Nuxt 4+Node.js 16

Why?

Why is Nuxt 4 incompatible with Node.js 16?

Requirement

Node.js ^22.19.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0

Selected version

Node.js 16

Evaluation

16.20.2 does not satisfy ^22.19.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0

Conclusion

INCOMPATIBLE

Evidence

CompatHub reports compatibility from upstream sources rather than making unsupported claims of its own.

• npm Registry

  Confidence: HIGH

  https://registry.npmjs.org/nuxt/4.5.2

  Retrieved 30 August 2026

  Requirement: ^22.19.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0

Node.js versions

Compatibility is derived from the project's declared Node.js requirement (^22.19.0 || ^24.11.0 || >=26.0.0); it does not mean every version combination has been independently tested.

• 15❌
• 16❌
• 17❌
• 18❌
• 19❌
• 20❌
• 21❌
• 22✓
• 23❌
• 24✓
• 25❌
• 26✓
• 27—

Other Node.js versions satisfying this requirement

Nuxt 4 — compatible Node.js lines tracked in CompatHub

• ✓Node.js 22version linesupported
• ✓Node.js 24version linesupported
• ✓Node.js 26version linesupported

Other Nuxt versions

Only lines with relevant compatibility evidence are listed.

• Nuxt 4
• Nuxt 3
• Nuxt 2
• Nuxt 1
• Nuxt 0.10

Lifecycle context

Lifecycle status is separate from compatibility. An EOL component can still satisfy a documented version requirement.