2016 Nissan Rogue · symptom sheet
Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear
- 33owner reports
- 84,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Aug 15, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
33 of the 67 reports of transmission shudder on the 2016 Rogue describe jerking or hard shifts.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (67 reports)
Tick what matches of 33 reports
Jerking or hard shifts on other Rogue years
No other Rogue model year has enough reports of jerking or hard shifts for a sheet of its own. See every Rogue year.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for shifts that jerk, lurch or bang. Where the wider sheet also takes in slipping and vibration, these reports are about a shift that arrives too hard: the car lunges forward, or a clunk comes through the floor as it drops into gear.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2016 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 60,000 and 108,000 miles, from the 24 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Vehical will lurch, stutter and sometimes nearly stall usually upon acceleration. Feels unsafe to drive. Our mechanic inspected the vehicle and found the CVT needs replaced ($5500 repair). We have had the car just less than 7 years and it had less than 70K miles when the issue began. After taking it in to the mechanic it now has 70190 miles.”
Filed Mar 6, 2023 · 70,000 miles
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 33 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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