2019 Nissan Sentra Safety Ratings

If you're considering making the Nissan Sentra your next daily driver for the roads of Avon, Plainfield, and Danville, you may want to know a little more about the 2019 Nissan Sentra safety ratings before you make a final decision.

Our team at Andy Mohr Avon Nissan has you covered. In addition to covering safety ratings, we'll take a look at some of the active and passive safety features that you'll find on the Sentra. This is so you can get the full picture when it comes to safety and security behind the wheel!

2019 Sentra Safety Ratings: NTSA & IIHS 

The 2019 Sentra underwent the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA’s) myriad of crash tests and emerged with a 4-Star Overall Safety Rating. Breaking that down a bit further, we can see that the Sentra earned four out of five stars on the frontal and rollover crash tests.

It also earned a perfect five out of five stars on the side crash test, which simulates a car hitting the 2019 Sentra from the side. A perfect score here indicates a low likelihood of injury to the chest in such an accident.

The Sentra performed well on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS’s) crash tests, too, scoring the highest rating of Good on all five crash tests. With such a great rating, this vehicle earned an IIHS 2018 Top Safety Pick award.

It all adds up to a car that is engineered for your safety behind the wheel.

Active Safety Features

The Nissan Sentra comes standard with a RearView Monitor to help confirm everything you see with your own eyes as you're backing up. If you equip the base-trim Sentra with the available Xtronic CVT® (Continuously Variable Transmission), you'll find an Automatic Emergency Braking system to help apply the brakes and avoid or mitigate a crash.

On higher level trims, you'll find features like Blind Spot Warning, which alerts you if you've signaled a lane change while another car is in your blind spot. Rear Cross Traffic Alert, meanwhile, is a nice addition to the RearView Monitor. It warns you when a vehicle is approaching you from the side, extending your smart vision even further.

2019 Nissan Sentra Interior

Driver-Assistance Features

To make things a little bit easier for you as a driver, the 2019 Sentra offers state-of-the-art driver-assistance features. These technologies help automate the driving process, ultimately taking out minor driving inputs so that you don’t become as fatigued on a long ride.

Among these features is an available Intelligent Cruise Control system, which is designed to keep you at a steady speed while you’re on the highway. If you catch up with traffic, your vehicle will proceed to slow down automatically in order to keep a safe following distance. Long-distance drives will be much easier when you’re staying in cruise control for longer.

Better Handling in the 2019 Nissan Sentra 

Handling is everything when you’re looking to stay safe on the road, and the Nissan Sentra is fully equipped with features to correct for any poor steering. Not only does the design of this sedan help keep you safe, it will provide a nimble ride that’s excellent to have when you’re commanding your commute like a pro.

To make sure you can brake exactly when you need to, this vehicle comes standard with a Brake Assist system. Your Sentra can detect when you’re pressing on the brake pedal hard and fast, and it can increase brake pressure accordingly. The result is extra brake power when you need it, so you’ll have peace of mind during an emergency.

Nobody wants to deal with understeer when taking on a corner, and this vehicle is prepared for this with the available Active Understeer Control. This system will detect losses in traction so that it can correct your handling in a moment’s notice. The result is a seamless driving experience that provides you with an exceptionally sporty drive.

For extra traction when driving through the rain or snow, this sedan has a Vehicle Dynamic Control with Traction Control System. This technology detects when your wheels are starting to slip so that your vehicle can apply brake pressure in response. You’ll be able to drive with confidence on a number of surfaces, thanks to this comprehensive feature.

What Are The Passive Safety Features? 

The 2019 Sentra comes standard with an advanced airbag system that includes front and side airbags for the driver and front passenger. These are used as a form of protection in the event of a frontal or side collision that causes the airbags to deploy.

You'll also get a set of roof-mounted curtain side-impact airbags, designed to protect front-seat passengers and those in the rear outboard seats from head injury in the event of a rollover. They're deployed by an active sensor that detects rollover accidents as they're happening.

What’s especially unique to Nissan is the use of the Zone Body construction in the design of this vehicle. This sedan’s body is designed with unique crumple zones throughout so that it can easily absorb the force of a collision.

Finally, to prevent any force from reaching you in the event of a head-on collision, this vehicle is further equipped with an energy-absorbing steering column. This system helps reduce any force that reaches you as a driver, so you don’t sustain any injuries in the event of a crash.

How Safe Is The 2019 Nissan Sentra?

We hope you've learned more about the 2019 Nissan Sentra safety ratings and features by reading our review. Interested in experiencing that RearView Monitor for yourself? How about testing out that Blind Spot Warning? You can do it all when you schedule a test drive at Andy Mohr Avon Nissan.

Our team of vehicle experts will help you explore all these features and more, so you can decide whether the 2019 Nissan Sentra is ideal for your drives through Avon, Plainfield, and Danville!