Safety

The Sentra received a Good overall rating — the highest possible score — in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal-offset and side-impact crash tests. It received the next-best score, Acceptable, in IIHS' rear-impact whiplash-injury test.

Standard safety features include side-impact airbags for the front seats, side curtain airbags for both rows and active front head restraints. Antilock brakes and an electronic stability system are optional.

Check out the Standard Equipment & Specs page for a full list of safety features.

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    Automatic anti-glare rearview mirror (if so equipped)
    The inside mirror is designed so that it automatically dims during night time conditions and according to the intensity of the headlights of the vehicle following you. The automatic anti-glare fea ...

    Using panic alarm
    If you are near your vehicle and feel threatened, you may activate the alarm to call attention as follows: 1. Push the PANIC button 3 on the keyfob for more than 1 second. 2. The theft warn ...

    Phonebook (phones with automatic phonebook download function)
    NOTE: Phonebook commands are not available when the vehicle is moving. For phones that support automatic download of the phonebook (PBAP Bluetooth profile), the “Phonebook” command is u ...