How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2024 Nissan Sentra?
The verdict: Nissan’s compact sedan got some updates for 2024; the Sentra wears a revised grille and gets an updated transmission. For this Car Seat Check, we tested the SR trim, which wears sporty styling cues inside and out. We struggled with the compact car’s fixed head restraints and lack of rear legroom.
Does it fit three car seats? No.
Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored below in our Car Seat Check of the 2024 Nissan Sentra.
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Latch: Grade B
The two sets of lower anchors are body-colored (orange in this case) and partially exposed for good visibility. Despite this, the SR trim’s upholstery is stiff, so connecting to the lower anchors required some muscle. We had no trouble accessing the three top tether anchors on the rear shelf.
Infant Seat: Grade C
We struggled a bit to push past the stiff upholstery to connect to the lower anchors. Once installed, we had to move the front passenger seat forward to accommodate the infant seat. The 5-foot-6-inch front passenger had just ok legroom; taller people will need more space to be comfortable.
Rear-Facing Convertible: Grade C
As with the infant seat, Latch connection required some muscle, and the rear-facing convertible impacted the front passenger’s legroom.
Forward-Facing Convertible: Grade C
Again, the lower anchors were not the easiest to access. The Sentra’s fixed head restraint complicated top tether anchor access and pushed the forward-facing convertible off the seatback; it should sit flush against it. To access and connect to the top tether anchor, we needed to go around the fixed head restraint.
Booster Seat: Grade B
The Sentra’s fixed head restraint pushed the booster off the seatback, and it should sit flush against it. The sedan’s short but stable buckles should be easy for kids to grasp and use.
About Cars.com’s Car Seat Checks
Editors Jennifer Geiger and Jennifer Newman are certified child safety seat installation technicians.
For the Car Seat Check, we use a Chicco KeyFit 30 infant-safety seat, a Graco Contender 65 convertible seat and Graco TurboBooster seat. The front seats are adjusted for a 6-foot driver and a shorter passenger. The three child seats are installed in the second row. The booster seat sits behind the driver’s seat, and the infant and convertible seats are installed behind the front passenger seat.
We also install the forward-facing convertible in the second row’s middle seat with the booster and infant seat in the outboard seats to see if three car seats will fit; a child sitting in the booster seat must be able to reach the seat belt buckle. If there’s a third row, we install the booster seat and a forward-facing convertible. Learn more about how we conduct our Car Seat Checks.
Parents should also remember that they can use the Latch system or a seat belt to install a car seat, and that Latch anchors have a weight limit of 65 pounds, including the weight of the child and the weight of the seat itself.
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