Used 2020 Nissan Sentra Consumer Reviews
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Great small car
Lela Ricker, 10/29/2020
2020 Nissan Sentra SV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
22 of 25 people found this review helpful
We traded in our late model Honda Civic. It was a a huge upgrade. Love everything about it. Latest average gas mileage is 39.1 and we really have not put it to the test yet on a long trip. The mileage has amazed us compared to our Civic. It is much more roomy than our Civic was also. Given the addition of independent suspension it handles very well and is fun to drive. We are simply not finding the sluggishness that is in reviews. Hands down this is a complete change in the Sentra from its prior years. It was not on my short list of what I wanted to test drive until I read reviews and once I test drove it the other car I had test drove it the Sentra went straight to the top not to be knocked off by any other brand name. We are at 1,500 miles before reviewing because we wanted to be sure of what we were saying had held true. Very little road noise, love the 360 safety. No longer having to readjust the cruise control and love the CarPlay in a very lovely sounding stereo system. The blind spot monitor is a great addition as well. We have already seen the accident prevention in action when a car pulled out in front of us. It reacted in a split second to stop. I just can not say enough about the 2020 Nissan Sentra.
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The Car That Broke the Camel's Back
V, 01/19/2022
2020 Nissan Sentra SV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
26 of 30 people found this review helpful
My husband and I figured we would be a Nissan family for life. We don't always have perfect experiences at our local dealership, but they try their best and we always look at the brighter side of things. However, we can't really look past the bad experience we've had with this car. We had the 2017 model and loved it. Our 2020 model, however, has been nothing but trouble since it started and Nissan has done absolutely nothing to solve the issue. Our charging ports broke. Our sensor in our front end had to be replaced. The back sensor screams at us if we so much as park behind a leaf. We started to hear a "clicking noise" when we turned the steering wheel and took the car in for an inspection (this came at the same time as the only recall on the car, so the timing was convenient). They said everything was fine and that they "fixed" the clicking. Not so much. Lastly, the breaks failed and he got into an accident yesterday. Not only did the breaks fail, but so did all of the safety features that are put in place to prevent this very same type of accident. No breaks, so he couldn't slow down. No sensor went off before the accident, and finally, the car did not break automatically on it's own, which it's supposed to do. Thankfully, no one got hurt but this could have been so much worse. When we talked to Nissan about it, their only response was that it was our insurances problem. We're never buying a Nissan again, let alone a Sentra.
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Wonderful car.
Wonderful car., 07/31/2020
2020 Nissan Sentra SV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
14 of 16 people found this review helpful
Nice ride and quiet cabin. Beautiful dashboard and instrument cluster at night. Sound system is stunning and t he wind noise in the highway at 80 mph. Is Barely noticeable. I love it!
RUN FROM THIS CAR
Jeff , 04/22/2022
2020 Nissan Sentra SV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
My wife needed a car to get to work. We grabbed the 2020 Sentra SV, hoping it would be a great commute car BOY WERE WE WRONG. It started around 3k miles the reverse camera would not turn on and after taking it to the dealership to service this, the issue continued, now you would have to come out the car open the trunk and slam it down boom it works now. Car felt too underpowered, very slow pick up even in sport mode didn't feel comfortable over taking and merging. Overall we didn't enjoy the car it made a lot of weird noises, the ride was rough, infotainment system was gimmicky and always lagged, the front collision warning system stopped in the middle of the road very dangerous and almost caused a rear end accident. We ended up trading it in with only 7k miles. Nissan needs to go back to their glory days where they made cars more exciting and innovative. They are really behind and don't show any effort to catch up.
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I love my new car but.....
heather, 12/10/2020
2020 Nissan Sentra SR 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have had the car a little over 6 months and this will be the 2nd time that I have had to have the sensors recalibrated. I don't know if it was potholes in Portland the first time, but this time the only thing I can think of was the car wash that put them out of alignment. Other than that detail (so far) I love my new Sentra!