re: 2012 Nissan Altima, change CVT transmission fluid?

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Toyota got around this in their Prius and Corolla

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The Prius has an e-CVT. Completely different.

The earlier CVT Nissan had troubles with was through model year 13 I think. I've driven the wheels off a 14 & a 17 with CVTs without a single hiccup. I think if your 12 has made it this far it got the kinks worked out. I would just keep on trucking with it.

That's what I gathered from just reading. That problems don't really come from changing it, it's if you haven't and it gets gunked up or has already developed a issue.

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There's a lot of urban legend around changing the transmission fluid in your vehicle. The biggest legend is if the fluid hasn't been changed in a long time, it shouldn't be because it's old.

That's not really true, but here's what IS true. If the valve body gets all gunked up with transmission fluid that's damaged, the driver could lose the ability to shift between gears.

And that's why so many people believe that changing old transmission fluid can cause it to slip. Want to avoid that whole dilemma altogether? Simply change your transmission fluid regularly and you won't have to worry about it!

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Do not flush it. Drain the pain, refill, do that every 100 miles 6 times. You’ll be good then. Fluid doesn’t last forever and flushing will knock loose particles that can blow your tranny. You just want to cycle out all of the old fluid, draining it from the pain will not get all the fluid out at once, but everytime new fluid is added, it’ll eventually cycle out all of the old.

My daughter has a 2017, I think and the cvt is garbage. Yes change the fluid, but there is an additive called Jilcat Proline that will extend the life of the trans and stop or prevent all the slippin/ shuddering issues.

The best thing you can do with an Altima with a CVT is get rid of it.

Ok, so I drove it today when I got home. No issues, no slipping, shifts fine, no indication of any issue.

I checked the fluid. It still looks pretty clean, but maybe not as much as before. It's clear fluid, but wipes on a paper towel and is a just a little bit of brown tint to it, very slight. Like vegetable oil color.

No record on car fax specifically of it ever being changed or the transmission changed.

I don't know. It was a rebuilt we got from my BIL who buys salvage vehicles and rebuilds them. It only had some minor front end damage and he rebuilt and sold it to us for 3500 (what he paid for it, plus fixing it). So we don't have much in it. She's driven it 3 years and put 30k on it.


She's already saved for her next car down payment and she has good credit. The next one she gets will be on her dime. So I'm ultimately going to let her decide whether to sale with some advice, I guess.


It's the full dip stick, and I wasn't planning on flushing it, just draining and refill, change filter, and clean magnets.

Recently sold my 2010 Maxima that had nearly 200k miles on it. I never did any maintenance to it other than changing the oil every 5-7k miles--no belts, fluid, nothing. Only thing I can remember having to replace was the A/C. A back window regular also had an issue, but it wasn't worth repairing. One of the best cars I've ever owned.