How much is insurance on a Nissan Sentra?
A 2024 Nissan Sentra runs about $2,260 a year for a typical 45-year-old, $310 more than an average 2024 car, because of more at-fault claims and slightly pricier repairs.
2024 Nissan Sentra, national average
about $2,260 a year (about $190 a month)
roughly $1,650–$3,250
An average 2024 car: about $1,940. An older Nissan Sentra costs less (below).
Priced: the 2024 Sentra (the newest year our claims data covers), a 45-year-old, clean record, full coverage. Each state moves every car's price by the same share. How we got these.
A used Nissan Sentra, by model year
| Model year | Full coverage | Liability only | Adding a teen | Teen on their own policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (0–3 years old) | about $2,260 | about $1,240 | +$1,490 | about $6,480 |
| 2022 (4–7 years old) | about $2,140 | about $1,240 | +$1,410 | about $6,130 |
| 2018 (8–12 years old) | about $2,000 | about $1,240 | +$1,320 | about $5,750 |
| 2013 (13 or more years old) | about $1,870 | about $1,240 | +$1,240 | about $5,370 |
We list the Nissan Sentra for 2006–2027. How much a car's age takes off is our own estimate. Years before 2022 use the 2022–24 claims results.
The 2 versions of the 2024 Nissan Sentra we list (Sentra and Sentra SR) all come out within about $50 of each other.
The Nissan Sentra for other drivers on their own policy, a year: 22–25, $2,940; 26–39, $2,510; 65 and older, $2,370.
Adding a 16-year-old with a Nissan Sentra
A new 16-year-old driving the Nissan Sentra adds about $1,490 a year ($125 a month), $210 more than with an average 2024 car.
For adding a teen, the Nissan Sentra ranks 17th most expensive of our 121 car pages.
That's the whole household's bill going up. Cheapest cars to insure for a teen.
Why the Nissan Sentra costs what it does
Its insurance claims against an average car's (HLDI):
- Repairs
- much higher than average
- Theft and weather
- lower than average
- Damage to others
- much higher than average
- Injuries to others
- much higher than average
The part that fixes or replaces the Nissan Sentra: about $1,020, against $950 for an average 2024 car (7% more). The part that pays for harm to others: about $1,240, against $990 for an average car (25% more).
By the EPA's size classes it's a midsize car, and it's gas-powered. The Highway Loss Data Institute groups it with small four-door cars.
- This car's repair claims run a bit above the cars we could check against real prices, so the range reaches higher.
Matched to “Nissan Sentra” in HLDI's results.
Similar small four-door cars
Among these 12 small four-door cars, the Nissan Sentra is the 3rd most expensive to insure.
- 2024 Toyota Corollaabout $2,070 ($180 less)
- 2024 Honda Civicabout $2,150 ($110 less)
- 2024 Nissan Versaabout $2,200 (about the same)
- 2024 Hyundai Elantraabout $2,230 (about the same)
- 2024 Nissan Sentraabout $2,260 (this car)
- 2024 Kia Forteabout $2,270 (about the same)
- 2024 Acura Integraabout $2,300 (about the same)
Both start from your own situation if you've set one. For crash safety, see IIHS and NHTSA ratings.
This is an estimate to help you plan, not a quote. We don't sell insurance, and we never pass your info to anyone. Only an insurer can give you a real price.