Nissan Sentra MPG by Year

EPA rates the best gas Sentra of each model year at 29 to 34 mpg combined.

Every year from 2010 to 2026 is below, with city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run each version.

Data: US EPA, fueleconomy.govUpdated Oct 1, 2026

Every Sentra model year

Newest first. Each cell is the best-rated version of that kind that year, with its city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run it. Open a year for every version.

Model year	Best gas
2026 Sentra	33 mpg 30 city / 38 hwy $2,050 a year
2025 Sentra	34 mpg 30 city / 40 hwy $1,950 a year
2024 Sentra	34 mpg 30 city / 40 hwy $1,950 a year
2023 Sentra	33 mpg 29 city / 39 hwy $2,050 a year
2022 Sentra	33 mpg 29 city / 39 hwy $2,050 a year
2021 Sentra	33 mpg 29 city / 39 hwy $2,050 a year
2020 Sentra	33 mpg 29 city / 39 hwy $2,050 a year
2019 Sentra	32 mpg 29 city / 37 hwy $2,100 a year
2018 Sentra	32 mpg 29 city / 37 hwy $2,100 a year
2017 Sentra	32 mpg 29 city / 37 hwy $2,100 a year
2016 Sentra	33 mpg 30 city / 38 hwy $2,050 a year
2015 Sentra	33 mpg 30 city / 38 hwy $2,050 a year
2014 Sentra	33 mpg 30 city / 38 hwy $2,050 a year
2013 Sentra	33 mpg 30 city / 38 hwy $2,050 a year
2012 Sentra	29 mpg 26 city / 34 hwy $2,300 a year
2011 Sentra	29 mpg 26 city / 34 hwy $2,300 a year
2010 Sentra	29 mpg 26 city / 34 hwy $2,300 a year

When the best ratings changed

Each year against the model year before it. Years not listed kept the same best ratings.

2013 Gas up 4 mpg to 33
2017 Gas down 1 mpg to 32
2020 Gas up 1 mpg to 33
2024 Gas up 1 mpg to 34
2026 Gas down 1 mpg to 33

Nissan Sentra best combined rating by model year

The best-rated gas version of each model year, from EPA.

2026: gas 33 mpg

Show as a table

Nissan Sentra best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version
2010	29
2011	29
2012	29
2013	33
2014	33
2015	33
2016	33
2017	32
2018	32
2019	32
2020	33
2021	33
2022	33
2023	33
2024	34
2025	34
2026	33

Sentra years to avoid and problems by year

How the Sentra's fuel economy since 2010 compares with 54 other models

Questions

Which Nissan Sentra year has the best MPG?

By EPA's ratings, the best gas Sentra gets 34 mpg combined (2024 and 2025).

How much does a year of fuel cost for a Nissan Sentra?

At EPA's current prices and 15,000 miles a year, the best gas version costs $1,950 (2024 and 2025) to $2,300 (2010 to 2012). Each year's page has the cost of every version.

Sources and method

US EPA and Department of Energy fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 29, 2026.
EPA fuel price assumptions: regular $4.47, midgrade $5.07, premium $5.48, diesel $6.38 a gallon; electricity $0.15 per kWh. The yearly cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles, 55% of them in the city; a plug-in hybrid's assumes EPA's typical mix of charging and gas.

Ratings are EPA estimates. Real-world mileage depends on how, where and in what weather you drive. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.