2017 Nissan Sentra parts sizes

What the official 2017 Nissan Sentra owner's manual prints for replacement parts: bulbs. Every value below is copied from the manual, with the PDF page so you can check it yourself.

bulbs

1Low beam H11 · high H9

Low beam: H11 · 55 W
High beam: H9 · 65 W
Fog lights: H11 · 55 W

Bulb wattages printed in the 2017 Nissan Sentra owner's manual, bars to scale from zero.

2017 Nissan Sentra owner's manual

Source: the official 2017 Sentra owner's manual (PDF from Nissan).

Exterior bulbs

Position	Bulb	Watts	Manual
Low beam headlight (Type A) / DRL (Canada only)	H11	55 W	p. 439
High beam headlight (Type A)	H9	65 W	p. 439
Turn/park (Type A headlight)	3157AK	27/8 W	p. 439
Side marker (Type A headlight)	W5W	5 W	p. 439
High beam headlight (Type B)	H9	65 W	p. 439
Turn/park (Type B headlight)	3157AK	27/8 W	p. 439
Side marker (Type B headlight)	W5W	5 W	p. 439
Front fog light (if equipped)	H11	55 W	p. 439
Rear turn	WY21W	21 W	p. 439
Rear stop/tail	W21/5W	21/5 W	p. 439
Backup (reversing)	W16W	16 W	p. 439
License plate light	W5W	5 W	p. 439

How the 2017 compares with nearby years

Against the 2016 Sentra: The low-beam bulb and high-beam bulb are the same in both manuals.

Against the 2018 Sentra: The low-beam bulb and high-beam bulb are the same in both manuals.

The H11 low-beam bulb appears in every Sentra manual from 2015 to 2025 that this site has read (11 model years).

The 2017 Sentra belongs to the 7th gen (B17), which began with the 2013 model year (MY2016 facelift: redesigned headlights; LED low beams + LED DRLs on SR/SL); generation dates. Parts often carry over within a generation, but the manual for your exact model year is the one to trust.

Shared with other 2017 models

H11 (low beam headlight (type a) / drl (canada only) and front fog light): 17 other 2017 models list it, including Chevrolet Trax, Ford Escape, Ford F-150, Honda CR-V, Honda Civic, Honda Odyssey.
H9 (high beam headlight (type a) and high beam headlight (type b)): 4 other 2017 models list it, including Nissan Altima, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Rogue, Toyota Tacoma.
3157 (turn/park (type a headlight) and turn/park (type b headlight)): 4 other 2017 models list it, including Ford Escape, Ford F-150, Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tundra.
W5W (side marker (type a headlight), side marker (type b headlight) and license plate light): 17 other 2017 models list it, including Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Trax, Ford Escape, Ford Explorer, Ford F-150, Hyundai Santa Fe.
WY21W (rear turn): 10 other 2017 models list it, including Chevrolet Trax, Ford Escape, Ford Explorer, Nissan Altima, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Rogue.
W21/5W (rear stop/tail): 2 other 2017 models list it, including Nissan Altima, Nissan Pathfinder.
W16W (backup (reversing)): 4 other 2017 models list it, including Chevrolet Trax, Hyundai Santa Fe, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota Tacoma.

A shared number means the same replacement part fits both cars, so one spare can cover two cars in the household.

What the manual does not print

The 2017 Nissan Sentra owner's manual does not list wipers, battery, filters and oil sizes; for the battery, read the label on the battery fitted to the car, then check the size against the BCI group chart; for wipers, measure each blade end to end and buy the nearest whole-inch size.

Buying the parts for a 2017 Sentra

Headlight bulbs: the H11 low beam and the H9 high beam are halogen capsules on trims that have them; buy them in pairs so both sides match in colour and output.
Small bulbs: this manual names 12 replaceable bulb positions. Wedge bulbs such as W5W and 194 differ from twist-socket bulbs such as 7443 or 3157, so match the full number, including suffixes like NA (amber).

Check it on your car

Trim, engine and lighting package change some of these parts, so match the row that names your engine or trim. The facts on this page come from 1 page of the manual (439). Before you buy, compare the number printed on the old part with the table above. See how this site reads manuals.

Other Sentra years

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