2016 Nissan Altima Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 81about this part
- Share
- 15%of 555 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 45,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 81 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2016 Nissan Altima, 15% of the 555 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Cvt transmission I purchased the car with 49,000 miles at nearly 70,000 miles had transmission replaced with a used transmission with 35,000 miles now into year three I may need another transmission...Nissan must fix this problem. I was driving and the car shut off...I put the car in park and restarted the vehicle and once I put the gear into drive it completely cut off.”
NHTSA complaint #11180444, filed 2019-02, 148,000 miles“Hello at may 28 I saw that opened new recall on my Nissan. At nowadays dealer doesnt know how can fix this problem and said that don't have remedy to fix the car. I have two Nissan Altima 2016 and 2017 I want to sell a both because at today passed around 2 month from opened recall and nobody knows any decision how to fix my cars. Dealer said that NHTSA should give instructions to resolve this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #11340808, filed 2020-07, 500 miles“After stopping and going a decent amount (such as a drive thru) the car has a delay of shifting gears and starting to move after completely stopped. I am not sure what is wrong with my vehicle. The rpms will go significantly up before increasing speed. It will do this on slow or fast roads.”
NHTSA complaint #11344107, filed 2020-08, 45,000 miles“I was driving to work on a dry road and my traction control light came on and stayed on. So I pulled over turned off the vehicle waited a few minutes and started off again. As soon as I started movie the traction control light came on and stayed on again.”
NHTSA complaint #11397075, filed 2021-02, 138,800 miles“My car stalls acellaration RPM high. Ans slows downs on its own without using the brake city driving stop and go traffic and highway at times I have a scanner I got coed e8 and e9 was told by the dealership where I purchased the car it nothing wrong with my car I have it towed because it kept stalling. They had my car for 3 weeks with no findings it happen in 9-19 and again 10_11-19 while on a rode trip with my family”
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Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 14% |
| 2024 | 8 | 20% |
| 2023 | 6 | 20% |
| 2022 | 9 | 29% |
| 2021 | 12 | 17% |
| 2020 | 36 | 20% |
| 2019 | 49 | 21% |
| 2018 | 60 | 27% |
| 2017 | 62 | 16% |
| 2016 | 81 | 15% |
| 2015 | 94 | 10% |
| 2014 | 84 | 8% |
| 2013 | 241 | 10% |
| 2012 | 58 | 14% |
| 2011 | 42 | 17% |
| 2010 | 72 | 19% |
| 2009 | 146 | 9% |
| 2008 | 201 | 20% |
| 2007 | 38 | 8% |
| 2006 | 64 | 8% |
| 2005 | 60 | 6% |
| 2004 | 10 | 4% |
| 2003 | 25 | 3% |
| 2002 | 24 | 2% |
| 2001 | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 | 4 | 3% |
| 1999 | 3 | 3% |
| 1998 | 1 | 1% |
| 1997 | 10 | 9% |
| 1996 | 4 | 4% |
| 1995 | 6 | 3% |
| 1994 | 1 | 1% |
| 1993 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2016 Nissan Altima
235 complaintsEngine
86 complaintsAir bags
72 complaintsVehicle speed control
65 complaintsElectrical system
42 complaintsExterior lighting
42 complaintsFuel system
30 complaintsBody and structure
29 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
22 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsSuspension
12 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Nissan Altima
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology