Nissan Sentra vs Volkswagen Jetta
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,306
- $2,306
- Australia
- $1,907
- $1,907
- United Kingdom
- £1,401
- £1,401
- United States
- $1,781
- $1,781
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.1 L/100km
- 7.1 L/100km
- UK
- 40 mpg
- 40 mpg
- US
- 33 mpg
- 33 mpg
- On a full tank
- 659 km
- 701 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 405 L (better)
- 400 L
- Length
- 4,641 mm
- 4,702 mm
- Weight
- 1,382 kg
- 1,350 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 198 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 10 (better)
- 6
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Sentra or Jetta?
Which has the bigger boot, the Nissan Sentra or the Volkswagen Jetta?
The Nissan Sentra, at 405 L to the Volkswagen Jetta's 400 L, for their newest versions.
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