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).

5.5

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,589 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2016 Nissan Altima body / paint problems

body / paint problem

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2016 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #9

Jul 192018

Altima

  • miles

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

My rear door will not lock and when you lower the it opens the door I have 47,000 mi on my car and all my rotor have to be replaced. I am concerned that the current air bag recall did not include my car.

- Avon Park, FL, USA

problem #8

Jun 122018

Altima

  • 96,000 miles
Spontaneously exploding sunroof. The sunroof exploded when driving at 55 mph at 65 degrees Fahrenheit on an open stretch of highway clear of any overpasses or bridges.

- Sewell, NJ, USA

problem #7

Jun 172018

Altima

  • 14,000 miles
Rear passenger door opens when lowing the window. The vehicle was stationary. A recall was issued to address the same issue but mine vehicle is not on the recall list.

- Clinton, MS, USA

problem #6

Mar 252018

Altima

  • 30,000 miles

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

The right side door will not open from the inside while vehicle is stationary! this has nothing to do with the doors being locked. Doors are unlocked and passenger cant get out unless they crawl to the left side or someone on the outside of car lets them out.

- Bessemer City, NC, USA

problem #5

Jan 182017

Altima

  • miles
The latch-lock cable may not have been routed properly in the rear door. The cable may interfere with the window regulator causing the rear passenger door to unlatch and inadvertently open with the mechanism is lowered to open window.

- Clifton Park, NY, USA

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problem #4

Jun 252017

Altima

  • 3,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. When opening the trunk of the vehicle, the trunk failed to stay up and failed to lock when closed. The contact took the vehicle to empire Nissan located in Ontario, ca who was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent the contact to fontana Nissan located in fontana, ca where the immobilizer, battery, remote, av master control unit, rearview camera, rearview camera assembly, door handles on the driver side, trunk lid gate lock assembly, and the trunk lock were all replaced. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 26294642. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.

- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA

problem #3

Nov 112016

Altima

  • 4,000 miles

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

The vehicle was purchased in 11 Nov of 2016, the day of purchase the left passenger window would not go down. The new car was left at the dealer the day of purchase for repairs. Three plus weeks later, around 12/03/2016 I had to call to find out if the car had been fixed. No communication from the dealer. The car was picked up and used after repairs. 03/March 2017 while driving down the road my 11 year old son rolled the left passenger window down and the door came open while on the highway. I researched the recalls and there was a recall for the right door only. Research Nissan had not sent to the dealerships.(recall number, 17V-040, recall date 01/18/2017) no notice of recall was ever sent to me nor was the dealership aware of the recall. The copy I took a copy to them was their first notice of a recall. I received the recall on 3/16/2017I tried to work the buyback process with Nissan but they stated that there was a recall in place and they would not entertain a buyback. No I'm stuck with a vehicle I do not trust and

- Summerfield, NC, USA

problem #2

Mar 312017

Altima

  • 1,500 miles
I was driving on Florida turnpike South and out of no where I hear a big boom noise. My car started over heating and I noticed my engine light has come onto the dashboard. Once I pulled over on side of turnpike, I notice sticking out of my front bumper a big piece of metal.

- North Lauderdale, FL, USA

problem #1

Jun 182016

Altima

  • 800 miles
It is in the trunk. The off-white sealant use everywhere in the trunk visible. It is underneath the trunk carpet, underneath the rubber mat. I found the sealant got melted causing rubber to be melted. I believe when temperature in Texas reached 110 degree that's when it happened. Luckily I spotted before it could have caught fire. Dealer says body shop will have to look at the cause and god knows if they may have to cut the whole trunk from inside to fix it. Car is still in service for more than 7 days.

- Houston, TX, USA

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