Overview & Reviews

Fresh front-end styling, a Limited Edition Option Package for GXE models and some new paint colors constitute the changes for 1999.

• Affordable and functional transportation.

• Not much to look at. Traction control not available.

User Reviews:

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  fast and fun - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By Randon - June 16 - 10:00 am

  This car is fun to drive and very quick for what it is. It is a very reliable vehicle. No problem passing when needed as it is very responsive and quick.

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  Extremely Reliable Transportation - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By nwhiker - April 15 - 10:00 am

  I bought my first Nissan, a 1999 Sentra GXE a couple years ago. It has been a great car. Freeway driving (only) has yielded 50+ mpg. Combined city and highway has averaged 36 mpg. It brakes very accurately and handles well. The 95-99 Sentras werent great sellers, but its hard to understand why. More comfortable than the Civic and Corolla.

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  Great Car - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By GEM-NEY - October 19 - 2:50 pm

  My 1999 Nissan Sentra has been a great car. I use it to commute to work and school. I have been getting great mileage. If you are familiar with the Bay Area, I can make it from San Jose to San Francisco and back on only a quarter tank of gas. This is a very comfortable car.

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  What an awesome car!! - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By Jeremy27 - October 17 - 10:00 am

  I dont think its possible for a car to be any more reliable. I bought it in 2000 with 34k on it. 4 years, 76,000 miles later, and not a single problem. Not one! Oil changes, and new tires are all that has been required. This little car has gone from Wisconsin to Montana and back, Wisconsin to New Mexico and back, and numerous trips to and from Colorado, once pulling a U-Haul trailer! I have been more than happy with my Nifty the Nissan. Does lack power, but with manual transmission, you can just shift er down for that extra get up... unless the A/C is on.... then power is simply not an option.

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  1999 Nissan Sentra GXE limited edition - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By Marshall Carpenter - August 8 - 10:40 pm

  Got this car for my 19th birthday. very nice car just needs a couple of things. speed sensor went out. for only 115 hp it gets the job done. needs speakers. back passenger window is off. front right door dosent open from outside. Driver power window button is not working right. needs new front and back bumper, and paint but other than these problems car runs great for almost 200,000 thousand miles.

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  Ill buy another Nissan - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By Saideh - June 24 - 6:06 am

  This was my second car. I bought it new 6 years ago, when I was a still a teen. Now Im thinking of passing it on to my little sis because it has been very reliable, never a single mechanical problem and has great gas mileage.

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  Best Car Ever - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By snoboardfreak04 - October 22 - 8:13 am

  I purchased this vehicle from a single owner. It is GREAT in the snow. Its well maintained and regularly gets 40+ MPG city and 50s MPG on the highway. Im not sure how its fuel rating is only shown as 29. Only major mechanical issues up to 150,000 miles have been 2 sets of struts, 1 water pump, and a clutch replacement. Its an absolutely amazing, reliable car.

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  Review after 5 years, 80k miles - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By t-bizzzle - September 22 - 8:03 am

  I bought this car with 60k miles on it and now it has 140k. Its been good to me, but it has its quirks. Im 6-2, 230, and I find this car comfortable. Its been a pretty reliable car too. The only breakdown was when my water pump went out. Beware that this car has trouble starting at high altitude. I need to put my foot on the gas when I start my car or it will stall and will not start up again. If I forget to put my foot on the gas when I start it I have to floor it and crank the engine for about 60 seconds. Ive only forgotten to hit the gas about 3 times, so its not that big of a deal to me.

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  180K and going - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By red chocobo - August 29 - 2:40 pm

  I bought this car used 2003, 91K and now I added 90K to it. Mean time, I took the car to the shop maybe 10 times or so. aircondition circuit $30, starter $200, PW window switch $100, exhaust leak 3 times, 250, front O2 $60. That is about it. Never stopped running, never fail to start, great for gas, and note that this care is the easiest car to change the oil filter. I do not think many people are interested in buying 99 sentra now, but I must say that you shuold by a manual shift, it goes OK over 2000 RPM, but if you really want to drive, you need to control the engine rev over 4000.

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  Great car. - 1999 Nissan Sentra
  By Sean - July 6 - 4:43 am

  My wife bought her Sentra Sedan SE brand new in 1999 and outside of two major trips to the shop since the purchase, this car has been a workhorse. Weve driven it up and down the eastern seaboard with nary a problem. The engine is quick and quiet, steering is a little tight, but meaty which is good. The car did have some kind of degenerative wheel problem that almost ruined the car, but it has since been fixed and is as good as new. Problems are trite: the trunk wont open with a key, only the latch will open it. The car lacks headroom for taller drivers, and the cupholders are downright putrid. The car also needs a better center console and glove box. But other than that, great car!