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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Answer to: How often should I change CVT fluid? | 18Relevance | 3 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| For a Toyota CVT at the very least, what Scotty recommends, 50K miles. Heck, you are at 40K right now. You could do it, and see how bad it is, so you can know for next time. If you need to do it more frequently, or if it could go a little longer. For a Jatco CVT or almost any other CVT, I would do it every 20K-30K. Jatco CVT seems to wear a lot faster. | |||||
| Answer to: subaru longevity | 26Relevance | 5 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| If you go to Portland, Oregon, most of the cars you will see are wither Subaru’s or RAV4’s. Seriously. I imagine the weather conditions may be similar to Wisconsin. If it were a JATCO CVT I’d be worried. But with the Subaru, Toyota, or Honda CVT, I am not as concerned. I drive a Honda CRV 2015 regularly with a CVT at closing in on 100,000 miles, and everything is great so far with just basic maintenance. Toyota, Honda, and Subaru, are usually quicker than most to react and fix things ASAP. The Subaru CVT problem was years ago. The newer ones shoul ... | |||||
| HONDA | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | G.T. | Reviews | |
| List of Hondas reviewed by Scotty Accord Civic CR-V Crosstour Del Sol Element Fit HR-V Odyssey Passport Pilot Prelude Ridgeline S2000 A video from 2021 about 1.5L turbocharged engine and oil dilution Replacing a power window switch on a newer Honda in 2023 | |||||
| 2020 Rogue CVT (I know..I know) Service Request - Dealer Response | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | Rabbitcom1 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Happy New Year everyone! Recently I went to the Nissan dealer for my 5k oil change on the Rogue @ 35k. I asked the Nissan SA assigned to me to replace the CVT fluid on the same day. Her response after consulting 'someone" was that the service wasn't required until 60k and they don't touch it until then. Heck, I have never been turned down by a dealer for any service request. I was surprised they said NO to overpriced service well in advance of the recommended interval. They never turn me down for early oil changes. Later, she brought me an example of new CVT fluid and a swab of my fluid - the colors were pretty similar. Also, evidently, the CVT filter is also not replaced - just cleaned on a CVT service. Not what I have seen online. I really wanted to replace the CVT fluid earlier than recommended intervals as Scotty and others have mentioned. Not sure what to do.....thoughts? ideas or similar experiences with the CVT change ? Thanks and stay well | |||||
| Answer to: 2016 Forester dead CVT where to go from here? | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | Terranova1340 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I just wanted to come back and provide an update as a data point as it were incase anyone finds themselves in a similar situation. Firstly, Subaru did cover the transmissions. They replaced it doing what they called a "Good Faith Repair". There claim was the fluid in the CVT was low and that is why the CVT Transmission died. The service manager at my local dealer claimed that the fluid was 8qts low. The local dealer was the ONLY one to do any type transmission fluid related work on the vehicle. My Opinion - and we all know what they say about opinions is: Subaru of America is at least in some instances associating failed CVT transmissions as being caused by low CVT fluid in an effort to under report and misrepresent the truth about there transmission failure rates. The dealer worked in a very specific way, first telling me just how expensive it would be to pay out of pocket for the repair, and then telling me they were going to reach out to Subaru to see what they would do, only to have them come back and say in essence "Out of the goodness of our hearts we are going to take care of you". Based on that I think they generally avoid complaints or other legal issues as who isn't going to be happy that they just were saved over $8k. To be clear here there was no fluid leaking out of my transmission, or vehicle period. I park it on a newly paved blacktop driveway in the same spot every day. There is nothing on the blacktop. The vehicle was driven more then 10k miles AFTER Subaru did the fluid change. Therefore the CVT Transmission that Subaru creates is either 1.) the greatest transmission in the world as it doesn't need 8 quarts of its fluid and can still go over 10k miles in such a state or 2.) (and more likely than not) they are lying. I don't believe Option 1 is even possible, as the transmission never had any issues shifting, or had any smell of burning or any sign at all that there was a potential problem. It just failed. I did contact Subaru of America myself and they in essence told me "We are happy to have fixed your transmission for you". My response to all of this is I sold 2 of my 3 Subaru vehicles and intend to sell my 3rd vehicle later this year and never look back. Other peoples mileage may vary but for me the entire situation has left such a bad taste in my mouth that I will never again own or recommend one of their products. Perhaps it is a one off situation but the research I did online seems to indicate that there CVT's do die for no apparent reason. Perhaps my dealer was exceptionally bad with regards to not being honest and upfront about the root cause, or perhaps they were 100% misinformed when telling me the transmission was 8qts of fluid low. Also, I ended up test driving a Rav 4, Highlander, and 4 Runner. I ended up going with a 4 Runner. It was more then I wanted to spend and obviously I am sacrificing gas mileage. But I found their overall reliability to be next to impossible for me to argue with. | |||||
| Answer to: Old school new car: No turbo, no GDI, no CVT | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | nlord | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| All I will say is, not all CVTs are bad. Toyota makes a very reliable CVT (or what people call a CVT), the crazy amount of miles taxi drivers put on Prius alone proves it. With that being said, I would not buy another brand of car with a CVT. Interesting thread here. | |||||
| Answer to: HONDA | 25Relevance | 3 years ago | G.T. | Reviews | |
| List of Accords reviewed by Scotty 1999 4-cyl. automatic (sep. '22) 2002 4-cyl. automatic (mar. '22) 2003 4-cyl. 5-sp. automatic (jul. '21) 2003 2.4 4-cyl. automatic (jan. '24) 2006 2.4 4-cyl. automatic, takata airbags (dec. '21) 2006 3.0 V6 5-sp. automatic (jul. '22) 2007 2.4 4-cyl. automatic (jan. '22) 2007 2.4 used engine (feb. '23) 2007 2.4 4-cyl. automatic, hesitation fix (May '24) 2007 2.4 4-cyl. automatic (oct. '24) 2010 4-cyl. automatic (feb. '25) 2011 4-cyl. automatic (Jun. '24) 2012 4-cyl. 5-sp. automatic (dec. '19) 2012 2.4 4-cyl. automatic (jan. '25) 2015 2.4 CVT, oil burn, low tension rings, ATS for oil and fuel, about Castrol (May '26) UNAVAILABLE 2016 2.4 CVT, CVT review (mar. '22) 2016 2.4 4-cyl. CVT, handbrake (Jan. '25) 2017 Sport 2.4 4-cyl. CVT (nov. '24) 2017 2.4 GDI CVT (May '24) 10th gen. 2.0 4-cyl. turbo. automatic (jun. '21) New 2024 Hybrid Sport dual el. motor CVT, no spare tire New 2026 1.5 turbo. automatic, donut spare tyre servicing automatic transmission on 2004 Accord in 2022 Scotty explains disadvantages of cylinder deactivation on a 2012 Accord 3.5L V6 diagnosing 2013 Accord 2.4 automatic, transmission Diagnosing 2012 Accord automatic, warning lights oil burning 2017 2.4 GDI (apr. '23) wrecked 2011 Accord Diagnosing modified 2009 junk yard 3.5 V6 automatic Squeak fix with lithium grease on 9 years old Accord (Jul. '26) | |||||
| Answer to: Camry CVT opinions | 24Relevance | 5 years ago | Kerem | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I'm not sure if the Camry has the CVT (this generation has 8 speed automatic) but the Honda lineup has the CVT and they are both alright decent transmissions. If you don't take care of them they can fail early on but generally they last a good amount. I remember Scotty tossing a number like 200.000 miles for the Accord/Civic CVTs and the Prius CVTs are at 200k 300k miles so Toyota+Honda are the better makers of CVTs. I would just change the transmission fluid every 30.000-40.000 miles and not drive it hard. TBH, the CVT in the Camry would be more reliable th ... | |||||
| Answer to: 2014 Honda Accord with CVT engine | 24Relevance | 3 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| There is no such thing as a "CVT engine" - it's a transmission (that's what the "T" in "CVT" is). There are other possible trouble spots in that model but reports don't indicate the CVT being one of them. However CVTs do have a shorter lifespan than conventional automatic transmissions. A good one might go 150K miles or so. Regular fluid changes can help. Our moderator @dan may have specific details on the CVT used in that model. | |||||
| RE: Are Toyota CVT transmissions different than others? | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| @jpparisio or even less | |||||
| Answer to: CVT reliability | 18Relevance | 4 years ago | FJCruiser2014 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Even if you watch Scotty's videos you'll see that he doesn't completely disagree with all CVT transmissions. CVT is becoming more prevalent these days and I don't see anything wrong with a reliable CVT like for example the one on the Corolla. Regular automatic is best, but this doesn't mean a good CVT is not reliable. | |||||
| 2015 Toyota Corolla CVT always runs | 18Relevance | 6 years ago | Pachya | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey Scotty, I just watched your video about the transmission and have a little story. I drove a 2015 Toyota Corolla for almost 5 years. With in those years I changed the CVT transmission fluid every year, about 90,000 to 100,000 miles, sucked playing about $100 each times for the oem gallon of that CVT fluid but well worth it. On one of those changes of fluid I might have over filled it because I mixed up the CVT fill line and my manual truck fill line. After driving it and give it back it had about 400,000 miles on it. Just thought on what you said about changing the fluid every 30,000 miles and being very careful with the CVT transmission. Toyota always runs | |||||
| cvt not sure about them | 18Relevance | 6 years ago | daja62 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have never owned a CVT transmission but am going to buy a new car in coming months and most of what I am looking for are now using CVT's.I have heard nothing really good about them ,noisey lots of maintenance not reliable like the auto transmissions are .So what do you suggest ?I will find a car with a real transmission (automatic 6 to 9 speed what ever)if you agree about the CVT. If you think a CVT transmissions are ok what brand is best ? Thank you in advance for your help! | |||||
| Answer to: CVT transmission purpose | 25Relevance | 5 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| The Hybrid car I've been driving in quite a lot recently (Kia Niro) has the Guinness World Records for lowest fuel consumption and it ain't a CVT. CVT transmissions have no real purpose on Gasoline cars, and neither do they have a purpose on Hybrids - Hyundai-Kia and others' hybrids use dual clutch transmissions instead and although they're a bit slow and jerky it's really good enough to drive. The reason why CVTs were used is to eliminate the inefficiencies that comes with conventional automatics at the time - looking at specs, Subaru's ±2012 LineTronic was 'more efficient' than a manual. Pretty much the same reasons why dual clutch transmissions became a thing, according to more data - their ±2012 PowerShift is only slightly less efficient than a Manual (3mpg difference). For the time that was huge, as automatics were seen as money and fuel wasters - so having something that drives like an auto but is very good on gas was a huge deal. But, all of those transmissions are either extraordinarily jerky or bad to drive - or have serious reliability and maintenance issues. "Getting it right" (making a DCT or a CVT feel food enough to use) requires you to make a lot of compromises (like conventional planatary launch gears on CVTs OR wet clutches with dual mass fly wheels and complex mechatronics on DCTs) that end up deleting any efficiency gains and add to inane mechanical complexity and even crazier maintenance requirements. nowadays, modern conventional automatics - with torque convertor lockup, 6-10 gears, overdrive as standard and "economy gears" (the highest gear used typically only to cruise at speeds above 70mph, pretty much an extreme version of the overdrive gear) - there is no good reason not to use a conventional automatic as their efficiency has improved drastically. something like the TG-81SC allows the Peugeot 1.5L BlueHDi get almost 62 mpg highway with an Aisin EAT8 (a conventional automatic) IMO the best gearboxes were some rare AMTs (automated manual, aka "single clutch semi-Auto" or "Clutchless manual"), most of them are total **** but some citroens (the OG inventors, they had automated manuals since the CitroMatic like 70 years ago) I drove were surprisingly good given the only thing that goes wrong on when is the clutch getting worn-out - but the clutch is just the same as in a regular manual so that's not even a big deal. CVTs aren't good regardless of the manufacturer, they're for the most part bad regardless of the manufacturer. the only CVT I'm willing to bet on is the Toyota-Aisin K120 "Direct shift". It's insanely mechanically complex but it seems to be the way forward for Toyota as virtually all of their new cars (from the Euro Yaris 1.5L to the RAV4 and even the Lexus ES) are equipped with it. Pretty much - IMO, CVTs are a useless piece of technology. Conventional automatics are on similar levels of efficiency and require much less costly maintenance while also lasting longer. A Transmission that I can't wait to see is the tiny little CVT Toyota said they'll use for their Smart car sized crossover. | |||||
| Answer to: SUBARU | 23Relevance | 3 years ago | G.T. | Reviews | |
| List of Foresters reviewed by Scotty 2005 2.5 4-cyl. automatic (jan. '20) , nov. '20 4th gen. 4-cyl. automatic, accident (jun. '22) 2010 AWD 2.5 automatic (oct. '24) 2011 automatic, diagnosing engine problems, cleaner used (feb. '24) 2012 4-cyl. automatic, replaced short block, why not get 6-cyl. (nov. '23) 2014 with replaced 4-cylinder 2014 4-cyl. CVT, changing CVT fluid (feb. '22) , Feb. '25 2014 2.5 4-cyl. CVT, replaced AC system, comparison with 2011 2.5 automatic (aug. '23) 2015 4-cyl. automatic (apr.' 22) 2015 boxer with blown head gasket New 2023 AWD 4-cyl. boxer CVT New 2024 Wilderness 4-cyl. boxer CVT, normal spare tire New 2025 Wilderness AWD 4-cyl. CVT, NHOU, Auto Stop Eliminator, changing CVT oil to last (Jun. '26) | |||||