# 2018 Nissan Sentra - New or used? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** nissan\ **Created:** [June 5, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-sentra-new-or-used/141622 "2019-06-05T17:38:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SteveBurgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SteveBurgin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveBurgin)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-sentra-new-or-used/141622/1 "2019-06-05T17:38:47Z")
bought a 2018 nissan sentra in october of 2018 and it already had 17 miles on it; can my car be considered a new car? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-sentra-new-or-used/141622/2 "2019-06-05T17:45:14Z")
Not now but it was when you bought it . Why are you even asking this question ? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-sentra-new-or-used/141622/3 "2019-06-05T18:11:26Z")
My 2002 new truck had 248 miles on it when I bought it. The exact distance from my dealer to the one where the truck I wanted was. It was still a new truck when I bought it. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-sentra-new-or-used/141622/4 "2019-06-05T19:23:42Z")
No, its a used car because it a 2018 model year. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-sentra-new-or-used/141622/5 "2019-06-05T19:48:30Z")
> [@COROLLAGUY1](#): > > No, its a used car because it a 2018 model year. The model year isn’t relevant in determining if it’s considered new or used. For example, if it’s a previously unregistered 2018 with 100 miles on it, it is still considered a new car. It would have to be **significantly** discounted for me to buy it however… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-sentra-new-or-used/141622/6 "2019-06-05T20:16:12Z")
It is even possible for a dealer to have a two year old “new” car on the lot. Sometimes a model without popular options and the dealer has been sitting on it rather than discount it to make a sale. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-sentra-new-or-used/141622/7 "2019-06-05T20:20:44Z")
Why do you ask? I’m curious. ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-sentra-new-or-used/141622/8 "2019-06-05T20:38:05Z")
If you’re the first person that it’s registered to (other than the selling dealership), then it’s a new car. Most new cars will have at least a few miles on them as a result of being moved around lots or a couple test drives before they are sold.