Is the 2016 Nissan Sentra a good car?

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Active recalls (6)

The 2016 Nissan Sentra has 6 NHTSA recalls on record. Most recent: Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights — Switch (campaign 21V135000). All recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.

• Electrical System — Wiring — Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2016, through April 26, 2016. The engine room harness may have a terminal pin too large to maintain a connec…
• Air Bags — Sensor — Occupant Classification — Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 …
• Air Bags — Sensor — Occupant Classification — Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secur…
• Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights — Switch — Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Nissan Sentra vehicles. The brake light switch may become contaminated, preventing the circuit from closing and the brake lights from illuminating.…

Real owner data from the CarsJudge fleet

3 2016 Nissan Sentra owners track this exact car in CarsJudge. Their real maintenance spend over the last 12 months averaged $295/year — logged from actual service records, not estimates.

Recall data: NHTSA. Owner costs & MPG: anonymized aggregates from CarsJudge users who track this vehicle. Updated 2026-07-05.