is scored only when NHTSA has both complaint and recall counts for it. Complaint data often lags for the newest years, so a recent year can read not enough data even while its recall count already shows in the table. When the history is too thin, we say not enough data instead of guessing. Service bulletins are routine maintenance guidance from the manufacturer and do not lower a year's score.

Scores run 0 to 100, higher is better. Recall, complaint, and investigation figures come from NHTSA records. Fuel economy, fuel cost, and horsepower figures come from the EPA, shown as the median across the year's trims.

Information is gathered on a best-effort basis from public sources, may be incomplete or out of date, and is not purchasing or financial advice. Verify with the manufacturer or dealer before buying.