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N C, 05/15/2018
updated 05/25/2022
2013 Nissan Sentra SV 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I drove stick shifts a lot, the CVT is designed for saving $$$ on gas and it does,, reliable transport,,,, no racing allowed,,, 5/24/21 Update ,, still no problems with CVT transmission, still getting 42/30 mpg
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2013 Nissan Sentra beware
Brenda, 05/22/2017
2013 Nissan Sentra SR 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought a certified pre owned 2013 Nissan in oct 2016 , within a month check engine light came on , it has been back to the dealer every month since then , my car has no power going up a hill , when at a red light the vibration is beyond anything I have ever experience before , and the noise coming from the engine , and every time I take it in I am told this is the way the car rides , very dissaponted in Nissan for not fixing the issue , I have read hundreds of reviews and everything I am experiencing leads to the transmission slipping . I think I'm going to have to get a lawyer
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Good Job Nissan!
ggtg34, 08/12/2013
2013 Nissan Sentra SL 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This car is definitely a huge improvement over the 2012 Sentra and I really like the look of the exterior and interior. I have been getting about 23 MPG in city driving and 30+ in highway driving. I took it on a trip to Pennsylvania and averaged 39 MPG for the entire trip! I know others have complained about the lack of power in this car, I agree that this is no race car and more power would make it more fun to drive. But overall the powertrain serves its purpose very well and I have never had any problems merging onto highways or anything like that. It's meant to be a commuting car and the compact size, good fuel economy and backup camera make it a perfect car for city driving.
Just problems.
Stephanie, 12/11/2015
updated 06/14/2016
2013 Nissan Sentra SR 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Got the car. Had it about 2 3 months and started driving funny. Between the transmission, brakes, stalling, wiper's, hole in my driver side seat from not stitching. Needing an alignment and they can't align the back of the car, so now when I drive it grinds when I make a right turn. I just wish I didn't go Nissan. I'm stuck and I wish I wasn't. I got the car thinking it was going to be a smart buy and it's been nothing but a peace is [non-permissible content removed]. 6-2016 update. Still HATE it! I'm stuck in it because I'm upside down in my payments. The backend is eating my tires and I have to get a whole new backend! I hate hate hate this car!
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Not confident with Nissan reliability
mred72, 03/23/2014
2013 Nissan Sentra SL 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Had a review I previously submitted and Edmund's never posted. My SL now has close to 18,000 miles on it. Within the first 500 miles the Fuel sending Unit failed. I had to wait 2 months to get the part and I had to get Nissan Consumer Affairs involved. Good style inside and out, but poorly executed. Quality control is all over the place with Nissan; no consistency with different loaners I was given to fix other issues. CVT transmission among the worst built CVT's in the industry. Now having trouble with rear drum brakes.