Enter the 17-character VIN of your Nissan Sentra to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17-character VIN of the car Nissan Sentra into the free decoder and it tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. For the car Nissan Sentra we list the production years 1994 - 2023, 7 versions in total, the body styles Sedan and a power figure of 188 hp. The decoder reads the world manufacturer identifier in characters 1 to 3, the model year in character 10 and the plant in character 11 where one is coded.
The code only describes how the car was built. Whether it was in a crash, was reported stolen, how far it has driven or how many owners it had is shown in a paid vehicle history report. When viewing a model Nissan Sentra, copy the VIN from the vehicle yourself instead of trusting the number in the listing, then compare it character by character with the documents.
1994 - 2023
Production years
86 - 188 hp
Power
1
Body styles
7
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Sentra (B14) | 1994 - 1999 | Sedan | 86 - 107 hp |
| Nissan Sentra (B15) | 2000 - 2006 | Sedan | 127 - 177 hp |
| Nissan Sentra VI | 2006 - 2012 | Sedan | 135 hp |
| Nissan Sentra VII (B17) | 2012 - 2015 | Sedan | 130 hp |
| Nissan Sentra VII (B17, facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2019 | Sedan | 124 - 188 hp |
| Nissan Sentra VIII (B18) | 2019 - 2023 | Sedan | 149 hp |
| Nissan Sentra VIII (B18, facelift 2023) | 2023 | Sedan | 149 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Nissan Sentra, with model years 1994 - 2023 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1994 - 2023 across 7 versions of the Nissan Sentra. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Nissan Sentra the characters to expect are Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023).
7 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 188 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Look at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, where the VIN is visible from outside the car. It is also printed on the door frame of the driver's door and in the registration document.
It confirms the basic identity of the car, such as maker, model year and country. It says nothing about damage, mileage, theft or owners, so for those you would need a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.