Is it normal for the Nikon 16-85 to have back focus on 16mm end?

There seems to be quite a bit of back focus on the 16mm end, but gets better in the mid zoom range and telephoto end. Is this normal?

Added (1). What I mean is that when I choose a focus point. That focus point is not as in focus as the item behind it. For example I printed out a test sheet. I'm about 1.5 feet away from it shooting at a 45 degree angle on the focus point. The point to seem to be more focused is 4mm behind the focus point. This is at 16mm.

I think you've got your terms mixed up and your going to confuse anyone you ask this question.
"Back Focus" is a lens term used to describe this: If you zoom all the way in, focus, and then zoom out does your lens stay in focus from the highest to the lowest focal length? If it does it's an excellent lens and has good back focus… Because it stays in focus while backing out.

Back focus? You'd better explain what you mean - is it background focus you're talking about?

Does your camera have the option to manually make some adjustment about the front/back focus? If yes, you could try it and see what it does.

If not, do more test and if it give you the same result everytime then it leave you with two choices, you can use it like this or send it to repair. This thing can happen with "any" lens no matter how much we pay for it.

@Jim you sould look here for more information http://focustestchart.com/focus10.pdf

I think you are talking about focus shift. With some camera lens systems the precise focal point shifts slightly with a change in iris setting.normally a camera is manually focussed with the iris wide open in order to see the image better. But for picture taking, the iris may close down substantially, causing a slight shift in focus distance. The effect is so slight that i have never heard anyone notice it before. Focus shift is used in the Daylab photo enlarger so you can focus on the film cover plate, but then have the focus shift to the paper plane during the exposure.