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3 out of 5 stars

Great car Minus CVT replacement

Chris D, 06/20/2019
2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

AT a bit over 65,000 mile our CVT went out. Why if there are so many complaints are they not recalling this issue? They need to recall these cars and give a refund to people who have had to pay for this issue. also you can't have the rear windows open due to the vibration if the radio is on.

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4 out of 5 stars

Total transmission failure at 40,000

Moriah, 04/28/2019
2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Total tran failure at 40,000. Scary, worried it will happen again right after warranty ends.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great update from 2014 SV to 2016 SL

Mikey 2, 08/16/2016
updated 02/19/2018
2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

The lease on my 2014 SV was about to end, I had about 6.5K over the allotment and was not sure if they were going to charge me all of them if I purchased another Nissan. I test drove several cars 3.5 Altima SL and 2.5 as well as Maxima SV. After the test drive I made my mind up on a 2.5 SL with Moonroof and LED Tech package. Nissan addressed all the shortcomings of the previous model...IE: transmission, road noise, interior plastic. Don't get me wrong the 2014 SV was a good car but the 2016 SL is so much better. The dealer worked with me, gave me a great price didn't have to pay for the extra miles either on the purchase. The SL come standard with Michelin tires which are relatively quiet so I'm not sure about other reviews that complain about road noise, mine is pretty quiet. Update after 10k miles, fuel economy is still great, road and wind noise did increase but still better than my 2014. The 2016 has acoustic glass wich makes it quieter by default. Still enjoy driving the car but I understand what people are saying about road noise. Update after 16k miles, still going strong seats are more confortable and MPG is a solid 33 mpg with more highway than city driving. Love the remote start and heated seat, steering wheel and outside mirror in colder months. No issues just regular maintenance. I now have 24k miles on my Nissan and had a couple of issues the first is with the dealer since they changed the cabin air cleaner I heard wind noises coming from the fan blower motor as it turns out the tech didn’t replace the air cleaner door properly causing this loud noise when the fan was on higher speeds. The other was that I was hearing what sounded like a winter tire hum every time I slowed down ( in the south we don’t need winter tires) the noise turn out to be a bad rear hub at 22k miles!! Hopefully this was an anomaly. I’ll keep everyone posted if anything goes wrong.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Denise Shaffer, 02/17/2016
2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I love my Altima! The gas mileage is fantastic, it is a very comfortable and smooth ride, and it's absolutely beautiful. This is my second Altima and they are very reliable and well built.

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'16 Altima - It's still about VALUE and LOOKS good

Lee, 10/07/2016
updated 04/10/2018
2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I want to say how much I saved in my trade by having Edmunds numbers to pull out !!!!!!

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