2012 B16 (6th generation, final year)
2012 Nissan Sentra Factory Maintenance Schedule
The factory maintenance schedule for the 2012 Nissan Sentra covering every service through 105,000 miles. Exactly what is due at each interval, and where severe-service conditions change it.
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2012 Nissan Sentra maintenance schedule
Check your manual3,750 miles / 3 months
- Schedule 1 (severe service): replace engine oil and filter
7,500 miles / 6 months
- Replace engine oil and filter (Schedule 2)
- Rotate tires
- Inspect brake pads, lines, fluid levels
15,000 miles / 12 months
- 7,500-mile items
- Inspect steering linkage, axle boots, exhaust
- Replace in-cabin microfilter (dusty conditions)
30,000 miles / 24 months
- Replace engine air filter
- Replace in-cabin microfilter
- Inspect drive belts, EVAP and fuel lines
- Inspect CVT fluid condition
60,000 miles / 48 months
- Repeat 30,000-mile services
- Replace CVT fluid (NS-2) if used in severe service / hot climates
105,000 miles / 84 months
- Replace spark plugs
- Replace engine coolant (then every 75,000 mi / 60 months)
Nissan's 2012 guide uses Schedule 1 (3,750 mi, short trips, dust, towing, city idling) and Schedule 2 (7,500 mi). Most US driving qualifies as Schedule 1 by Nissan's definition. CVT fluid has no hard interval under Schedule 2, but a 60k NS-2 drain-and-fill is cheap insurance on this transmission.
Which Nissan Sentra model years does this cover?
These service schedule specifications apply to every Nissan Sentra built from 2012 through 2012 — the B16 (6th generation, final year), compact sedan. Nothing in this specification changes between those model years. Pick your year for the engines it offered, what changed that year, and the problems recorded against it.
What changed during the 2012 Nissan Sentra
- 2012Final year of the B16 generation and the last year for the SE-R and SE-R Spec V performance trims. This file covers 2012 only; 2007–2011 cars are mechanically similar.
2012 Nissan Sentra service schedule: common questions
How often does a 2012 Nissan Sentra need servicing?
- The first scheduled visit is at 3,750 miles or 3 months, whichever comes first, and the pattern repeats from there.
What is due at 30,000 miles on a 2012 Nissan Sentra?
- Replace engine air filter; Replace in-cabin microfilter; Inspect drive belts, EVAP and fuel lines; Inspect CVT fluid condition.
What is due at 60,000 miles on a 2012 Nissan Sentra?
- Repeat 30,000-mile services; Replace CVT fluid (NS-2) if used in severe service / hot climates.
Does severe service change the schedule for a 2012 Nissan Sentra?
- Nissan's 2012 guide uses Schedule 1 (3,750 mi, short trips, dust, towing, city idling) and Schedule 2 (7,500 mi). Most US driving qualifies as Schedule 1 by Nissan's definition. CVT fluid has no hard interval under Schedule 2, but a 60k NS-2 drain-and-fill is cheap insurance on this transmission.
Sources
- 2012 Nissan Sentra Owner's Manual (capacities, tires, plugs, CVT NS-2, CR2025)
- AMSOIL lookup, 2012 Sentra 2.0L MR20DE (5W-30, 4.1 qt, drain plug 22–29 ft-lb)
- Goodyear tire fitment, 2012 Nissan Sentra by trim
- Nissan parts, 16546-ET00J engine air filter, 2007–2012 Sentra
- Nissan parts, 22401-JA01B spark plug, 2008–2012 Sentra 2.0
- CarComplaints, 2012 Sentra transmission failure reports
- fueleconomy.gov, 2012 Nissan Sentra EPA ratings