Nissan Sentra MPG by year — every rating on record

The Nissan Sentra has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 37 model years, from 1984 to 2025. Across those years its best rated version returned 41 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 22 mpg (2002). The EPA record holds 133 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize 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 placed highest in 1984 at #1 of 57, and lowest in 2019 at #48 of 127. It spent 37 of its 37 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 133 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 9 of 15 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Sentra fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2025 Nissan Sentra burns 338 to 338 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 2025 model year is $1,850 to $1,850 a year in fuel, or $2,000 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 34 mpg the Nissan Sentra is 9 mpg better the median, which is worth about $426 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize 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.