Used 2017 Nissan Sentra Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Cvt transmission gave out at 100,000 miles
Lotus flower, 09/04/2021
2017 Nissan Sentra S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
If you want to be purchasing a transmission in a few years or at 100,000 miles then this car is for you. The valve body in the transmission went out.
From new car to crap
Darren, 06/22/2021
2017 Nissan Sentra SR 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought a brand new 2017 Nissan Sentra SR. To dare it has less than 50000 miles. The electrical system sucks. I start my car and the radio won't come on. The tint in the back window is horrible and has bubbles throughout the back window. The drivers door silver plate fell off. Within a few months my brakes were squeaking and the local maintenance dealer said they used cheap pads and I had to pay almost $200 to have them install new more expensive pads. At this point my engine is already squeaking for no reason. I would have thought a "new car" would not fall apart so quickly.
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Faster And More Fun Than The Non-Turbo
Flynn, 03/15/2017
updated 03/19/2018
2017 Nissan Sentra SR TURBO 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
11 of 13 people found this review helpful
Comparing to my 2015 Manual non-turbo Sentra, this 2017 sr turbo has much better acceleration, a little bit better handling and breaking, better interior, and better looking exterior!
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You get what you pay for
Jimmy, 09/20/2018
2017 Nissan Sentra S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 6M)
17 of 21 people found this review helpful
Some of you people are expecting Cadillac’s here. You bought a cheap car, it gets good mileage, and has decent space inside. It’s not a race car people
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Cost Cutting ruins an otherwise great car
Bryan, 12/26/2017
2017 Nissan Sentra SR TURBO 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
With the stick, is very fun to drive despite having the wrong gearing for the powerband and notchy shift action. No limited slip diff for some reason, even though this is the juke powertrain, which comes with the LSD standard. This car looks upscale and the interior is very nice. Unfortunately, this is thin veneer over a very cheaply made car that in my opinion will not last for the long haul. Feels substantially less well put together then the last generation sentra, which feels built like a brick outhouse. This is confirmed in that the 2007-2012 sentra weighs 150lb more despite being smaller than the 2013-up model. I am a mechanic and bought this car not only to improve my credit, but so I wouldn't have to work on my own car, as I spend 60 hours a week most weeks working on other people's cars. Less than 100 miles into my purchase, I noticed 2nd gear was very hard to engage. Had to bring it to the attention of the dealer 3 times before they confirmed my findings (defective transmission). After that they replaced it with no issues. I have had the car for a year and have put only 5600 miles on it so far, and already the body is starting to loosen up, various squeaks are manifesting themselves. The body simply does not feel very solid at all. My mother owns a 2008 sentra, with over 180k on it and it feels more solid than my brand new car. I know this because I service her car for her. Yes, I test drove multiple 2017 sentras (after I was already committed to mine, unfortunately,) and they are all the same. If I would have known, I would have saved myself over 15 grand and bought a 2012 sentra (the last year for the old bodystyle) from Copart and fixed it, because that's how flimsy this new car feels to me. The car is otherwise great, I average nearly 33mpg average around town and have touched 54mpg on one particular back road trip! My issue is that I don't feel it will last long. Cost cutting abounds everywhere. The interior is about the only place that they didn't try to save coin....it is very nice. Everywhere else the cost cutting monster has had it's way. The ride is nice, until you hit the first big bump, and you run out of suspension travel (something the previous sentra did very well was absorb bumps.....) Open the hood or trunk and you are greeted by great swaths of metal that Nissan didn't bother painting body color (to save on paint)...all you see is the base coat. What paint is on the car is very thin and very easily chipped or scratched, which was never the case on previous Nissan products. I already have chips on almost every body panel which are down to the primer. Remember, this is a NINE MONTH OLD CAR with 5600 gentle miles on it. The driver's door already closes with a different sound than the passenger's door. It sounds tinnier, as if the weatherstrip is already wearing out. The rear brakes squeal when stopping, i feel like I am in one of those old 1950's TV shows every time I stop. The sunvisors buzz incessantly against the headliner at idle and the package tray rattles. Again, most of this stuff is nitpicking, but still, when a NEW CAR has more NVH problems than its 10 year old sibling, that is saying a lot, especially when the old car has 11 times the mileage. It is a great car to lease, not to buy, in my opinion.
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