For people who wonder about the reliability of this style Altima, I work at a Nissan dealership, I don't remember seeing many come in for disastrous problems. Most of them came in for regular maintenance (unbelievable considering most altima owners). I got to inspect a 2020 model with over 200,000 miles, no direct service history, and it was fine. The only issues were that the cv axles were leaking. It actually held up well considering it's a Nissan. It won't beat a Camry or an Accord, but it is a somewhat reliable car if cared for.
@@joeshmoe8952$2000 shifters fail often. The transfer case is held in by very soft aluminum bolts, and the 4 cylinders use paper seals to activate the cam sprockets. Paper and oil equals tears. Not saying they're terrible but the cost cutting is very evident compared to older ones
@@brewyawn3394titans and armadas have always had good engines and transmissions. But the rest of the truck is terrible. Ive never seen more buyers remorse. In my opinion this Altima or the rogue is the only way to go with a nissan
Me too… 08 v6 6mt coupe. Loaded. Felt luxurious, pulled hard, looked great. Let it go at 400,000km when pump went. Still on original clutch. I abused that car badly. Still have a 2019 370z I take care of. If Nissan made manuals I’d have another one now, but I won’t touch a cvt.
@@RJKYEG mine was bright red and even 10 years old got compliments. Haha also had a few “that’s an Altima??” when people asked what it was. The funniest was a guy ran into a 711 I was in, looked at me and said “is that your. Car?!” I was worried something might have happened, and said “yeah, what happened??. And he just goes: nothing that’s a cool car man, I looked inside and I used to work at a Nissan and it was rare to see a v6 manual!” lol. Backseat was big enough to have passengers and they were fine, was able to fit all kinds of things in over the years. Went though mountain blizzards countless times. Road feel was definitely not great, light steering, more roll than a pure sports car - it was a grand Tourer at best, not a sports car, but as my daily driver it was perfect. Never regretted buying that car.
@@dratonbalat3423 Reliability not luck my friend. When I moved here I met a American girl that I married and her father owns a medical transportation business where they pick up and drop off medical patients that have medical problems and have no transportation and insurance pays for the ride from and to the hospitals for whatever medical reason they need. Well long story short he has a fleet of 30 Nissans mixed between altimas, pathfinders, and rouges, all from years 2018-2019, all have over 200,000 miles and none of them have had a single issue with the CVT, or Engine. Because of him I bought the Altima. I understand why Nissan has a bad reputation because from 2008-2013 there CVT’s would break down left and right. But like my friend that works at Nissan as a tech said after 2018 the CVT’s are very solid if you do change there oil on time. The dealership he works at maintenance a fleet of Nissan Altimas that are owned by the government that government officials use to travel all over the US and they all have over 300,000 miles and the CVT has never gave out.
lol. I worked at a rental car place around 1999, and this comment is so true. I will say the 99-2000 models were extremely reliable. Maxima's were also great.
@@nathanaelbennett8286 They're not the same price, though. They're the same MSRP, but one manufacturer is willing to negotiate and the others say "I know what I have."
Very thorough review. I miss the old Nissans the early VQ v6 was indestructible. Maybe I'm showing my age but one of the best cars I've ever owned was a 95 Maxima SE. It had 385k on it when it got totaled by an 80yr old lady who pulled out directly in front of me when I was driving 50. I won't even give Nissan a 2nd look since they started using CVT's
The newer VQ's actually are more reliable than the early ones, they are great engines. They mainly have issues with their CVT's and other engine platforms
My 2008 Altima coupe was fully loaded v6 6mt. I abused the heck out of it…. Went done potholed backcountry roads while 4x4’s turned around. Bashed suspension a few times, broke loose the rear windshield on a pothole flying fast down a winter backroad. Nothing but oil change occasionally. At 400,000km I decided not to repair water pump. It still looked great and got compliments. It still pulled HARD, I was still on the orignal clutch. I’d buy one again any day IF THEY MADE A MANUAL lol. Keeping my 2019 370z manual, but for my daily I went to a civic.
Just started the 14th year driving my 12' Altima and still have the original CVT transmission. I have the transmission fluid changed in my car every 2 years. Never have had any problems with my CVT transmission.
@@stanleysourelis5104 that's true but at the same time many Jatco CVTs have real issues. Common one is overheating making service interval useless since at half the way the oil is burned. You really don't want to the stablished service fearing that you'll have one of those issues.
@@tom11zz884 The problem is in Nissan's dealership! Thay say (before 2018) : Transmission fluid is lifetime fluid. Change that fluid every 30,000 miles and don't be too much harsh on the gas pedal! It's pretty reliable vehicles. This is NON Turbo!!! If you compare with ANY 1.5 Turbo this is hands down better!
you are lucky so far. My brother and sister both have the 2017/2019 Rogue and the CVT acted up in 3 years (dealer changed the CVT under warranty and got rid of the car), the other one at 80k miles and all of a sudden, none of the gears would shift. sold the car at a loss.
This will be the best used high schooler car. In 5 years, buy this for cheap, service the transmission oil (twice,) and give this to your freshly licenced high school junior. They won't complain about the ride or seats or CVT, but it will be safe and reliable enough to keep the parents happy.
Spot on. We bought our daughter a 2022 SR midnight edition with awd and it has been great! Back and forth to school and no issues! Driving it in college now. It's roomy, looks good, not too powerful, and awd is handy where we live. She loves hers.
LOVE the simple, straightforward layout of this Altima's interior. LOVE that Nissan stuck with a conventional transmission shifter. Had a 2007 Altima. Great vehicle. Zero problems. Coldest A/C & warmest heat I've ever had in a vehicle.
I do agree that Nissan CVTS are by far not the best and can most definitely have their issues… BUTTTT if people changed their CVT fluid every 30k miles and actually properly maintained their car there wouldn’t be nearly as many horror stories. I thoroughly believe they’re comfortable, affordable, efficient and reliable daily drivers. (When they’re not driven into the ground and are maintained) which is rarely the case.
The problem is that the dealerships discourage or refuse to do so. “It’s a sealed transmission” This is the garbage they gave me on my 7-speed auto 370z So I ended up with a new transmission at 54,000 miles… I am at 117,000 miles now with zero issues Jatco blows - if you wanna run the piss out of your car then an aftermarket transmission cooler and 30k fluid changes are a must - Just that Nissan won’t do ya any favors because they’re following the Apple business model of: “Jus get a new one Bro!!” We can thank all the MBA guys who couldn’t get laid in high school who are now running corporate “merikuh maaaaaaaaaaaaaan”
I feel like people buy these who don't know to INSIST on a transmission service every 30K and if they do then they can't afford it or believe the dealers spewing the "sealed" BS.
I had an Altima with 224K miles on it and the key to the Jatco was fluid changes every 25K. At 224K, the engine was in tip top shape with zero leaks, noises or hesitation. The only thing that went wrong with that car was an alternator at 160K. I went on Ebay and bought a used one from a wreck and it worked great until I traded in the car.
Most, if not all modern trannies are ”sealed”, but independent mechanics will service them. Mine lets me buy my preferred trans and diff fluids. They just do the labor.
I agree , this dude or mechanic he works on them so he may get annoyed by the set up and difficulty unnecessary stuff etc… that’s not owners problems, owners just have to take care of it they hate working on them lol
Agreed, "non-car" people just jump on the Nissan bashing bandwagon because they heard one time that CVTs are the worst thing in the world. They have zero knowledge of the disastrous Honda transmissions in the 2000's to the 2000 teens or the horrendous number of recalls that Toyota had in the same time period. Nissan has terrible marketing and PR to cover this type of stuff up.
I’ve been driving Nissans for the past 35 years. I like the quality compare to American brands. Toyota and Hondas are overpriced in my area. Generic window stickers that includes miscellaneous $4500-$5000 fees added to the price of the car. I recently went new car shopping and visited some Toyota and Honda dealers. Prices were insane. I ended up purchasing a Sentra SR 2024. I’m very happy with the car and the price.
When I was shopping for a Honda Civic, every local dealer had $3000-$4000 of extra crap on the little sticker to the side of the monroney. I didn't want Lo Jack, weather protection, undercoating, Permaplate, etc. I asked to to either remove the cost...which put me back at MSRP...or source me a car without those add ons. The refused. The Civic Hatchback Touring I was interested in price out at $37k with all the dealer crap. So I wandered over to my local Acura dealer and picked up a MUCH better appointed Integra for $36k. They even threw in all weather mats. Honda and Toyota dealers treat customers so badly, I don't know why anyone buys a vehicle from them. Sadly, the Integra and Civic were affected by a steering rack issue. I had my replaced under warranty, but there were a few other issues with the car that left me leery. The days of superior Honda build quality is gone.
Glad to see you doing these reviews and calling out what you see (in a professional way). I hope you continue to stay independent! That is pretty rare these days
I have a 2021 SR and I have driven my Altima all over the eastern half of the US. I have over 100K miles and my private mechanic and Nissan dealership has not seen any major problems. I have kept the maintenance up and my Altima drives like new and I have had no issues with my Altima. I grew up in Nissans and always loved the reliability. Although I will say there are a few minor interior issues with quality, but all in all I really can’t say anything majorly wrong with my Altima. I’m just hoping and waiting that Nissan will put time and thought in the next Generation Altima to back in the Game.
Bought a brand new 2007 3.5 liter Altima (with CVT). Regular routine (oil, tires, fluids, shocks/struts, brakes) maintenance. Changed the CVT fluid per the owner's manual intervals. Never a problem with the vehicle. Sold it with 168,000 miles, running like new, in 2020 to an auto mechanic. I see it parked outside his shop every morning on my way to work. So, 17.5 years later, it's still running..........and looking good. Currently own 2 Nissan trucks (208,000 & 124,000 miles). Love them. Run like German sewing machines. Never a problem. I suspect that a lot (but not, "all") of people's issues with Nissan boil down to not following Nissan recommended service intervals and a lot of DIY'ers of dubious mechanical competency, who can't (or don't want to) spend the $$$$ on OEM parts. Can't think of another model of vehicle I've seen more of, with the hood open, in AutoZone parking lots.
nice, I wanted that in 2023 but only a 5 spd manual was available. which is bad on the highway/freeway. nevertheless, I bought a new 2023 automatic versa base model. the trasmission sucks, but no gimmicks and very good gas milage which is great for my 140 km daily commute both ways. but great of all was it's MRSP was 15000 usd or less. I am shocked at the 2025 altima price tag! even adjusted for inflation!
Your car started production in 2004, which was the tail end of the golden age of Nissan, well before the quality went completely down the train. You can not compare a 2009 Versa with a Nissan built in 2025 primarily for rental car fleets.
Different era of Nissan, plus your car is a manual not a CVT like the modern Nissans. Don't know why folks always bring their anecdotal experiences into the comments.
2021 nissan altima sr awd here! I enjoy mine the simplicity and the price point. I purchased mine used. I do have a 2015 nissan frontier and a 2014 murano both frontier and murano have 140,000 plus miles. I did have an transmission issue but was fixed without replacing the transmission.
90s to early 2000s was Nissan's best. Growing up we had 92 Sentra SE-R, 93 Altima, 96 Maxima , 1st Gen Titan. 2004 Pathfinder. 1st Gen Infiniti FX35. all were awesome.
Here is 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5 with 237,000 miles. Still going strong Original engine and transmission. Change transmission oil every 30,000 miles!!! Coolant every 150,000 miles. From 2013 (second owner) I change all 4 wheel bearing, 4 bar links, valve cover, 4 spark plugs and Ignition coil on 200,000. This is better than my wife 2020 Honda CRV 1.5 Turbo blown head gasket and oil dulition Edit: I forgot, also I change: Air Cleaner Intake Hose and the middle catalyst converter (started to make huge noise I didn't welded, instead I changed it the whole piece).
Yeah but how long will it last if you do not change the tranny oil as compared to many other cars that will last more than 100K miles without changing tranny oil at all.
To be fair on pricing, this is really a $29,000 car with optional paint, awd and 19' rims which bring it to 34k. Take off the paint and the rims and add the premium package and it's way more comparable to the accord and camry for about the same 34k, and that's with awd
I bought a Nissan in 2005 brand new, 2.5L engine, very loud on the freeway, changed the tires and was better, never had a major issue on engine or transmission or anything major, changed the suspension parts, did oils changes and transmission fluid changes every 60k miles, the clear coat started peeling at 6 years old and that was my biggest complaint, I hated it and a paint job would cost more than the car at that point, anyway I drove it for almost 20 years, a lady hit me at an intersection, totaled and I got $5,300 from insurance, took that money and put $2000 more and got a Camry, same year, clean inside and out, half the miles and drives like a dream, quiet on the freeway and has a V6, I notice Camry is built a lot better, has foam insulation to make it quiet and I wanna drive it for another 200k miles 😊
My 2013 Sentra made it to 140k miles before the cvt exploded. I only changed the fluid once to be fair at 50k miles I believe don’t remember. But I drive very conservatively so that helped. Either way it was a 6k expense bill
@@pedrofernandez8729 Oh I could totally see that happening with a V6 engine. My 2020 Versa is 4 cylinder, 1.6L, 120 Horsepower. 85k miles and it's still goin pretty dang good. Bought it at 65k. I've heard that newer generation CVTs are just as good as any ol' automatics.
Great review as always. Someone should let them know there's a chuck missing on the inside of the right front tire. That things gonna pop on somebody. I watch every single one. Thank you very much.
TCCN Automotive makes salient insights regarding the 2025 Altima. The Altima's price is lowered when you consider the pre-owned Nissan's. I have driven the Altima SR as a rental car. I love the sporty feeling and the road noise quality of the sedan. The Altima has a negative reputation, and Nissan needs to improve its bad reputation. Nissan's corporate future is uncertain. If one purchases the vehicle as a pre-owned model, then the price decreases. This video represents the first admission that TCCN has driven all generations of the Nissan Altima. Kudos to TCCN Automotive for giving an objective look at other vehicle marques.
what a great review. I've had all 2023 Altima Sr, great car. I've also had a 2024 Altima SV premium, this car in this video is the Sr with the turbo in it. I have never had an issue with any of cvt transmissions. thank you for your honest review. I agree this should be an easily 27k car.. Nissan would be better if they put in a automatic trans like they did in the maxima.
I would re-subscribe and like this video again, if I could, just to bolster you. What a fantastic review, the best out there. You're saying the truth about 2019 cars at '25 prices, and I'm here for it. Thank you for the hard work you do, CCNR!! ✌🏻
Nissan: Good cheap transportation that go south quickly (more due to the type of people that buy them rather than the car itself). We had a sentra years ago. Good basic transport. The car you need not the one you want.
I love your knowledge and straight forward reviews on these cars. I would love to hear your opinion on the new 2025 RAM’s 3.0 liter straight six twin turbo. A lot of controversy over replacing the 5.7 liter Hemi with this engine going forward. If you would review it I know we would get it straight up and no fluff like some other auto review channels
Their sport cars are keeping them afloat. Their pickup truck seems to be pretty good also. Blame the shortcomings on corporate, they don't want to let go of that CVT transmission!
2024 Altima started at $26k but $34k is the 2024 Toyota Venza ballpark. $34k buys you an XV80 Camry with quite a bit of options or a 2025 Honda Accord with some options. Google is saying, though, the actual Altima deals are a bit below MSRP for 2024 and 2025 model years, so it all makes sense.
Every time I watch a non- Toyota car review ,it makes me once again appreciate my 2024 Corolla hybrid with the super reliable 1.8 ,paired with the near indestructible E-CVT
Nah bro my father had a 96 I30 Infifnti and it went up to 330,000 miles and I got a 08 G35x that's at 110,000 miles, these Nissan engines last forever. Your Toyota is going to have problems with all that computer bullshit and unless you lice under a rock or inside of an echo chamber everyone's been saying the new Toyotas have a lot of problems.
@@BackroomsBoi2020 was the first year the Corolla hybrid came out but it uses the same powertrain as the previous Prius' This dude here on UA-cam is a courier going from New York to Virginia so many times a month. 481k with general maintenance. ua-cam.com/video/UFfT3EmvJCU/v-deo.htmlsi=AtuYYgh3GYfc-aaw
@@BackroomsBoiyou’re most likely to have transmission failure. Toyota on the other hand has been reliable with a few exceptions on certain years on some models.
I have 2012 Nissan rogue owned it for 10 years and no issues with 160k never changed cvt transmission fluid going strong the maintenance is very low over the 10 years, since I owned it , probably spent 3k on brakes tires wheel bearing and axles oil changes at 3k miles all parts are mostly original from lights to gaskets , speaking of four-wheel-drive , drive it through 2 feet of snow , no problem
2010 Nissan Altima coupe, 2.5s, 6 speed, 130k. Car has outlasted friends and family toyotas and hondas. The car is a tank. I have popped up on curbs, ran over an exercise bike laying on freeway, and even bumper ripped off during accident and its still going.
Seems like almost every company the last couple years doesn't integrate the infotainment screen with the dash anymore, kind of just an afterthought now.
I owned multiple Nissans from 2016 - 2023, mainly because they offered cheap leases and I grew up driving them ... But everything said here is correct and it's why I moved to Honda and Toyota. I think Nissans problem is that they can't compete with Honda and Toyota reliability and then have moved to make cars that "look nice and premium" the problem is Kia and Hyundai do that way better than Nissan... I really hope Nissan makes the adjustments needed to turn things around since they tend to have nice car designs but I don't really see them being around in the 10-15 years
The problem is nissan itself now have a deep financial issues so the latest product will suffer from bad quality as a consequence unlike a financial stable corporation
I don't see how their products are suffering from quality issues ?? In the past totally but now .. Nope .. I prefer a company that pushes out quality stuff and has some issues than a company with no issues but pushing out crap ..
@@TinoMiller Nissan is performing poorly from a sales perspective and are in the middle of a finical crisis as well. There will be no surprise when then start cost cutting to free up whatever cash they can
The best Nissan were made in the late 1980's until 1999. After 1999 the quality of Nissan went down. I had a 1994 Nissan Semta that I had for over 250,000 miles before I sold it. It was solid and well built 🫣🫣 Thank you for an honest review AMD 😎😎👍👍
I took my 2006 Sentra to 315k miles before trading it in. Nissans have always made good cars but you gotta babysit em when it comes to your engine. Gotta stay on top of makin sure your fluids are flushed and changed. Do that and the only real issues you'll have are routine technical stuff. Maybe some electrical stuff too but that's also routine.
Knowing the latest Camry has just a slightly higher price, you'd have some serious explaining to do if you chose the Altima for any reason other than good looks.
Not if you look at the trim levels. XSE Camry tops out in the $42k range while starting at $28k base; Altima's max out mid $30k while starting at low $20k range.
had one as a 2023 one as a rental car and in the glove box was a record of already extensive repairs. Motor mount gave out at 16k mi, volume buttons replaced, transmission mount replaces, transmission fluid flushed.
Think about what you said regarding gimmicks. Nissan is actually saving the consumer money in the long run by not putting in the "gimmicks". That 2.5 Naturally aspirated engine was pretty powerful in my 2007 Altima. Again, no gimmicks, no turbos to break down and cost thousands to repair. I sure hope that the Jatco folks have made this tranny at least comparable with Honda and Toyota. If yes, this is the way to go because engine wise, Nissans run for a very long time. It was always the Jatco issue. Thanks for the video. Please do a review on the Nissan Frontier Pro4X.... the new Tacoma eater.
The PR25DD 2.5L engine in this car is 95% different (mostly worse) than the old-school QR25DE 2.5L engine in your 2007 Altima. Lumbar support, wireless Android Auto, etc. are not "gimmicks" but are useful features for most people (and available at this price point from other manufacturers) that Nissan has purposely left out of this car in order to milk customers into paying extra for higher trims. The newer Jatco CVT's are a little bit better but likely still more prone to failure (especially if neglected with infrequent fluid changes, hard driving when cold, and very aggressice driving in general) than Honda and Toyota's belt-driven CVT's (the Toyota CVT-i has a takeoff gear to decrease stress on the belt). Of course, none of these are comparable to the bulletproof gear-driven Toyota eCVT that Toyota uses in its hybrid models (totally different design and operation).
We have a 2015 with 155,000 miles on it. It was a certified used when we go it and we got the 100k mile warranty. Good thing we did. The transmission did go out at 80,000 miles. Good thing we had the warranty. Other than that it’s been a good car. No other issues. It gets great gas mileage. We have gotten close to 50mpg while traveling on the highway.
Cold weather all year round does not affect the CVT transmission but most countries have very hot weather most months of the year the transmission will boil in hot weather and will be destroyed within a few months
When you mentioned the lumbar support I immediately came to the comment section; It does NOT need lumbar support due to their Zero gravity seats. I first hand always required lumbar support I traded in my Camry after picking it up from the collision center because they had given me an Altima as a rental, Toyota may be reliable but the seats aren’t
My 2015 Altima S is fantastic but only has 59,000 miles. Added new wheel covers and shaded windows. The body shape is much more sleek and stylish than the new 2025. love it
As an owner of 2 past Nissan vehicles. 2013 Path and 2018 Note, I’ll save y’all the trouble. Don’t buy one. Learned my lesson the hard way. Maybe it was the old man in me desperately trying to believe in the brand with 3 great cars in the past. Datsun 240z, 89 Path and 96 Path. It’s extremely sad to see Nissan fall. But they did it to themselves.
Those are the dark ages of Nissan. The new ones are not as troublesome. I have had a 2014 g37,have a 22 Altima, and a new Z. No issues even with high miles.
My 12th yr driving my 2013 Altima with 2 transmission 1st was replaced at 98k miles. I now have 272k mile on it. Change the transmission fluid twice in the second transmission. Still rolling. Keeping up the maintenance I can do my self. All that was done was ac compressor changers, gear shift, drive shaft changed everything else is working fine. Surprisingly no real issues happened with it. Outstanding things need to be done is rear shocks and some front end bull joints. I got my monies worth out of this joint🤣🤣🤣
@rickm8456 - Toyotas are in rental fleets too so they are in good company. A couple years ago, I rented a Camry through Hertz. The entire time, I was trying to understand the fascination. It was terrible. Loud, rough and unrefined motor, super outdated dash, sloppy handling.
I think the negative opinion of Nissan is unwarranted having know many people including myself that have them. Something they could do to improve their image is offering a better warranty and lowering their prices. if you are cross shopping the altima with the Camry or accord, I don't believe you would choose the Atima being very similarly priced. But that doesn't make it a bad car it just makes it a bad car for the price.
Nissans are based on the owner's maintenance history. I'm on my 4th Nissan. Nissan was shitty between 09 to '18 with the JATCO Transmission. I had an 07 Altima that was totaled at 201,734 miles. Had the original CVT and engine. It was paired to the VQ engine. That allowed it to last longer than the 4 cyclinder iterations. I have a 21 Maxima SR currently with 140k miles on it. I change my CVT fluid religiously every 30k miles. Take care of your cars, regardless of the brand, and they'll take care of you.
If people who bought these cars maintained them properly INCLUDING the CVT and didn’t drive them into the ground they wouldn’t have such a bad reputation. I’m not saying they’re the best, at all… but the Altima hate makes me sad. They deserve better imo. They’re not as bad of cars as people like to say.
Call your local nissan dealer and tell them you have 30,000 miles on it and you want the fluid changed. See how that goes. Record it and post it. That’s the main problem - dealers wont do it or will try hard to talk you out of it
@@07wrxtr1 If you know the CVT oil or any oil needs to be changed why are you going to the dealers when you can DIY or carry it to another mechanic?! If it's under warranty you can force them to do it by simply saying "lawyer" .. Overall Nissan vehicles are as good as Toyota .. Never once someone drove a Camry as hard as an Altima
@@TinoMiller stop using common sense- some people might get hurt:).. Well said sir- and spot on… a mechanic buddy of mine ( a real one ).. said his Altima “ bought new7 years ago- best car he’s ever owned.. he’ll tell anyone that..
@@07wrxtr1 The dealership isn’t the one and only place you can get your car serviced. I avoid the dealer as much as possible when it comes to car maintenance. I actually have called my local Nissan dealer to have the fluid changed, they didn’t talk me out of it but they were going to charge me $800 to service it. I did my research & found a transmission shop near me with amazing reviews that used OEM Nissan CVT fluid. Had an amazing experience & only spent $300 to get it done.
I have a 2006 Altima 2.5 SE. The road noise was bad. I am a bit of an audiophile and know that stacked layers of towels make the best sound absorbers. One day I see my wife getting rid of loads of old towels. Bath towels. Beach towels. I went to town. I packed the trunk, around the spare tire, under rear seats, under floor mats and anyplace I could get without one noticing the towels. Replaced the Nissan stock shocks with Sachs shocks. New stabilizer links. Better engine mounts (which really were in a bad state anyway) and Bridgestone Turanza tires. I challenge any luxury car to a comfort duel. It feels like I am driving a C-class in comfort mode. 173 000 miles and 53 oil changes. Runs like Rolex.
Geez this was the most respectful yet *scathing* review for a car I have ever seen.
The man has the gift of understatement.
@@somethingsomethingsomethingdar you mean “honest”?
This is why I follow people like AMD and Wizard.
@MikeHawkNBahlz honest can mean positive things too. Scathing works just fine.
@@scott8919 meh, I’ll meet you in the middle with brutally honest.
He has an amazing ability to say a vehicle is a piece of crap in the nicest possible way.
For people who wonder about the reliability of this style Altima, I work at a Nissan dealership, I don't remember seeing many come in for disastrous problems. Most of them came in for regular maintenance (unbelievable considering most altima owners). I got to inspect a 2020 model with over 200,000 miles, no direct service history, and it was fine. The only issues were that the cv axles were leaking. It actually held up well considering it's a Nissan. It won't beat a Camry or an Accord, but it is a somewhat reliable car if cared for.
In 2020 nissan change 300 parts inside the trasmision and new belt that explains all...I have a 2012 and never change the trans fluid
How were the frontier trucks? Did you see a lot of problems with them?
What do you see in regards to the titan?
@@joeshmoe8952$2000 shifters fail often. The transfer case is held in by very soft aluminum bolts, and the 4 cylinders use paper seals to activate the cam sprockets. Paper and oil equals tears. Not saying they're terrible but the cost cutting is very evident compared to older ones
@@brewyawn3394titans and armadas have always had good engines and transmissions. But the rest of the truck is terrible. Ive never seen more buyers remorse. In my opinion this Altima or the rogue is the only way to go with a nissan
"Built on a Friday" should be a filter when shopping for cars, haha. Great review! Keep it up, I love seeing these economy cars through your eyes!
Monday is also bad. Many people return to work with a hangover after the weekend.😉
He ought to copyright that saying. 😂
Do u notice only really @-wholes drive Nissan cars?
Get more robots.
Big Altima energy has made it to the car care nut channel
watch your mirrors
Yep I'm trying to visualize what this car will look like in a few years 😂
I wonder who first said BAE, maybe RCR? or some collector car feed video?
Lol
@@JDMSwervo2001 You park your Nissan Altima unlocked on your driveway with piece of mind that nobody gonna steal it! 👍
The 2005 Altima SE-R was cool. Manual transmission & a N/A V6.
Me too… 08 v6 6mt coupe. Loaded. Felt luxurious, pulled hard, looked great. Let it go at 400,000km when pump went. Still on original clutch. I abused that car badly. Still have a 2019 370z I take care of. If Nissan made manuals I’d have another one now, but I won’t touch a cvt.
All nissans pre about 2013 were decent cars. they stopped giving a shit
The Altima Coupe V6 is cool, I don't care what anyone says.
SER was top model!!!! 3.5 V6 Manual! I always wanted one!!!! I had multiple 350zs and Maxima!!!
@@RJKYEG mine was bright red and even 10 years old got compliments. Haha also had a few “that’s an Altima??” when people asked what it was. The funniest was a guy ran into a 711 I was in, looked at me and said “is that your. Car?!” I was worried something might have happened, and said “yeah, what happened??. And he just goes: nothing that’s a cool car man, I looked inside and I used to work at a Nissan and it was rare to see a v6 manual!” lol. Backseat was big enough to have passengers and they were fine, was able to fit all kinds of things in over the years. Went though mountain blizzards countless times. Road feel was definitely not great, light steering, more roll than a pure sports car - it was a grand Tourer at best, not a sports car, but as my daily driver it was perfect. Never regretted buying that car.
Had a 2014 altima with 278k miles until someone hit it and destroyed it. It was running great no issues
With the famous CVT?
Bought a 2019 Altima 2.5 SL. Got 215,000 miles now and the CVT has never gave me a issue
There are some smokers who live to be 100. It's called luck😂😂😂😂😂
@@dratonbalat3423 Reliability not luck my friend. When I moved here I met a American girl that I married and her father owns a medical transportation business where they pick up and drop off medical patients that have medical problems and have no transportation and insurance pays for the ride from and to the hospitals for whatever medical reason they need. Well long story short he has a fleet of 30 Nissans mixed between altimas, pathfinders, and rouges, all from years 2018-2019, all have over 200,000 miles and none of them have had a single issue with the CVT, or Engine. Because of him I bought the Altima. I understand why Nissan has a bad reputation because from 2008-2013 there CVT’s would break down left and right. But like my friend that works at Nissan as a tech said after 2018 the CVT’s are very solid if you do change there oil on time. The dealership he works at maintenance a fleet of Nissan Altimas that are owned by the government that government officials use to travel all over the US and they all have over 300,000 miles and the CVT has never gave out.
Did u do any maintenance
@ yes oil changes every 6,000 miles and changed the CVT oil every 60,000 miles
@ManFromUnitedKingdom oh ok. The problem is most people never change they just keep driving it and then complain
Screw the car. This is one of the best and complete reviews I've ever seen.
09:33 "This was the Friday robot that sprayed that one" 😭😭😭
its not any worse than a lot of Shelby Mustangs ive seen. Paint on everything is terrible now, even exotics.
Nissan Altima is the dictionary definition of rental car
Lol
I literally rented one a year ago. 2023 model. I actually really liked it. Too bad it had a CVT
lol. I worked at a rental car place around 1999, and this comment is so true. I will say the 99-2000 models were extremely reliable. Maxima's were also great.
Missing a knob at 10k miles
Altima and chevy equinox fighting for the definition
The thing about the Altima is that it might be priced above 30k, it is really easy to negotiate it to well below 30k out the door at a showroom
Still a hard sell when you can pick up a Civic hybrid or Accord for the same price
Would rather pay a bit more for a Camry or an accord. Wouldn’t be able to sleep knowing I had a Nissan on my driveway.
will be easy since Nissan is having financial troubles now.
@@nathanaelbennett8286 They're not the same price, though. They're the same MSRP, but one manufacturer is willing to negotiate and the others say "I know what I have."
@@nathanaelbennett8286Not if you have bad credit. If you’re a roach, Nissan is where it’s at. They’ll finance anybody.
Very thorough review. I miss the old Nissans the early VQ v6 was indestructible. Maybe I'm showing my age but one of the best cars I've ever owned was a 95 Maxima SE. It had 385k on it when it got totaled by an 80yr old lady who pulled out directly in front of me when I was driving 50. I won't even give Nissan a 2nd look since they started using CVT's
The newer VQ's actually are more reliable than the early ones, they are great engines. They mainly have issues with their CVT's and other engine platforms
That was a great generation Maxima, maybe not as refined as the Toyota equivalent but very durable.
Brought my first son home in a 1998 Maxima
My 2008 Altima coupe was fully loaded v6 6mt. I abused the heck out of it…. Went done potholed backcountry roads while 4x4’s turned around. Bashed suspension a few times, broke loose the rear windshield on a pothole flying fast down a winter backroad. Nothing but oil change occasionally. At 400,000km I decided not to repair water pump. It still looked great and got compliments. It still pulled HARD, I was still on the orignal clutch. I’d buy one again any day IF THEY MADE A MANUAL lol.
Keeping my 2019 370z manual, but for my daily I went to a civic.
“Friday Robots”. Love it!
Just started the 14th year driving my 12' Altima and still have the original CVT transmission. I have the transmission fluid changed in my car every 2 years. Never have had any problems with my CVT transmission.
That's the thing, most people won't keep up with that service schedule.
Luck of the draw with those JATCO CVT transmissions.
Way too many folks do have issues with them though, and that's the problem.
@@stanleysourelis5104 that's true but at the same time many Jatco CVTs have real issues. Common one is overheating making service interval useless since at half the way the oil is burned. You really don't want to the stablished service fearing that you'll have one of those issues.
@@tom11zz884 The problem is in Nissan's dealership! Thay say (before 2018) : Transmission fluid is lifetime fluid.
Change that fluid every 30,000 miles and don't be too much harsh on the gas pedal! It's pretty reliable vehicles. This is NON Turbo!!!
If you compare with ANY 1.5 Turbo this is hands down better!
you are lucky so far. My brother and sister both have the 2017/2019 Rogue and the CVT acted up in 3 years (dealer changed the CVT under warranty and got rid of the car), the other one at 80k miles and all of a sudden, none of the gears would shift. sold the car at a loss.
This will be the best used high schooler car. In 5 years, buy this for cheap, service the transmission oil (twice,) and give this to your freshly licenced high school junior. They won't complain about the ride or seats or CVT, but it will be safe and reliable enough to keep the parents happy.
Spot on. We bought our daughter a 2022 SR midnight edition with awd and it has been great! Back and forth to school and no issues! Driving it in college now. It's roomy, looks good, not too powerful, and awd is handy where we live. She loves hers.
Nice! Hope you can review the Sentra and also, the new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV too
LOVE the simple, straightforward layout of this Altima's interior.
LOVE that Nissan stuck with a conventional transmission shifter.
Had a 2007 Altima. Great vehicle. Zero problems. Coldest A/C & warmest heat I've ever had in a vehicle.
I do agree that Nissan CVTS are by far not the best and can most definitely have their issues… BUTTTT if people changed their CVT fluid every 30k miles and actually properly maintained their car there wouldn’t be nearly as many horror stories.
I thoroughly believe they’re comfortable, affordable, efficient and reliable daily drivers. (When they’re not driven into the ground and are maintained) which is rarely the case.
The problem is that the dealerships discourage or refuse to do so.
“It’s a sealed transmission”
This is the garbage they gave me on my 7-speed auto 370z
So I ended up with a new transmission at 54,000 miles… I am at 117,000 miles now with zero issues
Jatco blows - if you wanna run the piss out of your car then an aftermarket transmission cooler and 30k fluid changes are a must - Just that Nissan won’t do ya any favors because they’re following the Apple business model of:
“Jus get a new one Bro!!”
We can thank all the MBA guys who couldn’t get laid in high school who are now running corporate “merikuh maaaaaaaaaaaaaan”
I feel like people buy these who don't know to INSIST on a transmission service every 30K and if they do then they can't afford it or believe the dealers spewing the "sealed" BS.
I had an Altima with 224K miles on it and the key to the Jatco was fluid changes every 25K. At 224K, the engine was in tip top shape with zero leaks, noises or hesitation. The only thing that went wrong with that car was an alternator at 160K. I went on Ebay and bought a used one from a wreck and it worked great until I traded in the car.
Most, if not all modern trannies are ”sealed”, but independent mechanics will service them.
Mine lets me buy my preferred trans and diff fluids. They just do the labor.
@@DayTuckErrJoobz Smaller vehicles yes they are mostly sealed but they can still be serviced if you push it at the dealer.
These Altima’s will run forever if you take care of them. I don’t care what anyone says.
@ my wife has a 2014 that she bought new, it’s got close to 200,000 with no issues.
@ no, the transmission has never been messed with.
I agree , this dude or mechanic he works on them so he may get annoyed by the set up and difficulty unnecessary stuff etc… that’s not owners problems, owners just have to take care of it they hate working on them lol
Agreed, "non-car" people just jump on the Nissan bashing bandwagon because they heard one time that CVTs are the worst thing in the world. They have zero knowledge of the disastrous Honda transmissions in the 2000's to the 2000 teens or the horrendous number of recalls that Toyota had in the same time period. Nissan has terrible marketing and PR to cover this type of stuff up.
You have to be freaking kidding me with the "Friday robot" missing the seam it was made to spray over. It had one job lmao 😅
I’ve been driving Nissans for the past 35 years. I like the quality compare to American brands. Toyota and Hondas are overpriced in my area. Generic window stickers that includes miscellaneous $4500-$5000 fees added to the price of the car. I recently went new car shopping and visited some Toyota and Honda dealers. Prices were insane. I ended up purchasing a Sentra SR 2024. I’m very happy with the car and the price.
@@luismerino6526 Just change transmission fluid every 30,000 miles. Nice car!
Hopefully you will get more than what you paid for.
Just don't forget to change the CVT fluid every 30k miles.
When I was shopping for a Honda Civic, every local dealer had $3000-$4000 of extra crap on the little sticker to the side of the monroney. I didn't want Lo Jack, weather protection, undercoating, Permaplate, etc. I asked to to either remove the cost...which put me back at MSRP...or source me a car without those add ons. The refused. The Civic Hatchback Touring I was interested in price out at $37k with all the dealer crap. So I wandered over to my local Acura dealer and picked up a MUCH better appointed Integra for $36k. They even threw in all weather mats. Honda and Toyota dealers treat customers so badly, I don't know why anyone buys a vehicle from them.
Sadly, the Integra and Civic were affected by a steering rack issue. I had my replaced under warranty, but there were a few other issues with the car that left me leery. The days of superior Honda build quality is gone.
Same experience with honda dealer here in san diego.. looking at crv in 2021.. ended up buying a rogue.. I'm happy
"the Friday robot sprayed that one", I'm going to use this phrase at work now
Glad to see you doing these reviews and calling out what you see (in a professional way). I hope you continue to stay independent! That is pretty rare these days
He is getting paid.
@jackeroo75 by Nissan?
I have a 2021 SR and I have driven my Altima all over the eastern half of the US. I have over 100K miles and my private mechanic and Nissan dealership has not seen any major problems. I have kept the maintenance up and my Altima drives like new and I have had no issues with my Altima. I grew up in Nissans and always loved the reliability. Although I will say there are a few minor interior issues with quality, but all in all I really can’t say anything majorly wrong with my Altima. I’m just hoping and waiting that Nissan will put time and thought in the next Generation Altima to back in the Game.
Bought a brand new 2007 3.5 liter Altima (with CVT). Regular routine (oil, tires, fluids, shocks/struts, brakes) maintenance. Changed the CVT fluid per the owner's manual intervals. Never a problem with the vehicle. Sold it with 168,000 miles, running like new, in 2020 to an auto mechanic. I see it parked outside his shop every morning on my way to work. So, 17.5 years later, it's still running..........and looking good.
Currently own 2 Nissan trucks (208,000 & 124,000 miles). Love them. Run like German sewing machines. Never a problem.
I suspect that a lot (but not, "all") of people's issues with Nissan boil down to not following Nissan recommended service intervals and a lot of DIY'ers of dubious mechanical competency, who can't (or don't want to) spend the $$$$ on OEM parts. Can't think of another model of vehicle I've seen more of, with the hood open, in AutoZone parking lots.
Duuuude here in Mexico this is an expensive low profile kinda wealthy man’s car, I love it haha TY for opening my eyes.
If I pull up to Mexico in my 2020 honda civic, will hynas hop on my D thinking I'm wealthy and famous?
Claro en México estos son autos de lujo y en EUA este y el Camry son como los tsurus de Eua
Drive a 2009 Versa with 6 spd manual daily, very reliable she has 161,000 and still ticking
nice, I wanted that in 2023 but only a 5 spd manual was available. which is bad on the highway/freeway. nevertheless, I bought a new 2023 automatic versa base model. the trasmission sucks, but no gimmicks and very good gas milage which is great for my 140 km daily commute both ways. but great of all was it's MRSP was 15000 usd or less. I am shocked at the 2025 altima price tag! even adjusted for inflation!
Yours was built on a Thursday 😂
Your car started production in 2004, which was the tail end of the golden age of Nissan, well before the quality went completely down the train. You can not compare a 2009 Versa with a Nissan built in 2025 primarily for rental car fleets.
Different era of Nissan, plus your car is a manual not a CVT like the modern Nissans.
Don't know why folks always bring their anecdotal experiences into the comments.
@@tom11zz884 Because all most folks know is their anecdotal experiences 😂
2021 nissan altima sr awd here! I enjoy mine the simplicity and the price point. I purchased mine used. I do have a 2015 nissan frontier and a 2014 murano both frontier and murano have 140,000 plus miles. I did have an transmission issue but was fixed without replacing the transmission.
Be prepared for more transmission issues at it ages but glad you enjoy it
90s to early 2000s was Nissan's best. Growing up we had 92 Sentra SE-R, 93 Altima, 96 Maxima , 1st Gen Titan. 2004 Pathfinder. 1st Gen Infiniti FX35. all were awesome.
Here is 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5 with 237,000 miles. Still going strong Original engine and transmission.
Change transmission oil every 30,000 miles!!! Coolant every 150,000 miles.
From 2013 (second owner) I change all 4 wheel bearing, 4 bar links, valve cover, 4 spark plugs and Ignition coil on 200,000.
This is better than my wife 2020 Honda CRV 1.5 Turbo blown head gasket and oil dulition
Edit: I forgot, also I change: Air Cleaner Intake Hose and the middle catalyst converter (started to make huge noise I didn't welded, instead I changed it the whole piece).
On my 12' Altima I have my coolant changed every 50,000 miles or 4 years whichever comes first.
Yeah but how long will it last if you do not change the tranny oil as compared to many other cars that will last more than 100K miles without changing tranny oil at all.
@@malibuman8941Just change the fluid like a normal person would .....
150k miles is way too long for coolant. 5 years, tops.
Yeah, but, it's still a Nissan.
Were still waiting on a Nissan Frontier review!!
We're or were?
Me too!
I got a Nissan frontier naturally aspirated V6, I like it
I always see negative stuff about Nissans but I see a lot of them on the streets still.
We still see Hyundai, Kia, Chrysler, Jeep, anything European, on the streets, but that doesn't mean it's good.
Just cause you see cheap trash everyone doesn’t make it good 😂
Lots of poor people
Do you speak English try again@@cormaro13
I see whores on the streets too. I’m not touching them
Thank you so much for this incredible film sir Ahmed 👏
To be fair on pricing, this is really a $29,000 car with optional paint, awd and 19' rims which bring it to 34k. Take off the paint and the rims and add the premium package and it's way more comparable to the accord and camry for about the same 34k, and that's with awd
I bought a Nissan in 2005 brand new, 2.5L engine, very loud on the freeway, changed the tires and was better, never had a major issue on engine or transmission or anything major, changed the suspension parts, did oils changes and transmission fluid changes every 60k miles, the clear coat started peeling at 6 years old and that was my biggest complaint, I hated it and a paint job would cost more than the car at that point, anyway I drove it for almost 20 years, a lady hit me at an intersection, totaled and I got $5,300 from insurance, took that money and put $2000 more and got a Camry, same year, clean inside and out, half the miles and drives like a dream, quiet on the freeway and has a V6, I notice Camry is built a lot better, has foam insulation to make it quiet and I wanna drive it for another 200k miles 😊
2005 Altima doesn't use a CVT transmission that's why it's good.
Camry is a way better car than any Nissan product
@ I see that now
@ yes I think they introduced the CVT in 2007 and those were absolutely garbage
I just love your reviews so much, I need more! Might be getting a new car in the near future so it's time to start doing some preliminary research!
My 2013 Sentra made it to 140k miles before the cvt exploded. I only changed the fluid once to be fair at 50k miles I believe don’t remember. But I drive very conservatively so that helped. Either way it was a 6k expense bill
Plus it's a smaller, less powerful engine. The ones with the V6 failed early and many of them did.
@@pedrofernandez8729 Oh I could totally see that happening with a V6 engine. My 2020 Versa is 4 cylinder, 1.6L, 120 Horsepower. 85k miles and it's still goin pretty dang good. Bought it at 65k.
I've heard that newer generation CVTs are just as good as any ol' automatics.
I would love to see a review of the Nissan frontier with it being the last naturally aspirated V6 midsize truck.
Nissan sees this, there will be an emergency board meeting tomorrow.
Great review as always. Someone should let them know there's a chuck missing on the inside of the right front tire. That things gonna pop on somebody. I watch every single one. Thank you very much.
Nissan, the official sponsor of the rental car industry
TCCN Automotive makes salient insights regarding the 2025 Altima. The Altima's price is lowered when you consider the pre-owned Nissan's. I have driven the Altima SR as a rental car. I love the sporty feeling and the road noise quality of the sedan. The Altima has a negative reputation, and Nissan needs to improve its bad reputation. Nissan's corporate future is uncertain. If one purchases the vehicle as a pre-owned model, then the price decreases. This video represents the first admission that TCCN has driven all generations of the Nissan Altima. Kudos to TCCN Automotive for giving an objective look at other vehicle marques.
You have quickly become my favorite channel for car reviews!
He brings a mechanic's perspective and an understated tone. I am not aware of anyone else who does the same.
in future reviews please also talk about DIY maintenance how easy or hard it is to do?
what a great review. I've had all 2023 Altima Sr, great car. I've also had a 2024 Altima SV premium, this car in this video is the Sr with the turbo in it. I have never had an issue with any of cvt transmissions. thank you for your honest review. I agree this should be an easily 27k car.. Nissan would be better if they put in a automatic trans like they did in the maxima.
They should have kept the VQ35DE, was a great power plant.
Yet everyone bags on the 350 370 etc….
Mine is still smoking tons of cars and runs uh mazin
I have 2017 QX50 with VQ37 and 2022 Pathfinder with VQ35DE. They both should last long with proper maintenance.
Both VQs are great. Problem is the crappy transmissions they're often paired with.
I would re-subscribe and like this video again, if I could, just to bolster you. What a fantastic review, the best out there. You're saying the truth about 2019 cars at '25 prices, and I'm here for it. Thank you for the hard work you do, CCNR!! ✌🏻
Nissan: Good cheap transportation that go south quickly (more due to the type of people that buy them rather than the car itself). We had a sentra years ago. Good basic transport. The car you need not the one you want.
The type of people that buy them? What type is that?
@@s.j.5850blakpipo
@s.j.5850 People who don't look after their things which is rather wasteful considering things last much longer when cared for.
That was actually a Nissan TV ad jingle (I think it was in the 80s or 90s). “New Nissan Sentra…you need this car!”
I love your knowledge and straight forward reviews on these cars. I would love to hear your opinion on the new 2025 RAM’s 3.0 liter straight six twin turbo. A lot of controversy over replacing the 5.7 liter Hemi with this engine going forward. If you would review it I know we would get it straight up and no fluff like some other auto review channels
There are no bad products, only bad pricing. I'll always remember and go by this quote.
You know, Id really like a review like this on the new Frontier.
Nissan... The Chrysler of Japan. 🤣
More like Kia, but Chrysler works too.
Nissan the ultimate bankruptcy company 😂
I always thought that was Mitsubishi
@@cmiles97x38Is Mitsubishi a relevant car company anymore? I don't see as many as I did back in the 2010's.
@@servicerifle16Kia is a Korean brand
If you can do a new gen 2025 Toyota 4runner review, It will help at least 2 people who is thinking about buying one pretty soon.
surprised nissan is still in business
Nissan has opened Pay Day loan services, liquor stores, and Popeyes Chicken at their dealerships to raise revenue. 🤷🇵🇰
Their sport cars are keeping them afloat. Their pickup truck seems to be pretty good also. Blame the shortcomings on corporate, they don't want to let go of that CVT transmission!
@@trumpius_maximus47rent free
@ Nissan sells a lot of vehicles outside North America. I am sure the Saudis will buy Nissan. 🇸🇦🤷
They have pretty strong global market presence, f.ex in Africa they sell tons of econoboxes
They're in trouble in the US tho
2024 Altima started at $26k but $34k is the 2024 Toyota Venza ballpark. $34k buys you an XV80 Camry with quite a bit of options or a 2025 Honda Accord with some options.
Google is saying, though, the actual Altima deals are a bit below MSRP for 2024 and 2025 model years, so it all makes sense.
AMD, Thank goodness for your review channel, I had forgotten the Altima was still in production. 😉 Your comment at 8:56 made me laugh out loud. 🤣😂
Ok?
Hope to see Mitsubishi soon
That Tee on the exhaust is criminal
Every time I watch a non- Toyota car review ,it makes me once again appreciate my 2024 Corolla hybrid with the super reliable 1.8 ,paired with the near indestructible E-CVT
Nah bro my father had a 96 I30 Infifnti and it went up to 330,000 miles and I got a 08 G35x that's at 110,000 miles, these Nissan engines last forever. Your Toyota is going to have problems with all that computer bullshit and unless you lice under a rock or inside of an echo chamber everyone's been saying the new Toyotas have a lot of problems.
The 2nd gen toyota matrix will forever be the most reliable and greatest commuter car ever made.
@@BackroomsBoi2020 was the first year the Corolla hybrid came out but it uses the same powertrain as the previous Prius'
This dude here on UA-cam is a courier going from New York to Virginia so many times a month. 481k with general maintenance.
ua-cam.com/video/UFfT3EmvJCU/v-deo.htmlsi=AtuYYgh3GYfc-aaw
@@BackroomsBoiyou’re most likely to have transmission failure. Toyota on the other hand has been reliable with a few exceptions on certain years on some models.
The Toyota E-CVT's are bulletproof. But they're only on hybrids, because they require the electric motor to work.
I have 2012 Nissan rogue owned it for 10 years and no issues with 160k never changed cvt transmission fluid going strong the maintenance is very low over the 10 years, since I owned it , probably spent 3k on brakes tires wheel bearing and axles oil changes at 3k miles all parts are mostly original from lights to gaskets , speaking of four-wheel-drive , drive it through 2 feet of snow , no problem
2010 Nissan Altima coupe, 2.5s, 6 speed, 130k. Car has outlasted friends and family toyotas and hondas. The car is a tank. I have popped up on curbs, ran over an exercise bike laying on freeway, and even bumper ripped off during accident and its still going.
Seems like almost every company the last couple years doesn't integrate the infotainment screen with the dash anymore, kind of just an afterthought now.
Nissan has good market in Middle East surprisingly!
Because they are made in Japan not theses crap made in Mexico Canada
Can you do 2025 Nissan Pathfinder review?
I vote for this. I have been waiting for a new gen Pathfinder review for a while.
Please do a review of the 2025 Versa. Should I buy one? The SV Trim. Thanks for your content. It’s great as always
I owned multiple Nissans from 2016 - 2023, mainly because they offered cheap leases and I grew up driving them ... But everything said here is correct and it's why I moved to Honda and Toyota. I think Nissans problem is that they can't compete with Honda and Toyota reliability and then have moved to make cars that "look nice and premium" the problem is Kia and Hyundai do that way better than Nissan... I really hope Nissan makes the adjustments needed to turn things around since they tend to have nice car designs but I don't really see them being around in the 10-15 years
They may not be around in 10-15 months.
See what happens, they are having financial issues now.
We all have a Nissan crystal ball now!
Thanks for the most thorough mechanical review I’ve ever seen. That price point is ridiculous.
The problem is nissan itself now have a deep financial issues so the latest product will suffer from bad quality as a consequence unlike a financial stable corporation
I don't see how their products are suffering from quality issues ?? In the past totally but now .. Nope .. I prefer a company that pushes out quality stuff and has some issues than a company with no issues but pushing out crap ..
@@TinoMiller Nissan is performing poorly from a sales perspective and are in the middle of a finical crisis as well. There will be no surprise when then start cost cutting to free up whatever cash they can
Toyota is also in trouble !
How would you know this?
@@magnoliap5824 it's on the news
Big Altima Energy straight out of the factory
The best Nissan were made in the late 1980's until 1999. After 1999 the quality of Nissan went down. I had a 1994 Nissan Semta that I had for over 250,000 miles before I sold it. It was solid and well built 🫣🫣 Thank you for an honest review AMD 😎😎👍👍
Concur. I rented a Maxima in the late 90s, and it was an amazing car! It’s too bad Nissan saddled it with the CVT in the 2010s.
I took my 2006 Sentra to 315k miles before trading it in. Nissans have always made good cars but you gotta babysit em when it comes to your engine. Gotta stay on top of makin sure your fluids are flushed and changed. Do that and the only real issues you'll have are routine technical stuff. Maybe some electrical stuff too but that's also routine.
Knowing the latest Camry has just a slightly higher price, you'd have some serious explaining to do if you chose the Altima for any reason other than good looks.
New Camry looks pretty damn good.
Toyota hybrid AWD.
Make a wagon version then it's perfect.
Not if you look at the trim levels. XSE Camry tops out in the $42k range while starting at $28k base; Altima's max out mid $30k while starting at low $20k range.
had one as a 2023 one as a rental car and in the glove box was a record of already extensive repairs. Motor mount gave out at 16k mi, volume buttons replaced, transmission mount replaces, transmission fluid flushed.
Shocked at the spray job on the underside. Wow.
What do you want for the last cars going down the production line on a Friday afternoon? Only thing is that at Nissan every day is Friday.
Ridiculous - they thought no one would notice. Car Care Nut strikes again!
@@s.j.5850 👏👏
Nice looking car I looked at this car but I went with a legacy a rew week back due to one of my neighbors work for subaru and got me a good deal
Think about what you said regarding gimmicks. Nissan is actually saving the consumer money in the long run by not putting in the "gimmicks". That 2.5 Naturally aspirated engine was pretty powerful in my 2007 Altima. Again, no gimmicks, no turbos to break down and cost thousands to repair. I sure hope that the Jatco folks have made this tranny at least comparable with Honda and Toyota. If yes, this is the way to go because engine wise, Nissans run for a very long time. It was always the Jatco issue. Thanks for the video. Please do a review on the Nissan Frontier Pro4X.... the new Tacoma eater.
The PR25DD 2.5L engine in this car is 95% different (mostly worse) than the old-school QR25DE 2.5L engine in your 2007 Altima. Lumbar support, wireless Android Auto, etc. are not "gimmicks" but are useful features for most people (and available at this price point from other manufacturers) that Nissan has purposely left out of this car in order to milk customers into paying extra for higher trims. The newer Jatco CVT's are a little bit better but likely still more prone to failure (especially if neglected with infrequent fluid changes, hard driving when cold, and very aggressice driving in general) than Honda and Toyota's belt-driven CVT's (the Toyota CVT-i has a takeoff gear to decrease stress on the belt). Of course, none of these are comparable to the bulletproof gear-driven Toyota eCVT that Toyota uses in its hybrid models (totally different design and operation).
We have a 2015 with 155,000 miles on it. It was a certified used when we go it and we got the 100k mile warranty. Good thing we did. The transmission did go out at 80,000 miles. Good thing we had the warranty. Other than that it’s been a good car. No other issues. It gets great gas mileage. We have gotten close to 50mpg while traveling on the highway.
Cold weather all year round does not affect the CVT transmission but most countries have very hot weather most months of the year the transmission will boil in hot weather and will be destroyed within a few months
Hello Sir, is there any plans to review the 2025 Nissan Armada?
I love Nissan too! Rooting for them. Can you please consider a review of the new Z next?
I read this will be the last year of the Altima.
I read this will be the last year of the Nissan brand. 😂
When you mentioned the lumbar support I immediately came to the comment section; It does NOT need lumbar support due to their Zero gravity seats. I first hand always required lumbar support I traded in my Camry after picking it up from the collision center because they had given me an Altima as a rental, Toyota may be reliable but the seats aren’t
I heard a mechanic say Nissan is the Dodge of Japan😂
😂😂
😂😂
My 2015 Altima S is fantastic but only has 59,000 miles. Added new wheel covers and shaded windows. The body shape is much more sleek and stylish than the new 2025. love it
I have a 2011 Sentra with 131K miles. Original engine & transmission. Looks and runs like new. I’ve only changed the oil, tires, and battery.
This is a well done review. Thanks for sharing!
If you ever get the chance to review the new Nissan Z, I'd love to watch it if it comes out!
The last great Nissan were from 1999.
Great through review! I really enjoyed how you found the “made on a Friday” mistakes. Thads not good for Nissan.
As an owner of 2 past Nissan vehicles. 2013 Path and 2018 Note, I’ll save y’all the trouble.
Don’t buy one.
Learned my lesson the hard way.
Maybe it was the old man in me desperately trying to believe in the brand with 3 great cars in the past. Datsun 240z, 89 Path and 96 Path. It’s extremely sad to see Nissan fall. But they did it to themselves.
Those are the dark ages of Nissan. The new ones are not as troublesome. I have had a 2014 g37,have a 22 Altima, and a new Z. No issues even with high miles.
My 12th yr driving my 2013 Altima with 2 transmission 1st was replaced at 98k miles. I now have 272k mile on it. Change the transmission fluid twice in the second transmission. Still rolling. Keeping up the maintenance I can do my self. All that was done was ac compressor changers, gear shift, drive shaft changed everything else is working fine. Surprisingly no real issues happened with it. Outstanding things need to be done is rear shocks and some front end bull joints. I got my monies worth out of this joint🤣🤣🤣
The ones on the road never look like that good. This one will surely have missing bumpers in two years!
Hilarious because it's true
Two spare tires and plastic taped over a back window, with baby carriers used as safety car seats.
Can we please stop with the juvenile stereotypes please. It's time to grow up.
@@lanaofficiel4042 Very intolerant comment. As a person color (Ginger), I know about racism.
@@lanaofficiel4042Is it really a stereotype when these cars are notoriously in bad condition on the road? Lol.
Very classy review. Clearly you were not impressed but you were civil.
Aah the infamous Jatco returns
2024 Nissan titan pro4x review? Love the channel!
That’s an Enterprise Rent-A-Car special! And geez, now we have to worry about Friday robots!
@rickm8456 - Toyotas are in rental fleets too so they are in good company.
A couple years ago, I rented a Camry through Hertz. The entire time, I was trying to understand the fascination. It was terrible. Loud, rough and unrefined motor, super outdated dash, sloppy handling.
@ my last rental was an Altima. The seats were terrible for a long trip.
Excellent reviews, looking forward to a review of the Volvo XC-40.
I think the negative opinion of Nissan is unwarranted having know many people including myself that have them. Something they could do to improve their image is offering a better warranty and lowering their prices. if you are cross shopping the altima with the Camry or accord, I don't believe you would choose the Atima being very similarly priced. But that doesn't make it a bad car it just makes it a bad car for the price.
Absolutely agree, a bunch of Nissan experts (not), continue to try and predict their demise. I love my Nissan.
Nissans are based on the owner's maintenance history.
I'm on my 4th Nissan. Nissan was shitty between 09 to '18 with the JATCO Transmission.
I had an 07 Altima that was totaled at 201,734 miles. Had the original CVT and engine. It was paired to the VQ engine. That allowed it to last longer than the 4 cyclinder iterations.
I have a 21 Maxima SR currently with 140k miles on it. I change my CVT fluid religiously every 30k miles.
Take care of your cars, regardless of the brand, and they'll take care of you.
If people who bought these cars maintained them properly INCLUDING the CVT and didn’t drive them into the ground they wouldn’t have such a bad reputation. I’m not saying they’re the best, at all… but the Altima hate makes me sad. They deserve better imo. They’re not as bad of cars as people like to say.
Call your local nissan dealer and tell them you have 30,000 miles on it and you want the fluid changed.
See how that goes.
Record it and post it.
That’s the main problem - dealers wont do it or will try hard to talk you out of it
@@07wrxtr1 If you know the CVT oil or any oil needs to be changed why are you going to the dealers when you can DIY or carry it to another mechanic?!
If it's under warranty you can force them to do it by simply saying "lawyer" ..
Overall Nissan vehicles are as good as Toyota .. Never once someone drove a Camry as hard as an Altima
@@TinoMiller stop using common sense- some people might get hurt:).. Well said sir- and spot on… a mechanic buddy of mine ( a real one ).. said his Altima “ bought new7 years ago- best car he’s ever owned.. he’ll tell anyone that..
@@07wrxtr1 The dealership isn’t the one and only place you can get your car serviced. I avoid the dealer as much as possible when it comes to car maintenance.
I actually have called my local Nissan dealer to have the fluid changed, they didn’t talk me out of it but they were going to charge me $800 to service it. I did my research & found a transmission shop near me with amazing reviews that used OEM Nissan CVT fluid. Had an amazing experience & only spent $300 to get it done.
My mom has one with 60k miles with about 2 oil changes 🥲
I have a 2006 Altima 2.5 SE. The road noise was bad. I am a bit of an audiophile and know that stacked layers of towels make the best sound absorbers.
One day I see my wife getting rid of loads of old towels. Bath towels. Beach towels.
I went to town. I packed the trunk, around the spare tire, under rear seats, under floor mats and anyplace I could get without one noticing the towels. Replaced the Nissan stock shocks with Sachs shocks. New stabilizer links. Better engine mounts (which really were in a bad state anyway) and Bridgestone Turanza tires.
I challenge any luxury car to a comfort duel. It feels like I am driving a C-class in comfort mode. 173 000 miles and 53 oil changes. Runs like Rolex.
I own a 2012 Altima and no road noise at all. I drive with Michelin Defender tires which probably helps a lot with the road noise.
how do you deal with wind noise...
bet you my volvo EV rides smoother and is more quiet.
@@Mr_Smackle Let's see if you are still driving it 18 years from now.