2016 Nissan Rogue · symptom sheet

Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard

67owner reports
83,000median miles
$5,500median quote
1involved a crash

Newest report Sep 8, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

176 of the 541 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 67 of those describe transmission shudder, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2016 Rogue.

Narrower sheets: Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear (33 reports)

No recall on this systemas of Oct 2, 2026

1 crashin 67 reports

Tick what matches of 67 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

Transmission shudder on other Rogue years

201434 reports 201535 reports 201667 reports 201735 reports

Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

What this problem usually is

This is the biggest drivetrain group on the site: a transmission that shudders, slips, hesitates or bangs into gear. It's the everyday version of transmission trouble, where the car still drives but doesn't drive right, and it has three narrower sheets of its own for jerking, hesitation and slipping.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (8 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2016 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.

What owners paid

8 of the 67 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $4,100 to $6,996.

$4,100$5,500$6,996

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When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 58,714 and 100,000 miles, from the 48 reports that gave a mileage.

Is this a known problem?

The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 4 service bulletins or notices for the 2016 Nissan Rogue that deal with this problem. Newest first.

Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.

Service bulletinNTB15-086gApr 18, 2017
2013-2014 ALTIMA AND 2014-2016 ROGUE; MIL ON WITH DTC P0776, P1715 MAY HAVE HESITATION AND/OR LACK OF POWER This bulletin applies only to Altima vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder engine. The PARTS INFORMATION section has been revised. No other changes have been made.
Service bulletinNTB15-086DAug 9, 2016
2013-2016 ALTIMA AND 2014-2016 ROGUE; MIL ON WITH DTC P0776, P1715 MAY HAVE HESITATION AND/OR LACK OF POWER ALTIMA WITH 4-CYLINDER ENGINE ONLY THE TITLE IS CHANGED, A DTC IS ADDED UNDER IF YOU CONFIRM, AND TCM REPROGRAMMING IS ADDED TO THE SERVICE PROCEDURE.
Service bulletinNTB15084BMar 11, 2016
IF YOU CONFIRM: The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration), AND One of the following DTCs are stored in the TCM: - P17F0 (CVT_JUDDER (T/M INSPECTION)) - P17F1 (CVT_JUDDER (C/U INSPECTION)) NOTE: - If a transmission ...
Service bulletinNTB15083Sep 23, 2015
IF YOU CONFIRM: The customer reports a transmission judder (shake, shudder, single or multiple bumps or vibration). NOTE: A new diagnostic logic has been established to enhance the diagnostic process by storing diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) on applied vehicles.

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 67 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.

Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found