Nissan Sentra lug nut torque

Nissan Sentra owner’s manuals give 88.5 lb-ft (120 N·m) for 2026–2027 and 83 lb-ft (113 N·m) for 2013–2025. Check which applies to yours. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.

Sources checked

Wheel nut torque, 2026–2027

88.5lb-ft120N·m

04080120050100150ft-lbN·m
As printed
“Wheel nut tightening torque: 88.5 ft-lb (120 N·m)”
Source
2027 Sentra Owner's Manual (Nissan): PDF page 389

Nissan Sentra lug nut torque by model year

Model yearTorqueManual page
202788.5 lb-ft (120 N·m)PDF page 389
202688.5 lb-ft (120 N·m)PDF page 383
202583 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 438
202483 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 434
202383 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 427
202283 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 430
202183 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 422
202083 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 447
201983 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 346
201883 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 394
201783 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 393
201683 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 372
201583 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 308
201483 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 300
201383 lb-ft (113 N·m)PDF page 288

Read on Nissan’s own site between October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026. Years not listed haven’t been checked yet, or their manual prints no value; check your own manual.

How to tighten them

  1. Clean any dirt or rust off the studs, the nuts and the wheel’s mounting face. Don’t oil them unless the manual says to.
  2. Thread every nut on by hand until it seats against the wheel.
  3. Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to the value for your model year in the table above.
  4. Tighten the nuts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every nut.
  5. Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.

More detail, including how many passes to make: how to torque lug nuts. Setting and using the wrench: how to use a click torque wrench. Nuts or bolts, car by car: lug nuts vs wheel bolts.

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Questions

What is the lug nut torque on a Nissan Sentra?

88.5 lb-ft (120 N·m) for 2026–2027; 83 lb-ft (113 N·m) for 2013–2025, as printed in Nissan’s owner’s manuals (2013–2027).

Can I use an impact wrench?

Not to finish. An impact wrench can’t set a torque and easily overshoots it, which stretches studs. Run the nuts down by hand or lightly, then finish with a torque wrench in a star pattern.

Should I oil the studs?

Not unless the manual says so. Torque values assume clean, dry threads; oil lets the same torque stretch the stud further. Some manuals, Kia’s and Mazda’s among them, say to keep oil and grease off wheel nuts and bolts altogether.