Model overview

The Nissan Sentra is a vehicle built by Nissan as 1982. Formerly subcompact in distribution, for the model year 2000 it was reclassified as a compact vehicle. Till 2006, Sentra was a rebadged export variant of the Nissan Sunny, but as the 2013 model year, Sentra is a rebadged export variant of the Nissan Sylphy B17. 

In North America, the Sentra currently serves as Nissan's compact vehicle, despite being considered as a mid-size car by the EPA due to its interior capacity as the 2007 model year. While early Sentras were subcompacts, the Sentra has evolved over the years, with the Nissan Versa having followed the Sentra in the entry-level area.

The Nissan Sentra is offered in three trims with a shortlist of option packages. The base S model is relatively casually equipped but comes with many excellent driver aids. The SV is only a little more costly but combines a wealth of upgrades. The SR is the fairly priced range-topping model with a few sport-themed traits.

A 2.0-liter four-cylinder powertrain producing 149 horsepower and 146 lb-ft of torque is standard across all trims and drives the front wheels through a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT).

Nissan Sentra known problems

Some of the common problems or complaints owners have about the Nissan Sentra are:

• Gasket would blow out
• Fuel pump would cease running
• Transmission issues, jerking of failing
• Airbags issues recall

Nissan Sentra PDF owner manual

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