Vehicle report

2016 Nissan Sentra

Fair price, market signal, reviews, and common issues — all in one place. Tuned to ZIP 43215 (from your location).

Fair price range

$6,500

$5,650 — $7,350

low confidence

Est. out-the-door

$7,621

$6,710 — $8,533

in Ohio (7.25% tax + fees)

What's shaping this price

  • Age (10 yrs)−$15,873

    12%/yr for compact

  • Mileage (40,000)+$392

    80,000 under expected

Local market signal · 432xx

Avg days on market

47

from 43 comparable listings

30-day price trend

↓ 3.3%

cooling

Prices for this trim in 432xx are trending down — a buyer's edge right now.

Price over its life

2016 → 2026
$10.4k$14.3k$18.1k$22k$6.5k20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Anchored on the original manufacturer MSRP for this trim, curved to today's typical price via segment depreciation.

Next 5 years (forecast)

2026 → 2031
$3.8k$4.7k$5.6k$6.5k$2.9k202620272028202920302031

Projected from today's typical price using the segment's annual depreciation rate, with a small penalty for accumulated mileage. Rough forecast — actual resale value swings with the used-car market.

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Affordability72-month loan · Ohio · 1,000 mi/mo

Potential monthly cost of ownership

Loan + insurance + gas — the three big monthly line items.

Estimated monthly total

Loan + insurance + gas

$316/mo

  • Auto loan

    72 months · 10% down · 7.5% APR (national avg)

    $101/mo

  • Insurance

    Full coverage · Ohio average for compact cars

    $82/mo

  • Gas

    32 mpg combined · $4.27/gal · 1,000 mi/mo

    $133/mo

Estimated payments — actual rates depend on credit, coverage, and driving.

Long-term ownership costsDepreciation + maintenance over 5 years, assuming 12,000 mi/yr

$7,070over 5 yrs

~$1,414/yr

  • Depreciation

    $3,070

    Segment: compact

  • Maintenance

    $4,000

    segment ballpark

Depreciation projected from segment averages against today’s typical price; maintenance is an AAA-derived segment ballpark. Loan, insurance, and gas are covered in the Affordability section above.

Safety ratingsOfficial NHTSA crash-test scores + owner complaint volume20 NHTSA complaints
  • Overall

    ★★★★★

    4.0 of 5

  • Frontal crash

    ★★★★★

    4.0 of 5

  • Side crash

    ★★★★★

    5.0 of 5

  • Rollover

    ★★★★★

    4.0 of 5

Averaged across 1 tested body/cab configuration (NHTSA scores by variant).

Safety recallsOfficial NHTSA campaigns for this year / make / model6 total
  • AIR BAGS

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.

    17V253000 ·

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 24, 2016, to March 23, 2016, and Sentra vehicles manufactured February 9, 2016, to March 4, 2016. The wiring harness connector may disconnect from the dual-stage passenger air bag.

    16V436000 ·

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2016, through April 26, 2016. The engine room harness may have a terminal pin too large to maintain a connection with the Engine Control Unit (ECU).

    16V485000 ·

  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.

    16V244000 ·

  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a Child Restraint System (CRS). The deformed seat bracket may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to incorrectly classify the installed CRS, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a CRS is in the seat.

    16V242000 ·

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Nissan Sentra vehicles. The brake light switch may become contaminated, preventing the circuit from closing and the brake lights from illuminating.

    21V135000 · Mar 3, 2021

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