Nissan Sentra/200SX MPG by year — every rating on record

The Nissan Sentra/200SX has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 1995 to 1999. Across those years its best rated version returned 29 mpg (1995) and its thirstiest returned 23 mpg (1996). The EPA record holds 20 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Nissan Sentra/200SX placed highest in 1997 at #6 of 37, and lowest in 1996 at #10 of 38. It spent 5 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 20 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

What Sentra/200SX fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1999 Nissan Sentra/200SX burns 397 to 500 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 1999 model year is $2,150 to $2,700 a year in fuel, or $250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 29 mpg the Nissan Sentra/200SX is 5 mpg better the median, which is worth about $289 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Nissan nameplates

Every Nissan model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.