Nissan Sentra

1984–2026 · Gasoline

The headline figure for this car is 33 MPG, but the EPA rates 3 different versions of it, from 32 to 33 MPG. Which engine and drivetrain you order is worth $35 a year in fuel — a decision made once at the dealership and paid for every week afterwards.

33 mpg Combined ~~EPA rated~~

30 mpg City

38 mpg Highway

$1,900 EPA annual fuel ~~at 15,000 mi~~

Your cost per mile

Every version, 2026

Version	Combined	City	Highway	Fuel	EPA annual
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · CVT	33	30	38	Regular	$1,900
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · CVT	33	30	38	Regular	$1,900
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · CVT	32	29	36	Regular	$1,950

3 configurations, 32–33 MPG.

Every model year

Year	Combined	City	Highway
1984	25	23	28
1985	24	23	27
1986	25	23	27
1987	26	23	32
1988	24	23	26
1989	25	23	27
1990	27	24	33
1991	27	23	33
1992	27	23	33
1993	27	23	32
1994	26	23	32
1995	26	23	31
2000	26	23	30
2001	26	23	30
2002	22	20	25
2003	27	24	32
2004	27	24	31
2005	27	24	31
2006	27	24	31
2007	28	25	33
2008	28	25	33
2009	26	24	30
2010	29	26	34
2011	29	26	34
2012	29	26	34
2013	33	30	38
2014	33	30	38
2015	30	27	35
2016	32	29	37
2017	32	29	37
2018	32	29	37
2019	32	29	37
2020	33	29	39
2021	33	29	39
2022	33	29	39
2023	32	28	37
2024	34	30	40
2025	34	30	40
2026	33	30	38

Straight from the EPA certification database, one row per model year, showing the best-rated version of each. Trims with identical figures are collapsed.

What owners report

Year	Owners	Average reported	Spread
1987	1	29.0	29–29
1988	1	32.0	32–32
1989	2	25.5	24–27
1990	1	27.5	27–27
1991	1	31.8	32–32
1992	1	32.2	32–32
1993	4	30.2	27–33
1994	3	30.4	29–32
1995	2	25.0	22–29
2000	3	30.8	30–32
2001	6	29.6	22–35
2002	2	26.2	23–30
2003	7	30.4	27–37
2004	14	29.0	24–35
2005	9	31.7	26–40
2006	19	30.4	21–45
2007	19	27.8	22–41
2008	21	28.8	20–35
2009	1	39.2	39–39
2010	3	33.2	31–36
2011	5	29.2	21–39
2012	6	30.1	25–37
2013	6	32.8	28–37
2014	6	30.4	28–36
2015	1	37.8	38–38
2016	3	32.8	28–38
2017	5	31.6	22–42
2018	1	35.0	35–35
2019	1	32.9	33–33
2020	1	40.3	40–40
2023	2	30.2	28–33
2025	2	41.4	41–42

159 owners filed these through the EPA's own My MPG tool. That is a sample, not an average — read them as anecdotes. They are here because they are the only owner-reported figures in public federal data.

How this is worked out

Cost per mile is the fuel price over the combined MPG of the version you pick, at the price and mileage you enter. Where a version requires premium, it is costed at the premium price — that is a real and permanent difference between two cars wearing the same badge.

Every figure comes from the U.S. EPA's public fuel economy data. We add no estimates of our own; a missing number shows as a dash rather than a guess.

Add your numbers

Federal data has at most a handful of owners per car and nothing at all on servicing. If you own one, send what you actually get. It goes on this page with the sample size next to it.