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2 out of 5 stars

Transmission Bad Issue

Jesus E Crespo, 01/13/2020
2016 Nissan Sentra S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful

My Nissan Sentra has been a headache since I got it!!!, First check engine light was on all the time having wasted money on MAFSensor and you know what wasn’t the problem!!!, then transmission slipping and every shifting felt strong beat!!! So finally, transmission at 113K miles is dead!!

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5 out of 5 stars

love the little black sr so far.

Fred, 11/11/2016
2016 Nissan Sentra SR 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

I bought the car in September. I have around 2500 miles on it so far...Love it...it look luxury with all the features and leather. Runs like an Infinity or a Maxima....It looks great...of course it is not a Mustang 5.0 but for a nice cute mini luxury car, it does the work....

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1 out of 5 stars

Wow. I made a mistake.

Samantha, 12/13/2016
2016 Nissan Sentra SR 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
15 of 24 people found this review helpful

This is the 4th Nissan I've owned. I stuck with them because I have loved my Nissans, and I am all about brand loyalty. My last (2013) Sentra was pretty great, so I decided to go the same route with this one. unfortunately, not only did the dealership stop being helpful once I signed that paper, (and at times were actually detrimental to the process, verging on rude and ignoring my requests to get my contract and financial paperwork (Which I don't have 45 days later), leading me to miss my first payment) but this car is awful. The navigation system turns off about 500 feet before my destination, leaving me to guess or impede traffic to try and see house/building numbers. The USB has to reload my USB drive (where I listen to all my music) every time the car starts, and skips the music as it "index"es 1-3% at a time (and sometimes doesn't at all). Most of the time I reach my destination before I can actually enjoy any of my own music. The dashboard is half pointless, as it took me almost an hour to figure out how to scroll through the settings list. The center console is half the size of my last one, but there's a huge space between that and my cup holders- what a pointless design. The buttons on the steering wheel are tiny, leading me to question how those with large hands or fingers are able to hit one. EVERY TIME the temperature is under 40 degrees F, I get an Alert saying there are cold temperatures outside--underneath the temperature that is stationary. So if the winter temperatures affect the performance in my car so much that I get a warning about it...I LIVE IN NEW YORK, and am extremely disappointed. The acceleration makes my car sound like it wants to die and is working twice as hard as it should be (I am not a slam on the pedal type of person). The windshield wipers don't lift up due to a design mistake- again- living in new York with ice and snow, this is a MAJOR flaw. Driving over 20 mph, my passengers side whistles and I feel like a dog listening to a high-pitched sound (I don't know if it is the window? mirror? Having the window doesn't change it or alter the noise, and I have to turn on music to be able to drive long distances without going crazy from the whistle. The blind spot notifications and back up cam are great- there was a big improvement over the 2013, and I love the pockets on the front of the seats. However I'm not joking when I say if I could turn it in now, I would. I hate this car, and I will never purchase another Nissan thanks to this experience, car, and the (and the previous for same attempt of purchase) dealership I worked with this year. After 11 years of owning Nissans (and another 3 in the future of leasing this POS), I'm upset about every single interaction that has taken place, on top of the car. If the car were great and the dealership sucked, whatever. This car is awful. I absolutely do not recommend it, and if you HAVE to get a Nissan, go for at least the Altima.

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2 out of 5 stars

Two year old rust bucket

Yourex, 07/14/2018
2016 Nissan Sentra S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I thought I saw rust on the underbelly of the car when I first got it, but I didn't worry because I took it in to get an underbelly coating to protect my investment. Complete waste of money because now the truck lid is rusting in several spots. Two years old and it's already rusting out from under me. Manufacturers warranty won't touch it do to excessive miles. Garbage.

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5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic

Victoria s, 11/02/2019
2016 Nissan Sentra SV 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I love this car. I bought a 2016. Sv. The suspension on a curve and it hugs the road mine and has a sun roof and heated seats and cruise control great radio and CD player which sounds great not cheap or crackling noise at all and has phone service nice to say call so and so and it does. I went across town and was doing 40 mps. And got 45 miles to a gal it will show you every time you turn the car off what you did on mileage before you open the door on the panel. I'm anxious to take on the freeway to see what the gas mileage is there too. It had 20,000 on it when I bought it and paid 13,600 for it. I like it when it shows you how many miles before you need gas this is a nice looking car love to drive it all over. Fantastic car definitely a 5 star in my book

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