CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2016 Nissan Altima shows multiple problem trends, continuing the poor reputation of the 2013-2015 Altima, prompting us to give it our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.

Owners are complaining about transmission problems related to the CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission).

6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
4,300 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
2016 Nissan Altima accessories - interior problems

accessories - interior problem

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2016 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #2

Sep 042017

Altima LS

  • Automatic transmission
  • 8,443 miles

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

the radio/navigation/backup camera unit will not power on

I've seen Youtube videos of this same problem. It's a certified used car and Nissan should be aware of the problem. I feel cheated.

- David H., Greer, US

problem #1

Jun 222016

Altima 2.5L Sl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 100 miles

navigation / blue tooth

Bought a brand new 2016 Nissan Altima and paid extra for the Technology Package.

Navigation System shuts off and reboots at least 1x per day while driving. The destination needs to be reset, but you can not reset the destination while the car is moving. While talking on the phone through the blue tooth, there is an interference that you can not hear the call over the noise - this happens . The dealership replaced the entire unit with a stick unit, but the same issues continued. Brought it back to the dealer and they said they could not replicate the problem. The dealership said other customers are also having this issue. Files a complaint with Nissan Consumer Affairs. They ultimately told me they are aware of the issue, but the engineers have not developed a fix yet. I spoke to the dealership and they told me that Nissan is not allowing any further warranty work on this issue - nation wide. I spoke to a Supervisor at Nissan who filed a claim for Nissan to buy back the car. Of course, it was declined because it did not meet the criteria for the NJ lemon law. Of course it does not, they won't approve any repair work on it to reach the number of repair attempts required by NJ Lemon Law. Waited 6 weeks and checked back with the dealer, there have been no fixes for this issue and this is affecting the Altima and Rogue lines, this is NOT an IPhone issue (ios system) and there is still no time line for a repair. Nissan has closed my complaint stating there is nothing they can do until the engineers figure out the resolution. It's been 5 months with a persistent problem and Nissan is refusing to fix the issue.

- alwaysanissanowner, North Plainfield, NJ, US

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