CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012 Altima has a defect trend of CVT transmission failure showing up around the 100,000 mile mark.

It's an expensive repair at nearly $2,000 average repair cost. For more information see Nissan Altima CVT defect info on NissanProblems.com.

8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
93,450 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
2012 Nissan Altima transmission problems

transmission problem

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2012 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #2

Oct 162018

Altima SL 2.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 104,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving with cruise control or not, the RPM gauge will rapidly bounce between high and low RPMs. The speed doesn't change, just the engine RPMs.

- obewise, Chubbuck, US

problem #1

Apr 022018

Altima SRT 3.5L

  • CVT transmission
  • 82,900 miles

nothing more to say, looks like a new transmission is in my future.

- iamtomingata, Marietta, US

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