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P17F1 on Nissan vehicles

P17F1 is named on 54 Nissan model years (2016–2023): 422 manufacturer filings and 10 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Altima, Maxima, Quest, Pathfinder, Murano and 7 more.

Powertrain 54 model years 422 manufacturer filings 10 owner reports

Which Nissan model years name P17F1

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Nissan AltimaPower Train38—
2017 Nissan AltimaPower Train32—
2016 Nissan MaximaPower Train221
2016 Nissan QuestPower Train212
2016 Nissan PathfinderPower Train211
2017 Nissan MaximaPower Train192
2016 Nissan MuranoPower Train21—
2016 Nissan RoguePower Train182
2017 Nissan MuranoPower Train18—
2017 Nissan PathfinderPower Train18—
2017 Nissan QuestPower Train18—
2018 Nissan AltimaPower Train14—
2018 Nissan MaximaPower Train101
2018 Nissan MuranoPower Train10—
2018 Nissan PathfinderPower Train10—
2017 Nissan NV200Power Train9—
2017 Nissan RoguePower Train81
2016 Nissan NV200Power Train9—
2019 Nissan MaximaPower Train8—
2019 Nissan MuranoPower Train8—
2019 Nissan PathfinderPower Train8—
2018 Nissan RoguePower Train6—
2021 Nissan MaximaPower Train4—
2021 Nissan MuranoPower Train4—
2020 Nissan MaximaPower Train4—
2020 Nissan MuranoPower Train4—
2020 Nissan PathfinderPower Train4—
2019 Nissan NV200Power Train4—
2018 Nissan NV200Power Train4—
2022 Nissan MaximaPower Train3—
2022 Nissan MuranoPower Train3—
2019 Nissan KicksPower Train3—
2019 Nissan RoguePower Train3—
2018 Nissan KicksPower Train3—
2021 Nissan KicksPower Train2—
2021 Nissan NV200Power Train2—
2021 Nissan VersaPower Train2—
2020 Nissan AltimaPower Train2—
2020 Nissan KicksPower Train2—
2020 Nissan NV200Power Train2—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Power Train 302 Equipment 92 Engine 22 Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 10
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What Nissan owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

The vehicle was taken to a dealer where DTC: P17F1 (Internal CVT failure was retrieved)
2016 Nissan Pathfinder at 76,000 miles Dec 12, 2025 NHTSA owner report
On October 25, 2025, Passport Nissan in Alexandria, Virginia diagnosed my 2016 Nissan Rogue with fault code P17F1, which indicates a known CVT transmission failure
2016 Nissan Rogue Nov 2, 2025 NHTSA owner report
I took the car to a Nissan dealership, and they pulled a P17F1 code related to the CVT transmission
2017 Nissan Maxima Jul 22, 2025 NHTSA owner report
The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who scanned the vehicle and retrieved DTC code: P17F1 (CVT Judder)
2016 Nissan Quest at 136,022 miles Aug 2, 2023 NHTSA owner report

Nissan filings that name P17F1

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Nissan filed with NHTSA whose summary names P17F1. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P17F1 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P17F1 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Nissan and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P17F1 a known problem on Nissan vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 422 manufacturer filings and 10 owner reports naming P17F1 on 54 Nissan model years (2016–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Nissan models does P17F1 appear on most?

2016 Altima (38 documents), 2017 Altima (32 documents), 2016 Maxima (23 documents).

Does P17F1 on a Nissan mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.