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When that Celica finally dies, we’re gonna have to put Scotty on suicide watch

I drove a Mitsubishi with a CVT for five years. For the first four years, I had no idea what a CVT even was. It never gave me a moment's trouble.

For those wanting to make their CVTs last longer, here's a few tips: 1)Shift to Neutral right before coming to a stop, and back to Drive only when time to go (relieving the stress on the belt), 2) Do not down shift to Ds to try and engine break, and 3) Do not tow anything. CVTs Achilles' heel is the belt which can be made of different materials and design. When the belt stretches too much, it will cause slipping and then you will need a new transmission. Back in the 70's, I had a mini bike with CVT transmission (2 variable pulleys with a belt around them - called torque converter back then). It did not have neutral and thus the belt was always engaged. I had to pull hard on the brakes to get it to stop and stay that way since it always wanted to surge forward. So baby the belt by not putting any more tension on it that needs to be.

Thank you for such a clear and detailed explanation of these transmissions. I just wish I would’ve known this 8 years ago when I bought my Sentra. I’ve replaced the transmission 2 years ago...it just crapped out again. I’m obviously doing my research now for my next vehicle.

Rev up your engines unless you've got a CVT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

"I've never seen a Toyota CVT go bad"... fast forward 1 year and 2 months "Toyota just recalled 3400 of their vehicles because of CVT problems"... Damn it Scotty, you jinxed it! LOL

My 1993 Toyota Corolla has 325,000 miles on it and the automatic is still changing as good as it always did. I am 66 years old and I am hoping that I can drive this car for another 10 years. My garage loves it as it is one of the older cars that were very easy to work on. I have it serviced at the proper intervals and all I have really had done mechanically was to replace the two front drive shafts. I love this car and I would not understand a modern car. My mobile phone is 10 years old. It has 9 functions in it but I only use 3. To ring some one, for some one to ring me and texts and that is it. All that modern crap in cars these days I would never use. When I go some where I still use a paper map. It works better than anything else that I have ever seen. I wish cars were as simple as my old 1964 XM Falcon that had the Super Pursuit 170 motor. Now that really was a beautiful car and simple to work on. In our town many years ago we had a man that was driving his 1920s Hupmobile until he died in the late 1980s. He never needed another car and it drove beautifully. I got rid of my modern fuel injected motorcycle and bought a 2006 Yamaha V Star 650 Cruiser Classic which is a modern motorcycle that still has carburetors, is fully air cooled and has adjustable tappets NO SHIMS. I can do anything to this motorcycle myself and I do not have to worry that it will stick me up some where. The same with the car. Ultra reliable both the car and the motorcycle.

cvts are like rotary engines. in theory simpler and have less things that can go wrong yet somehow more goes wrong.

I love how Scotty can have strong opinions yet be objective and open minded at the same time. Keep up the great videos, sir! As far CVTs go, I think I will stick with a manual until I die or am physically unable to use three pedals...

My Honda civic CVT died (under warranty) AND I had to fight with Honda to get it replaced. They wanted $7000, I told them "no, you're going to fix it, AND you're going to do it under the warranty you sold me."

CVT: alright time to do my job! Nissan: I’m about to ruin this mans whole career

My 2017 Maxima with 150,000 miles is doing great. No transmission issues. Just regular servicing

We didn’t realize at first that my wife’s Nissan Rogue had a CVT. when we gave it to our son, he had some problems that the Nissan dealer said required the installation of a transmission oil cooler. Why it didn’t come with one is a mystery. But since it was installed, he has had zero problems with it. And he lives in the foothills in Colorado.

I'm a Nissan technician and boy do we have a whole lot of people come in with CVT transmissions that have gone out. Two of our master techs are always busy rebuilding them, seems like its never ending!

CVT Transmission = Continuous Variable Transmission Transmission XD

I just got a Honda Accord. It has a CVT and I actually like how they drive better than normal transmissions.

I love my '17 Corolla SE w/ CVT, my first car w/ CVT. Me being an older gentleman, Lol, it does the job fine. This is my 4th Corolla in my lifetime. People say they're boring but hey, that legendary reliability can't be beat especially since I hold on to my cars for up to 200K or up to 20 years and they still work as good as new. As the smart economists say, you're supposed to hold on to your cars until the wheels fall off, but Toyota's last forever or at least 200K miles.

CVT has come a long way but I agree, I really hate the 'slight shot' or 'rubber band' feel when passing, would rather a normal automatic any day.

"How CVT transmissions work" Scotty "Buy a Toyota" DAMNIT he got me again

Every time I watch this guy, I imagine him saying: "Hey, did I ever tell you kids about the 60s?"

Still sticking with the stick! Nothing beats the mechanical feel that makes you feel more connected with the car! :)

Hi Scotty, you are a skilled technician and true American. After watching your videos for a while, I have gained back some hope in the American worker Thanks for sharing your knowledge

I recently drove a Toyota corolla cvt and was very impressed by it. It powered the car very well, it was very capable and I experienced no cvt lag. The fuel economy was insanely high. If I ever buy a Toyota corolla I will make sure I get the cvt. I was also impressed at how quickly the cvt accelerated the car.

Got a 2013 Nissan Sentra with CVT and we are crying feels like the CVT is going bad :(

I hate CVTs with a passion but only because they make the belts non-serviceable. If they would just make replacing the CVT belt a routine maintenance item (similar to replacing an engine timing belt) and also make it relatively EASY to do the replacement. Then I have no issue with CVTs but until then I will avoid them like the plague.

I rebuilt the 2 speed Ford O Matic transmission in my 1964 Fairlane. Talk about simple. And durable. That car was 44 years old at the time, and is now 54 years old, and still runs great. The main problem I had with the transmission was finding the parts. But they are out there.

JUST SOLD MY 2022 new car 4600 mile ordered a seven speed 2023 truck.Plan on keeping it for many years. Scotty rules my world.

My mom's 2014 Corolla's CVT died at 40k miles.... fluid was still good and hadn't leaked....was a heartbreaker 💔

Scotty as a farmer we had CVT transmission in my john deere combine 6600 in the 1970s, worked great at the time...one great big rubber belt between two pulleys that slid in and out

I drive a 2015 mitsubishi Mirage. Love it in that car even though I was skeptical. I think CVT transmissions and compact cars with low power engines are a match made in heaven. It keeps the engine in the torque band much better than a traditional automatic or manual (that I test drove) would. And on the freeway that little 3 banger is turning less than 3k rpm. In anything else, I would go traditional automatic.

My 2017 honda accord cvt trans shifts smoothly. Toyota and Hondas are def the car gods of the industries.

My 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer 2.4L SE has a cvt trans, and honestly when I bought it I had no idea what cvt meant until this video and all of my cars previously were standard. I get the fluid changed every 30k and the car now has 115,000 miles on it. Thanks for explaining everything.

Standing in front of my Nissan Altima with my head hanging.... well it's made it about 150k miles so far. Maybe I got the good one.

I was about to put a bid in for a 2011 Altima, then it says the transmission is CVT. Something told me to look into what CVT means and this video pops up. Low and behold he mentions he`s seen a lot of cvt`s in Altimas go bad. Thanks man you just saved me several thousands.

Scotty's the greatest. Never let me down and I'm excited whenever I see his face pop up in my recommended vids.

Is this why Nissan former CEO is on the run lol.

Continuously Vulnerable Transmission.

I bought a used Nissan without realizing it had the CVT and now my transmission has completely failed. Thank you for the video, feel better informed now.

Subaru CVTs have been pretty reliable, plus come with a 10 year or 100,000 miles warranty so if it did fail, you're covered. It makes sense for manufacturers to figure out how to make them reliable if they're cheaper to make. Less moving parts means they could be more reliable than standard geared trans in the future.They're getting better and better but time will tell.

Now I am really convinced that I should play it safe and get the 6 speed automatic transmission of new elantra instead of their new cvt. Thank you scotty wish you all the best 🙏🏻

I bought a new Subaru Forester with a CVT in 2014. At 3800 miles the CVT started getting jerky when excelerating from a stop. Subaru would not do anything about it. All they would tell me is "some of them just do that". I don't have the money to hire a team of lawyers to fight with Subaru, so I got rid of it and now am quite happy with my Honda Accord with a 6 SP manual. Needless to say, I'll damn sure never own another Subaru and I'll damn sure never own another CVT.

Nissan Altima 2008 has a CVT problems because it's the first car with this new transmission. Nissan is the first mainstream automaker to go big with CVTs in 2007-2008 using their Xtonic CVT technology. Now Altima is a great CVT car

My kid has a Nissan Sentra automatic OH MYYYY GOSHHHHHH AFTER UNDERSTANDING THIS GOOD LOOKING NISSAN …iM GOING TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP MY NOT SO GOOD COSMETICALLY LOOKING 2009 MANUAL HONDA CIVJC AS GOOD AS I CAN MY CAR’s ENGINE AND TRANS. SOUND AS A BRAND NEW ONE IS SATISFYING TO DRIVE MY CAR AND PICKS UP SPEED LIKE A SPACESHIP❤

I was just looking to get a corolla with a cvt transmission when i found this video! Very insightful!

I have a 2017 crv with a cvt first cvt I ever had it has no rubberband effect it acts like a regular automatic. Heck if I didn't read the brochure I wouldn't know it had a CVT. Some companies are getting better at building them.

I love watching this guy, never gets old

I have a 2006 Nissan Murano and it has last for years with no problems

I have a 2012 Lancer, with a CVT gearbox. Yeah, it's not great off the line (unless I put it in sport/triptonic mode), but it has been really reliable ever since I got it, and currently it's happily sitting on 120000km and going.

I have a Nissan Altima rn and the best advice I can give you is to avoid Nissans at ALL cost. I'm going broke because of this stupid transmission!

Everyone talks about Nissan's CVT's... I've never had any problems with my Honda CR-V's CVT. Sounds like the problem is more Nissan than CVT's

2009 br9 Subaru legacy here. Tr690 cvt with 319,000kms. Regular fluid changes at 30,000kms with adaptive reset every time has kept this old girl sweet

Parents have a 2007 Ford Freestyle with the CVT transmission, they've had it over 10 years, daily driver, never had a problem with it!

Had to come back to this video to learn cause Scotty literally just made another vid featuring CVTs lol

im so glad the 2019 corolla hatchback comes with a physical first gear to reduce/eliminate that rubber band effect

Here is my experience: I purchased a 2015 Nissan Murano new in July 2015. We had transmission issues starting week 1! Hesitation and then over acceleration were addressed with multiple software tweaks but never corrected the issue. My CVT transmission failed and was replaced under warranty by Nissan in June 2019 at 52,000 miles. Today 11-29-21, at 62,100 miles, my transmission failed again due to the transmission oil/cooler/radiator assembly failing to cause the cooling fluid and the transmission fluid to mix, resulting in having to replace the Transmission, Radiator, and associated assemblies for a cost to me of approximately $6,700! Based on my research, this is a known issue with Nissan CVTs but was only partially addressed in the Class Action lawsuit because individual owners had to personally sue Nissan and their vehicle models and years were the only ones included in the extended warranty. How a judge does not include all Nissan vehicles with the CVT is beyond me especially when my dealership was replacing three a week when my 2015 Murano's CVT was replaced. All my service was completed at the dealership and we never prevent any work from being done when required. The only upside is Nissan is paying for 80% of the repair but I am still paying out of pocket on something I believe should be fully covered. If I had an Altima with the same issue it would be covered under the class action suit extended warranty coverage but the same CVT with known issues in another Nissan model is not covered!

My moms Nissan Altima 2004 2.5 has 190k miles has a cvt transmission runs really great no problems

Nissan ruined themselves when they started using CVTs.

239,000 miles on my '06 Ford 500 that I bought brand spanking new. I've never changed the fluid/filters in my cvt. The fluid looks and smells great. The car still accelerates great and gets decent gas mileage. I've had several friends that have owned Fusions with cvts and they never had one fail. I did have one friend that didn't understand the cvt concept and said Ford sold him a lemon because the car shifted funny. Lol!

I would’ve thought this guy would have been an normal old guy until I checked more of the channel and realized this guy knows his stuff and is very entertaining :)

Great advice on CVTS. I will recommend if you are going to purchase a CVT driven vehicle, get one thats very light weight, low hp, low torque, small engine. Like a Mitsubishi Mirage for example. Yes the Mirage is slow as hell, but they're alot less complaints about CVT failure on them vs Nissan Versas.

I'm pushing 130k on my very abused Nissan Altima CVT. This car sees 7k rpms on a daily basis. I use the shifter and launch it at every stop light around 3800 rpm. I've dropped from 6th to 2nd when passing people. She still shifts beautifully. Throwing a turbo on next

Toyota: Makes decent reliable cars. Honda: Makes fantastic engines. Nissan: Makes shiny scrapyard ornaments.

When he said he’s never heard of a Toyota Corollas cvt go out that’s all I needed to hear lol

My mom has a Nissan and the CVT still work well just as when we first bought, 168,000 miles on it.

The problem with CVT Transmissions is when you have an engine that has a lot of torque they tend to slip. That's the reason why you've never seen a Toyota Corolla CVT transmission go bad

I have spoken to about 3 managers/owners of transmission shops and they all told me to avoid CVT;s at all costs.

Tried Manual today, stalled like a boss...😵

Nissan has just lost a class action lawsuit as parent company of JATCO,good videos scotty,thanks for your dedication to the industry

Scotty just lost Nissan as a sponsor.

Scotty I can't thank you enough for this video. Your videos help someone like myself that is not that knowledgeable on cars. And you pretty much break it down pretty easy..anyway, my daughter was just going to buy a 2014 Ford Focus and after watching this video we changed my minds..so on with the car search.... Keep posting and thanks again!!

The service manager at Toyota dealer told me he's seen a CVT with 300k on it and there was nothing wrong with it. No fluid change.

A note on the CTV transmission on roads that have bumps and potholes, if the wheels are raised off the ground, the knuckle in the CVT will be knocked out and needs programming

Never had a transmission problem on any car i have ever driven in my life until i got my 1st vehicle with a CVT and the transmission went out within 5 months of owning the car, totalling it due to how insane every quote was for a new one.

Scotty is the man! Talks about the relevant topics.

We love you Scotty 🙂🙂🙂 thank you Scotty I took your advice and bought a Toyota Highlander, do to the fact I have this Nissan sentra terrible CVT transmission went out ONLY AT 90,000 MILES AND I HAD TO BYE A USED TRANSMISSION TO FIX THE CAR AND EVER SINCE IT ONLY BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 6 MONTH ONLY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A YEAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT, IT HAD ONLY 79,000 MILES AND BACK IN DECEMBER 2019 I BOUGHT MYSELF A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WHICH I NEVER LIKED TOYOTA OR THOUGH THEY WERE REALLY GOOD VEHICLES AS YOU STATED THEN I WENT AND DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS TRUE TOYOTA ARE THE BEST AND RELIABLE VEHICLES, AND KEED IN MIND I WAS A HONDA AND ACURA OWNER AND THOUGH NOTHING IS BETTER THAN A HONDA UNTIL I JUST BOUGHT A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2014 AND NOTICE HOW REALIBLE VEHICLES THEY ARE I BOUGHT IT WITH 147,000 MILES AND IT DRIVES AS NEW I'M SHOCK TO SEE THIS IN A VEHICLE, ALSO I NOTICE THAT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THERE ARE LOTS OF OLD TOYOTA FROM THE 80S STILL DRIVING IN THE STREETS AND THEY ARE VEHICLES BEING USED IN THE Most EXTREME WAY IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND THEY ARE STILL RUNING BUT YOU LOOK FOR HONDA AND THEY ARE JUST TO LITTLE HONDA BEING USED AS A MEAN OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WITH THAT ANALYSIS I WENT OFF AND BOUTH MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AND THE ONLY THING I HAD TO DO I JUST CHANGE THE OILS AND BOUTH THEM NEW TIRES THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT BACK IN DECEMBER 2019 GOODYEARS TIRES AND OIL CHANGE EVERY 5,000 MILES ALSO WORTH SAYING THAT I RAN A CAXFAX REPORT AND I'M THE SECOND OWNER IT CAME FROM CALIFORNIA SOMEWEHRE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE OF CALIFORNIA PEARL WHITE BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR AND THE OWNER EVERY 57,000 MILES TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECKED AND OIL CHANGE WITH 4.5 OR 5 START ON THE CARFAX REPORT, RELIABLE VEHICLE YES IT IS I DROVE IT FROM THE CITY OF SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICANA REPUBLIC TO SANTIAGO, PUERTO PLATA ON THE SAME DATE TRAVER THEM 3 CITIES THE SAME DATE AND NO ISSUES ALSO TRAVE TO LA ROMANA SAME DATE TRIP AND NOTHING NO ISSUES WITH THE NISSAN SENTRA I WENT AND TRAVED FROM THE CITY OF SANTO DOMINGO TO LA ROMANA AND ON NY WAY BACK THE TRANSMISSION CVT BLEW UP HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE LATE AT NIGHT 9PM ON A DARK HIGHWAY SCARY STUFF TO THE CAPITAL AND THAT'S WHEN I HAD ENOUGH AND BOUGHT A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER! TOOK YOUR ADVICE AND THEY ARE THE BEST SUV OUT THERE AND REALIBLE THEY SURE ARE, I HAVE 7 YEARS OLD TWINS GIRLS THEY ARE MY LIFE AND THANKS GOD THAT NIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH THEM SCARY STUFF TRANSMISSION GO'S OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT WHERE THE WORST PART THAT THERE ARE THIEF THAT LATE AT NIGHT CAN ROB YOU AND EVEN KILL YOU, MILES FROM HOME AND IN A DARK SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY, I WAS LUCKY TO SEE LURKING AFAR A LIGHT AND LET THE CAR SCROLL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND NOT PRESS THE BREAK SO THE CAR DID NOT COME TO A FULL STOP AND THANS GOD IT WAS A ALMOST A SLIM DOWN HILL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BAD EXPERIANCE, AM WAITING FOR THE MECHANIC GIVES ME BACK THE CAR NISSAN SENTRA 2014 AND WILL SELL IT RIGHT AWAY AFTER HE FINISHES FIXING IT STAY AWAY FROM NISSAN PERIOD THEY ARE THE WORST VEHICLES NISSAN, INFINITI HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AND HORRIBLE VEHICLES AM SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO EXPERIANCE THAT NIGHTMARE SPECIALY WITH YOUR KIDS ON IT THANKS GOD I WAS NOT WITH MINES WHICH I TEND TO ALWAYS BE WITH, THANKS GOD I WAS NOT WITH THEM.

2015 Nissan Altima 105,000 miles. No transmission problems. 👍🏼

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Wow! Scotty, You're the father I never had. You have taught me so much. I thank you so very much. Keep up the videos man.

I have a 2000 civic si and a 2009 scion tc. I swear by Honda and Toyota. They make the best hands down.

I just bought a Toyota Corolla with a CVT, and I'm glad to hear it's reliable. I didn't know a whole lot about CVT when I bought it, but I read it was better at gas mileage and efficient. Thanks for making this video.

Good info, I don't ever want to buy a newer vehicle. These days cars are so cheaply made of rather just buy a nice old and reliable car and keep it in like new condition forever.

I have a 2011 Altima and the CVT has NEVER given me trouble. I just passed 345,000 kms. I get Nissan to change the oil regularly and I do drive conservatively. But I’m really happy with

I love Toyota Corolla but now they only come with a manual or a CVT transmission. Wtf!

I drive a 97 Nissan primera with CVT. 127.000 miles and still running good. I may be lucky!

I love the CVT transmission in my wife's Subaru. BTW the CVT transmission goes back to the days of water mills and wind mills in the 17th century using wooden cones and leather belts.

55k miles on my 2013 Nissan Altima .... pray for me.

Scotty, The Toyota eCVT (series P111, P112 and P410 - P710) commonly used in the Prius' are completely different than the CVT you talk about, including the recall for Toyota Corollas (which used a more conventional trans design with a torque converter) The Prius eCVT does NOT have ANY high pressure hydraulics at all. No wear items like clutch burns either. eCVT's are totally run with a system of beefy steel gears and two electric motor/generators to do all the gear ratio changes as you drive. I have found this to be very reliable, and FAR more reliable than any CVT that uses a steel belt like Honda (which to me is a totally stupid way of doing gear shifting.) I never liked it from the first time I saw how Honda made their version of a CVT. With trans like the Honda's, keeping the fluid clean and changed is critical to having that Honda trans function. ANY slippage will lead to destruction eventually as the belt wears away. The problem with the Honda's (and it's kin) CVTs is that as the fluid gets old it gets thinner and does not create enough pressure on the large piston that keeps pressure on the sides of the big steel drive belt. Changing the fluid in this type of CVT is mandatory, like oil changes in an engine. In fact it is prudent to change fluid in CVTs that have a drive belt about as often as the engine oil! Every 5k to 10k miles for a Honda hybrid car. Sure some folks never see Honda CVT trans mess up, but that is more a matter of how that car is used. eg, Hotdog starts, living in places with large hills (mountains) and towing trailers and heavy loading are sure death for the Honda type CVT. They are extremely light duty trans.

I'll bet it really depends on the brand of CVT and the type of driving you're doing. I much prefer traditional automatic transmissions to CVT's, as they're much more reliable even if they're not quite as smooth. I'd have a manual transmission if my daily terrain was flat and even. I live in Vancouver though, which is nothing but hills, stops, and bottlenecks, which makes manual driving an absolute pain. So I drive a car with one of Toyota's FANTASTIC A-series automatic transmissions. The car is 17 years old and the automatic transmission is still as solid as ever. I would NEVER trade one in for a CVT, even if Toyota's K-series is known to be more solid than their competitors.

All the CVT haters... the biggest problem is MAINTENANCE failure by YOU the owner of the vehicle with the CVT. Perfect example: I just bought a 1997 Honda HX that has a first generation CVT. CVT works fine now, but previous owners thought it had issues. Jerkiness, etc on acceleration were primary complaints. Problem? They had low fluid, AND put the WRONG transmission fluid (ATF, instead of Honda CVT fluid). It runs perfectly now, and it's 22 years old.

Hahahaha, you never fail to teach, entertain and give me a laugh Scotty. Keep it up mate 😂😂👍🏻

OMG Straight Foward MOST useful videos ever on youtube!! You are used car seeker buyers dream.

Thanks Scotty for all you do for us auto people

I have been waiting for this video for a while :)

My 2007 Nissan Altima has 245k running great

I think the bigger issue in the coming years won't be cvt's, but the fact that a ton of auto makers are now using turbos. It's one thing to replace your cvt, but how long are these turbo charged engines gonna last like in the accord, civic and so on? 5-10 years from now engines will barely survive 125 thousand miles. Just a theory

My newly purchased used 2017 Honda Civic EX turbo CVT works great.

Hey Scotty. The CVT went out in my 2010 Subaru Outback at 90K miles. The cost for the transmission itself (no labor) was $7,500. Got mad at Subaru but came back into the fold and have not had any issues with that one (300K on it now) or two others with 200K and 95K. I use them for company cars and run them until they die. My advice with a CVT is no hot rodding, and if you tow with it watch your weight and don't max it out! I'm still amazed how many people don't count the weight of the trailer. When your total capacity is 1,700lb the trailer may be 1/3 of your weight. I wish I could still get a stick but there's probably an CVT in everyone's future eventually. Death, taxes, and CVT transmissions. You can't avoid them.

Love my Maxima even with the cvt... its fast and fun to drive....after owning for 7 years with 130k driven its been problem free.

200.000 kilometres on my Jatco CVT car and still works like a dream. Actually it gives me the feeling that my car has only engine. No gear box.