2016 Nissan Rogue · symptom sheet

Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard

66owner reports
83,000median miles
$5,000median quote
1involved a crash

Newest report May 27, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026

175 of the 539 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 66 of those describe transmission shudder, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2016 Rogue.

Tick what matches of 66 reports

shudders or vibrates at low speed

slips or revs without pulling

bangs or clunks into gear

hesitates when I accelerate

a dealer did a software update

fluid was changed or flushed

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (7 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2016 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

What owners paid

7 of the 66 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $2,200 to $6,996.

$2,200$5,000$6,996

$0k$2k$4k$6k$8k

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 56,000 and 100,000 miles, from the 47 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“hesitation during acceleration, jerking, shuddering, and delayed / rough shifting. Constant whirring noise, rattling noise when accelerating. RPM above 1 even when parked. Struggles to gain power when accelerating. Sounds and issues listed above have increasing gotten worse over time.”
Filed Aug 15, 2025

“Transmission jerks while driving. It started with a few little jumps here and there, and before long rattling violently. Stopped accelerating in traffic.”
Filed Sep 9, 2024

“The vehicle began experiencing difficulties accelerating especially in instances where acceleration was necessary as in merging onto highways. The car began jerking through acceleration and consequently revving sporadically. I took the vehicle in and was informed the entire transmission needs to be replaced. The car is just passed the warranty in both mileage and the year so the dealership offered no assistance.”
Filed May 29, 2024

“CVT transmission on a 2016 Nissan Rogue SL with 43,800 miles. Its available foe inspection. The vehicle transmission jerks, it hesitates, there is revving, and shudders. The problems was reproduced by a Nissan Dealer and inspected with a diagnosis of a bad transmission needing replacement. No warning or lamps before the 1st incident on April 8, 2024.”
Filed Apr 16, 2024 · 43,800 miles

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 1 of 66 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.