Used 2018 Nissan Sentra Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Think twice before purchasing the NIssan CVT
Jim, 12/30/2018
2018 Nissan Sentra S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
17 of 26 people found this review helpful
Buying a car these days is costly. To ease some of the pain it helps to have decent resale value down the road. You won't get that with Nissan's CVT transmission so think twice before purchasing. Our 2007 Nissan Sentra has just 69,000 miles on it and the transmission is bad. You can't repair the CVT. You must get a factory rebuild or one of unknown quality from a junk yard. The cost of a new transmission at the dealership is a whopping $3,900. To but that in perspective, a rebuild on a Chevy Tahoe runs around $1,500-$1,800. The book value on this car is $3,500 so it makes no sense to put in a $3,900 transmission. Nissan knows they have an issue with their CVT's. They extended the warranty to 60,000 miles but we are at 69,000. Madison at consumer affairs in Tennessee enthusiastically states how much Nissan values your business and how they understand how frustrating it must be to have such a major failure of a vehicle at the same time as cheerfully denying your claim. So unless you wan't a "DISPOSABLE" car that requires a transmission which cost a full 25% of the full purchase price stay away from NISSAN and NISSAN Variable Transmission (CVT).
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Definitely not second to its competition
CG, 02/10/2020
2018 Nissan Sentra S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Ok, I rented a Sentra for three days. For its class, it beat Hyundai Accent, Elantra, corolla, and Chevy Cruz, the others I’ve also rented. I’ve also driven the mazda3, I don’t know about Honda Civic or Subaru Impreza, except all Honda’s I’ve driven are simply rough riding and little else. I’ve driven Subaru SUVs, and nothing to write about comfort or handling there. The corolla, like all lower end Toyota’s is simply rough riding, loud cabin noise, with unimpressive cornering and handling. The Accent was rough riding, noisy cabin with lack luster steering and handling. The Elantra was a more comfortable ride, and worthy handling, but it simply could not speed up on the highway when it needed for passing or if you needed a bit more go. The Cruz wasn’t a bad ride, but the Japanese cars beat GM steering and handling all day. The mazda3 is the most fun of all to drive in it’s class, the nice responsive Japanese cornering and handling, but this Sentra is competitive too, with the days of yesteryear responsive cornering and handling of Nissan brought back, a comfortable ride, quieter cabin like a pricier sedan, don’t feel vibrations or the road like the Accent, corolla, and RAV4. This Sentra had plenty of acceleration, for a 1.8L and beat all the above. I did not feel threatened on the highway. In short, I liked it best of all, amazing comfort and performance for that class of car! What holds me back from buying, is Nissan has not been made in Japan for quite some time and the QA will suffer. I can imagine problems galore. Nissan has fallen from grace due to its corporate leaders, and The CVT is not my preference either, even if this Sentra ran fine for the brief time I was in it. I owned a 90s era Maxima and Infiniti with indomitable power trains, a combination of both comfort and performance, lost in the modern blend of today’s low profile rough ride tires , smaller engines, and CVTs unreliability. The little Sentra does bring back a bit of the nostalgic ride of its forerunners showing me Nissan still has what it takes to be a leader. I’ve missed them!
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What was Nissan thinking
Steve, 09/19/2022
2018 Nissan Sentra SV 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I’ve driven many of these Sentra’s on road trips unfortunately and I’ve got to say it’s probably one of the worst cars made within the last 10 years. It’s noisy, slow and extremely uncomfortable. The fuel mileage isn’t great for being a small sedan. The CVT is awful. Interior is cheap, heated seats don’t do anything. Sound system is garbage. Need to overtake someone? Better plan ahead and make sure you have a massive passing zone. I would own or drive any vehicle besides this generation Sentra. I currently own a 2009 and it’s much nicer, much more solid feeling and has comfortable seats. I’m trying to think of things I like about the 18’ Sentra. It has the Nissan 370Z steering wheel, and the armrests have lots of padding. That’s it. Seriously guys, if anyone is considering one of these DON’T. Mazda 3, Honda Civic, Corolla, Jetta, Forte & Cruze are all much nicer vehicles and don’t suffer from transmission issues.
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My wife Little tired wagon
Dan, 09/12/2021
2018 Nissan Sentra SV 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
We average 38mpg going to Kona and back,lots of room,looks nice..
Hot little car, Love it!!
Ron Howell , 03/06/2020
2018 Nissan Sentra SV 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Really nice car, Great Value!!
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