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).

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
52,512 miles

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2016 Nissan Altima brakes problems

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2016 Nissan Altima Owner Comments

problem #6

May 292020

Altima

  • 78,000 miles

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

P059F and P0159F codes are firing. I could not locate a tsb, but lots of online chatter about the same issue

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #5

Aug 202019

Altima 4-cyl

  • 78,000 miles
Within I month prior to my accident I had tire problems. I replaced the 4 tires.approx. 3 prior to the accident I had fuel and electrical problems. The parts were replaced. Approx. 1 week prior to the accident I had front brakes replaced.esurance has my vehicle policy # [xxx]claim#[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Long Beach, CA, USA

problem #4

Jul 012019

Altima

  • 79,898 miles
Takata recall I've got 80000 miles on my car and the transmission speed sensor went out. So while driving in traffic my car stalled from going and it could've caused a accident or my life the cvt transmission needs checked thanks.

- Dothan, AL, USA

problem #3

Jun 092019

Altima

  • 61,000 miles

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

As my family and I were driving on the highway the vehicle started to drop speed from 70 miles to about 10 miles per hour. As I tried to speed up by accelerating, the speed would not go higher and would just continue to drop. The vehicles behind me were able to see I was having difficulty and would slow down when they got close and go around me, so I am glad no accidents happened since we were driving in heavy traffic in high speed when this started to occur. We drove like this for about 45 minutes since we were driving back home from out of town. At some points it felt as the vehicle was about to turn off while were driving on the highway. It would jerk while driving and speed up on it's own as well at times. When I got off the highway and came to a red light the car said it was going 60 miles per and I was driving about 5 miles per hour. It would not break as I stepped on the break, taking it a while to respond. When the light turned green the car was not moving after I accelerated, and after a while start to move slowly and gain speed very slowly. An error also appeared but I don't remember what it displayed.

- Irving, TX, USA

problem #2

Nov 012017

Altima

  • 18,172 miles
Nov 2017, Altima had 18,173 miles, not one year old and the check engine light came on while drive it. Took it to dealer in san diego, diagnosis was a P0101 code (mass air flow sensor/orange PCV valve). Then at 20,598 miles, I saw my life flash before my eyes. I was driving on interstate 5 in southern California doing 72 mph with a truck behind me and all of a sudden the Altima will not accelerate! meanwhile the RPM's are jumping up and down. Again the dealer said it was code P0101, replaced the PCV valve again. Next at 20,833 miles the check engine light came back on. Dealer informed me there was carbon build up in the throttle body and found code P0101 as well. At that point the dealer replaced the throttle body with a new one. At 24,095, the dealer stated both shocks were leaking. Both shocks were removed and replaced. At 25,076 miles the back driver door would not open from the inside. The dealer replaced the acuator. At the same encounter, the back driver window did not roll down more than half way. Found vapor barrier and cable damaged. Also, during this time poor acceleration was noticed and they replaced the brake light switch and deleted stop lamp relay. Finally on this visit new heat shields as well. This car has spent 25 days of its life at a Nissan dealer. This car is scary and defective.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #1

Aug 112017

Altima

  • miles
Crank shaft sensor malfunction. My car stop on me while driving on a city street. It shook and then shut down. Very scary. I had to get push out of the street by police cause I was in the way of traffic. Someone almost ran into me.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

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