# Sentra head gasket issues?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/sentra-head-gasket-issues/113460>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 11, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sentra-head-gasket-issues/113460 "2018-03-11T01:32:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![naz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@naz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/naz)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sentra-head-gasket-issues/113460/1 "2018-03-11T01:32:14Z")

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are these cars known for blowing head gasketes

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sentra-head-gasket-issues/113460/2 "2018-03-11T04:40:05Z")

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Please tell us what model year Sentra you’re asking about?

And what engine?

Are you thinking of buying a used Sentra?

Or do you own a Sentra, and you suspect you have a blown head gasket?

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sentra-head-gasket-issues/113460/3 "2018-03-11T04:42:07Z")

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Yes they do.

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sentra-head-gasket-issues/113460/4 "2018-03-12T16:00:55Z")

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Consumer Reports April 2018 says Engine Major reliability is much better than average for all the model years reported (2010-2017) of Sentra.

Still, any car can suffer a failed head gasket, especially if it has been run while low on coolant or otherwise abused.

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**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:** [March 12, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sentra-head-gasket-issues/113460/5 "2018-03-12T17:21:22Z")

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Don’t buy a 2001-2005 Sentra because of faulty head gaskets they used. Stay away from them

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**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sentra-head-gasket-issues/113460/6 "2018-03-12T17:32:41Z")

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same for 2013+ Sentras: they have CVT in them…  
really, I had one failed at 42K miles when lightly used, [carcomplaints.com](http://carcomplaints.com) is full of CVT failures stories for their 3rd generation CVTs

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sentra-head-gasket-issues/113460/7 "2018-03-12T17:46:59Z")

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Yes greendrag0n’s info is consistent with the CR data, showing 2013 much worse than average for Trans Major and Trans Minor reliability. 2013 was the first year of a redesign of the Sentra. 2010-1012 data show average or better for the trans. 2014-2016 also better than the bad year of 2013.

I haven’t read much good about the Sentra in CR or the enthusiast magazines in recent years. It’d be on my do-not-buy list, if I had one. Lots of better cars out there.