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Tue Dec 31, 2019 1:49 pm
It's somewhat of a crapshoot, but I think driving style and maintenance and knowledge still play a role. A small percentage are simply duds from the factory. If you get one that lasts a while, your maintenance habits play a huge role in extending the life of the CVT.
The first generation CVT was pretty bad, particularly on the early models that got the extended warranty. By 2011, they seemed to get better, especially the few that came with the external auxiliary cooler installed from the factory. Apparently I understand there weren't very many configured this way.
But as for second generation? It might be a better quality CVT than the first generation with a lower rate of overall failure, but I'd be interested to see how the second generation CVT fares in total compared to only 2011-2013 (and '14 and '15 Select) Rogue CVTs. At least those came with a dipstick. Nissan uses a transmission that, in addition to having known design flaws resulting from a cheaper build design, is also overly sensitive to both underfilling and overfilling the fluid. So what do they do? They take away the dipstick so only Nissan dealerships can effectively check the fluid level accurately. Except most dealerships hire young kids who don't know anything about cars to do the simple fluid changes, including transmission fluid. Even when the dealer says 10 times out of 10 the fluid level is perfect, you never really know. It may drive smoothly and be a nice vehicle at a good price compared to competitors in its class, but NO THANKS. NEXT!