2024 Nissan Sentra

small car / 4-door sedan

2024 Nissan Sentra 4-door sedan
2022 Nissan Sentra shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Side: updated test

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Headlights
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
Standard system

Seat belts & child restraints

LATCH ease of use
+

Other available safety features

  • Standard blind spot detection
  • Standard lane departure warning

Key

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Marginal
  • Poor

Small overlap front

The small overlap front evaluation consists of a driver-side and a passenger-side component. If the results of the two evaluations differ, then the combined small overlap rating is equal to the lower rating.

Driver-side

  • Rating applies to 2024 models

Tested vehicle: 2024 Nissan Sentra S 4-door

The Nissan Sentra was redesigned for the 2020 model year. Beginning with 2024 models, Nissan implemented a new driver-side frontal airbag to improve occupant protection in front crashes. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2024 Sentra conducted by Nissan.

Overall driver-side evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTN2311
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 8
Footrest (cm) 7
Left toepan (cm) 3
Brake pedal (cm) 2
Parking brake (cm) 12
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 4
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 3
Upper dash (cm) 4
Lower instrument panel (cm) 5

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTN2311
Head
HIC-15 141
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm) 13
Maximum Nij 0.24
Chest maximum compression (mm) 30
Femur (kN)
Left 0.7
Right 1.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 1
Right 3
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.51
Right 0.41
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 0.2
Right 0.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 71
Right 98

Passenger-side

  • Rating applies to 2024 models

Tested vehicle: 2024 Nissan Sentra S 4-door

The Nissan Sentra was redesigned for the 2020 model year. Beginning with 2024 models, Nissan implemented a new driver-side frontal airbag to improve occupant protection in front crashes. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2024 Sentra conducted by Nissan.

Overall passenger-side evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Test ID VTP2317
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 10
Footrest (cm) 12
Right toepan (cm) 9
Center toepan (cm) 7
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 2
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm) 8
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 9
Upper dash (cm) 12
Right lower dash (cm) 10

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTP2317
Head
HIC-15 150
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 24
Maximum Nij 0.38
Chest maximum compression (mm) 17
Femur (kN)
Left 1.5
Right 1.8
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 4
Right 4
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.34
Right 0.43
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 0.2
Right 1.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 54
Right 41

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTP2317
Head
HIC-15 86
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm) 13
Maximum Nij 0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm) 30
Femur (kN)
Left 0.2
Right 0.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 1
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.33
Right 0.22
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 0.4
Right 0.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 29
Right 29

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2024 models

Tested vehicle: 2024 Nissan Sentra S 4-door

The Nissan Sentra was redesigned for the 2020 model year. Beginning with 2024 models, Nissan implemented a new driver-side frontal airbag to improve occupant protection in front crashes. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2024 Sentra conducted by Nissan.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTF2316
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 5
Left (cm) 2
Center (cm) 7
Right (cm) 5
Brake pedal (cm) 2
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 2
Right (cm) 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 1
Rearward (cm) -3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF2316
Head
HIC-15 427
Peak gs at hard contact 89
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 7
Maximum Nij 0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm) 34
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.7
Femur force - right (kN) 0.7
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 2
Maximum tibia index - left 0.30
Maximum tibia index - right 0.49
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 62
Right 62

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2020-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2020 Nissan Sentra S 4-door

The Nissan Sentra was redesigned for the 2020 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Nissan.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS2004
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -15.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS2004
Head HIC-15 140
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 15
Lateral force (kN) 0.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 32
Average deflection (mm) 28
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.74
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.47
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.0
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.7
Combined force (kN) 2.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.5
L-M moment (Nm) 171
A-P moment (Nm) 52

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS2004
Head HIC-15 69
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 12
Lateral force (kN) 0.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 24
Average deflection (mm) 18
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.39
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.55
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.3
Combined force (kN) 1.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.5
L-M moment (Nm) 166
A-P moment (Nm) -21

About the original side crash test

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2020-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2022 Nissan Sentra 2.0 S 4-door

The Nissan Sentra was redesigned for the 2020 model year.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Driver head protection
The dummy's head moved downward past the side curtain airbag and struck the window sill hard. The head protection is inadequate.
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Rear passenger head protection

View of the vehicle just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows that the driver dummy's head moved downward, past the side curtain airbag, and contacted the window sill.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbags.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES2231
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -14.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES2231
Head
HIC-15 387
Peak gs at hard contact 84
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.7
Compression (kN) 0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 24
Lateral force (kN) 0.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 42
Average deflection (mm) 36
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.59
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 1.03
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 4.8

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES2231
Head
HIC-15 182
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 28
Lateral force (kN) 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 22
Average deflection (mm) 19
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.66
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.31
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 3.8

About the side crash test

Headlights

Ratings are given for 2 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.

Trim level(s)

  • SR trim
Low-beam headlight typeLED reflector
High-beam headlight typeLED reflector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • SR trim
Low-beam headlight type LED reflector
High-beam headlight type LED reflector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? Yes
Overall rating
Applies to 2020-24 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)		 Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 51.9 m None
Straightaway left edge 23.3 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 38.6 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 32.7 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 33.4 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 28.5 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 127.7 m
Straightaway left edge 81.6 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 55.0 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 49.8 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 45.9 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 39.5 m

Trim level(s)

  • S trim
  • SV trim
Low-beam headlight typeHalogen projector
High-beam headlight typeHalogen projector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • S trim
  • SV trim
Low-beam headlight type Halogen projector
High-beam headlight type Halogen projector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? Yes
Overall rating
Applies to 2020-24 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)		 Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 41.9 m None
Straightaway left edge 21.4 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 34.1 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 27.0 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 32.8 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 25.8 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 131.9 m
Straightaway left edge 107.8 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 55.3 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 51.2 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 45.6 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 42.2 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Rating applies to 2024 models

System details

  • standard Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection
  • of the following trim lines: S trim, SV trim
Overall evaluation
Includes high-beam assist credit

Crossing child — day

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 8 mph.

Crossing adult — night

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 8 mph when using its high beams. When using its low beams, impact speed was reduced by 1 mph.

Parallel adult — night

  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, impact speed was reduced by 24 mph.
  • In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 22 mph when using its high beams and a warning was issued 1.9 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, impact speed was reduced by 4 mph and a warning was issued 0.6 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2020-24 models

Overall evaluation
+
extra LATCH positions
Vehicle trimSV
Seat type cloth

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor and the ability to borrow lower anchors from the other seating positions.

Note: When anchors are borrowed, they aren't available to use in their designated positions.

Overall evaluation
+
extra LATCH positions
Vehicle trimSV
Seat type cloth
1 2 3
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol
Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol
Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol
Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
No hardware available

Details by seating position

1
Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
2
Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
Can be borrowed from 1 and 3
3
Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

3

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 13
Clearance angle (degrees) 91
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 10
Clearance angle (degrees) 97
Tether anchor
Location Rear deck
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 22

2

Lower anchor A
Lower latch is shared for this seat position
Lower anchor B
Lower latch is shared for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location Rear deck
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 23

1

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 18
Clearance angle (degrees) 88
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 10
Clearance angle (degrees) 90
Tether anchor
Location Rear deck
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation