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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    Precautions on child restraints
    - Failure to follow the warnings and instructions for proper use and installation of child restraints could result in serious injury or death of a child or other passengers in a sudden sto ...

    Forward-facing child restraint installation using the seat belts
    WARNING: The three-point seat belt with Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) must be used when installing a child restraint. Failure to use the ALR mode will result in the child restraint not be ...

    Indicator lights
    All-Wheel Drive (AWD) LOCK indicator light (AWD model) This light illuminates when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position, and turns off within 1 second. When selecting the LOCK mode ...