Love my Honda civic cvt. So smooth. I make sure and stay on top of changing the transmission fluid. Cheap insurance.
Pros: smooth, love it
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
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I got a 2013 Altima... it’s at 170k miles and never had any mechanical issues. It’s all anecdotal but my experience was good
Pros: no mechanical issues, good experience
Vehicle:
Nissan Altima
Mileage: 170000 km
Honda cvts pretty reliable. My wife’s accord shifts so smooth compared to the 6 speed auto in my Tacoma.
Pros: pretty reliable, smooth shifts
Vehicle:
Honda Accord
I currently have a Ford Escape hybrid with a CVT and have zero complaints about it
Pros: zero complaints
Vehicle:
Ford Escape
I beat on mine. Its a fine car, but I wouldnt consider it a durable car in comparison to 90's/Early '00 Japanese cars that built their reputation. Maintenance is typical, if you get the CVT get it flushed every 40K mi.
Pros: cheap and available parts
Cons: not durable car
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Spark
My CVT just died on my 2013 versa, 5k+ replacement. My ODO was 140485. No other issues other than my suspension. I'm just gonna sell it as junk. I even asked them if I could get a CVT fluid change a while back but they said it was unnecessary (Future Nissan Folsom Dealership). Now I've got a dead car.
Cons: CVT died, high replacement cost
Vehicle:
Nissan
Mileage: 226085 km
My 2016 Altima (purchased brand new) had the CVT transmission begin showing signs of degradation at 48,000 miles. And this was with a drain and fill at 30,000 miles. Thankfully the warranty covered a replacement.
Pros: warranty covered replacement
Cons: signs of degradation
Vehicle:
Nissan Altima
Mileage: 48000 km
The new ones with CVT's specifically (most specifically, the first ones that had CVT's) I've had consistent trouble with.
Cons: consistent trouble
Vehicle:
Subaru
I had nothing but problems with my CVT transmission
Cons: nothing but problems
Vehicle:
Nissan
Had a Rogue in the family that we got rid of. Don’t want to deal with the crap CVT. Love how they advertised them as sealed units that lasted the life of the vehicle without maintenance. You can hardly even get a shop to change transmission fluid on them. I dunno maybe they would last longer with regular fluid changes. After that rogue, I’m staying the hell away from Nissan. What a rattle trap full of issues.
Cons: crap CVT, rattle trap, full of issues
Vehicle:
Nissan
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