Today's torque converters are much more efficient and new transmissions like the dual clutch automatic ones which seem to provide the same fuel savings as CVT's. or at least until they are perfected and I won't be their guinea pig ever again. But I see them as the Wankel engine, great on paper and great when new, but not something you can rely on in the long run. In my opinion, CVT's were a good idea, they seemed to save gas (lower emissions), be cheaper to build and provide a great advantage by maximizing the engine's torque when accelerating. You do not hear that many issues from Honda, Subaru or Toyota. Murano, Rogue and even the smaller vehicles have had plenty of complaints. I've never seen definitive conclusions.Ĭlick to expand.Nissan has had tons of issues with CVT's and not only with the Pathfinder. Not taking off from a stand-still under certain conditions. I've seen a few quirks and problems posted in regards to them. 2017+ have an all new direct injected 3.5L engine. The CVT is just one of the many worries with a 2017-2020 Pathfinder or a Nissan product in general. I personally would never pay more than the low $20K USD range for a 2019 or 2020 used one. I believe the best way to buy one is direct through Enterprise car sales, Hertz or the other rental co's. They're a great value when bought as an ex-rental or used because they have terrible resale. Is a PF less reliable than a similar domestic SUV? I don't think so. Is Nissan going to get away from them? I don't see why when Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Hyundai and Kia and others are on board with them in 2020. Having owned Nissan CVTs in the past, they're actually lower down on my list of concerns. Mine is an ex-rental that was purchased in Oct 2019 w/ 24K miles on it. It gave off a rumbling noise, noticeable when turning the steering wheel side/side at slow/no speeds. The only odd ball problem I had with my 2019 at 34K miles was a failed strut mount/bearing. An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year.Click to expand.The CVT is just one of the many worries with a 2017-2020 Pathfinder or a Nissan product in general. N/A indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. ![]() Our subscribers provide great insights into their satisfaction by answering one simple question: If they had it to do all over again, would they definitely buy or lease the same model? In addition, respondents also rate their cars in six categories: driving experience, comfort, value, styling, audio, and climate systems. To learn about satisfaction, CR has collected survey data from our annual survey on more than half a million vehicles. An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year. Based on this data and further analysis, we predict reliability for the latest year. Extra weight is given to the more serious areas such as major engine or transmission problems. The results are presented relative to the average model that year. Consumer Reports subscribers reported on any serious problems they had with their vehicles during the past 12 months that they considered serious because of cost, failure, safety, or downtime, in any of the trouble spots included in the table below. The reliability charts are based on responses on hundreds of thousands of vehicles from our latest Annual Auto Survey.
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