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Nissan Sentra Reliability Comparisons

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This is the most up-to-date car reliability information available anywhere for the Nissan Sentra. TrueDelta's Car Reliability Survey results are promptly updated every three months. Others can be over a year behind. What you'll also find only here: actual repair rates (the average number of trips to the repair shop each year), and not just dots, for a clearer idea of how much competing cars truly differ in reliability.

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Nissan Sentra Reliability
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Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Nissan	Sentra	30 Fewest Most		--	27 8.9 25300
2007	Nissan	Sentra*	join to view			20 6.1 31000
2006	Nissan	Sentra*	join to view			10 7.8 40700
2005	Nissan	Sentra*	join to view			10 7.5 55100
2004	Nissan	Sentra*	join to view			12 5.6 72100
2002	Nissan	Sentra*	join to view			15 5.1 92600
2001	Nissan	Sentra*	join to view			14 5.7 128900
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Competing Car Model Reliability

Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2010	Honda	Civic*	join to view			19 3.6 4200
2009	Honda	Civic	29 Fewest Most			46 9.0 11400
2008	Honda	Civic	23 Fewest Most		-7	89 7.5 25400
2007	Honda	Civic	33 Fewest Most			79 7.7 39700
2006	Honda	Civic	55 Fewest Most First year of redesigned model.			70 6.9 54200
2005	Honda	Civic	12 Fewest Most			28 7.0 64800
2004	Honda	Civic	33 Fewest Most			26 5.7 79200
2003	Honda	Civic*	join to view			21 6.4 91500
2003	Honda	Civic Si*	join to view			11 9.6 94300
2002	Honda	Civic	42 Fewest Most			32 6.3 86500
2001	Honda	Civic	67 Fewest Most			28 8.3 115800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2000	Honda	Civic	38 Fewest Most			32 7.9 115100
1999	Honda	Civic	52 Fewest Most			29 5.6 130500
1998	Honda	Civic	60 Fewest Most			27 5.2 124600
2009	Hyundai	Elantra	51 Fewest Most			25 7.6 8600
2008	Hyundai	Elantra	18 Fewest Most Decent sample size, but results for the 2007 and 2009 suggest that the actual repair frequency might be higher.		-12	35 9.7 20300
2007	Hyundai	Elantra	54 Fewest Most			26 7.7 40400
2006	Hyundai	Elantra*	join to view			10 7.4 57400
2005	Hyundai	Elantra	58 Fewest Most			30 7.6 64100
2004	Hyundai	Elantra*	join to view			12 7.2 64500
2003	Hyundai	Elantra*	join to view			14 8.8 85600
2002	Hyundai	Elantra*	join to view			18 6.5 99900
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2001	Hyundai	Elantra*	join to view			16 6.3 129500
2010	Mazda	MazdaSpeed3*	join to view			22 4.5 5200
2010	Mazda	Mazda3	23 Fewest Most Very clean launch for a redesigned model.			101 6.1 7300
2009	Mazda	MazdaSpeed3*	join to view			20 9.5 14900
2009	Mazda	Mazda3	34 Fewest Most Mostly 2008.5s.			44 8.9 18000
2008	Mazda	Mazda3	39 Fewest Most		+9	52 9.5 28300
2008	Mazda	MazdaSpeed3	65 Fewest Most		+35	26 7.2 21300
2007	Mazda	Mazda3	17 Fewest Most Only it its first model year does the MazdaSpeed3 have a much higher repair frequency than the regular Mazda3.			70 8.1 33800
2007	Mazda	MazdaSpeed3	63 Fewest Most Only it its first model year does the MazdaSpeed3 have a much higher repair frequency than the regular Mazda3.			28 8.9 33000
2006	Mazda	Mazda3	46 Fewest Most			62 7.6 53100
2005	Mazda	Mazda3	28 Fewest Most			39 8.7 57400
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2004	Mazda	Mazda3	69 Fewest Most First model year. Some reports of rust around the rear wheel openings, a problem shared with the Mazda5 and the Protege5.			32 7.7 70100
2010	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			19 3.7 3600
2009	Nissan	Altima	27 Fewest Most			46 7.6 12200
2008	Nissan	Altima	25 Fewest Most		-5	77 8.6 26100
2007	Nissan	Altima	35 Fewest Most			47 9.6 33600
2006	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			13 7.7 56900
2005	Nissan	Altima	35 Fewest Most			25 6.8 65200
2003	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			15 7.6 126400
2002	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			12 8.3 90700
2010	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			23 5.3 7200
2009	Toyota	Corolla	27 Fewest Most			51 8.6 21400
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			18 5.3 37000
2006	Toyota	Corolla	29 Fewest Most			29 8.7 48600
2005	Toyota	Corolla	27 Fewest Most			35 7.7 74400
2004	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			18 6.8 73200
2003	Toyota	Corolla	64 Fewest Most			31 6.1 106200
2002	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			12 7.5 118900
2001	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			18 7.3 111800
2000	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			11 6.2 110500
1999	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			19 7.6 117900
1998	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			11 5.9 120100
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Definitions

Trips / Year per 100 (CRS Score) -- average number of successful repair trips per year per 100 cars; routine maintenance such as oil and filter changes does not count as a repair
Graph -- pointer shows how the model compares to others from the same model year
Traffic Signal (TS) -- same as the graph, but with three simple, easier-to-read alternatives; green = better than average, yellow = about average, red = worse than average
Delta (Δ) -- how much the CRS Score differs from the same year Nissan Sentra; negative = fewer repairs = better; +100 = one extra repair trip per year, on average
Cars -- number of cars for which owners provided data
Months / Car -- average number of months of data per car
Odometer -- average odometer reading, in miles; under 9,000 per year in green, over 15,000 per year in red

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General Notes

How do we select "competing car models"? Users of TrueDelta's car price comparison tool most often compare these cars to the Nissan Sentra.

Models and statistics marked with an asterisk* have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.

Ultra-low repair rates: Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.

New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems.

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Methodology

Description of the research process.

Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

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Nissan Sentra Forums (TrueDelta partners)

These forums have helped make our results possible. For discussions of the Sentra by owners, visit:

MySpecV.com -- Nissan Sentra forum

NICOclub.com -- Nissan Sentra forum

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