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3 out of 5 stars

The worst car i own

Carlos, 07/30/2019
updated 08/06/2021
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful

After driving for an hour fron san francisco to los angeles with a temperature of 110 degrees the car wont past 60 miles per hour.I had to moved out of the freeway like three times. I dont recomend you this car, in another ocassion i went to arizona and i have the same problem with high temperature and the nissan company know about this issue, Worst car.

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5 out of 5 stars

AWESOME CAR

gary w. brockway, 05/22/2016
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 10 people found this review helpful

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3 out of 5 stars

ugh

sauscake, 10/11/2015
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
4 of 8 people found this review helpful

this car breaks down like every month i DONT UNDERSTAND

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4.63 out of 5 stars

2012 Nissan Sentra S (Auto)

gary01, 12/29/2012
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 9 people found this review helpful

Great car for cheap money. The car feels solid and is very quiet. The car handles great with a smooth ride. The only downside is gas mileage, I get between 24 and 28 mpg. I got the same mileage with my V6 Honda Accord. I expected better mileage with a 4 cyl. engine.

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1 out of 5 stars

Car has transmission problems

Eileen Ochsner, 11/29/2016
2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 17 people found this review helpful

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