5.8
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 14,593 miles
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Headlights are so dull that you can barely see three feet in front of you. Bulbs have been replaced but no help. After doing research there is something wrong with the reflective material behind the bulb and it fades over time. Very dangerous. Have to drive with brights on at night. My car started this about a year ago and has got progressively worse.
- Manahawkin, NJ, USA
The low beam is almost useless due to not providing enough light to drive with them on. I need to use my high beams just to make it safe for me to drive at night. Not safe for me or other drives on the road. Must be a problem for all 2016 Nissan Altima. Thinking about trading because of this problem.
- Huntsville, AL, USA
Headlights on low beam are almost non existent. When lights are on low beam you can barely see the road.
- Cross, SC, USA
My car is barely 4 years old, I'm in my early 40S and I'm very nervous driving at night, especially when driving on dark back roads. If a car is coming from opposite direction I lose sight of the lines on the road & have to depend on the car coming at me to judge where I should be. It's 10X worse when there's a newer car with the bright led lights. They are blinding. Even when behind me, I have to move my side mirrors. The reflection is too bright and affects the poor line of sight I have to deal with due to my very poor headlights. I'll also add that I have tinted windows that don't help to block these lights. I did ask my eye dr & he told me lots of patients have complaints. I did read that previous year Altima have poor headlights. Apparently, it has to due with the headlight assembly, which is a Nissan problem. Below is the site I found with info on it. My friend has a 2018 Altima and she can't see at night either so I felt it was important to try to do something. www.nissanproblems.com/Altima-projector-headlights/ one last statement I'd like to make. I had a 2008 Altima before this one and maybe spent $500 in repairs over a few years. I got this 2016 Altima in February 2019, currently has less than 70,000 miles and I just had the transmission rebuilt. Had strange acceleration issues sporadically and the dealership couldn't recreate the issue. I took video of the car when it happened so I had documented proof. 2 weeks ago the issue started and didn't go away this time. Had pedal to the floor, stuck at 30 mph and rpms at 5000. Work was just finished last week that would've cost me around $4000 if it weren't for my warranty. About a month ago I did get a class action lawsuit notice to Nissan regarding the cvt......and weeks later I was one of the unfortunate ones who was burdened and stressed.
- Hazlet, NJ, USA
Takata recall my airbag did notdeflate when I hit a hi curce of ice and damage my bumper the bag did not come out also my hood latch is defective my hood flew up on me when is was driving on the city street when it was supposed to be locked down it damage some parts around my hood and windsheld also a eletric problem with my right bottom park light it will not come on!
- Harper Woods, MI, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at night, the headlamps failed to illuminate the roadway sufficiently. The contact stated that the visibility was poor. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be inspected where it was informed that the headlamps functioned as intended and also that the headlamps could not be adjusted due to the state regulation. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20.
- Columbia, MD, USA
- Yemassee, SC, USA