What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2018 Nissan Rogue

Typical pattern

9% of complaints about the 2018 Nissan Rogue came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2018 vehicle — around the middle of the 182 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 2.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is service brakes (261 complaints), typically at 1.9 yr or about 12,200 miles.

Complaints
1,009
Median age at failure
2.8 yr
Median mileage
15,500 n=609
Crash / fire / tow
10% of reports
Safety recalls
3

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Service brakes
261 reports · 12,200 mi
1.9 yr
6.9%
Collision avoidance
203 reports · 8,300 mi
3.8 yr
8.4%
Other
138 reports · 12,200 mi
2.9 yr
5.8%
Electrical system
94 reports · 17,500 mi
3.1 yr
7.4%
Engine
57 reports · 24,000 mi
3.8 yr
8.8%
Power train
46 reports · 38,590 mi
6.1 yr
10.9%
Speed control
37 reports · 20,634 mi
2.2 yr
24.3%
Air bags
32 reports · 46,000 mi
4.8 yr
40.6%
Electronic stability control (esc)
22 reports · 17,800 mi
1.8 yr
4.5%
Steering
19 reports · 30,000 mi
2.8 yr
31.6%
Seats
15 reports · 27,000 mi
2.3 yr
13.3%
Structure
15 reports · 35,000 mi
4.8 yr
33.3%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

23V093000 2023-02-16
Electrical system:ignition:anti-theft:immobilizer/proximity:key/sender

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.

Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

21V839000 2021-10-26
Engine and engine cooling:engine:engine control module (ecu/ecm)

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.

A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

19V654000 2019-09-12
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, thes

The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Collision avoidance 700 mi 5 mo in service
BRAND NEW 2018 ROGUE WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES - THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEMS ENGAGED FOR NO REASON WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE NOT TO HIT ME OTHER TIMES THE SENSOR LIGHT FOR THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM FLASHES. ON ANOTHER DAY A WARNING CODE APPEARED STATING THE FRONT SENSOR WEREN'T WORKING DUE TO OBSTRUCTION.
Collision avoidance 120 mi 6 mo in service
THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM INCORRECTLY ACTIVATED UNDER A FALSE-POSITIVE SITUATION RESULTING IN THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED WHILE CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME, OR ELSE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A COLLISION.
Collision avoidance 300 mi 7 mo in service
FEB SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN CROSSING RAIL ROAD TRACKS. NOTHING WAS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. CAR STOPPED ON TRACKS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THE FEB SYSTEM. I THOUGHT THE CAR JUST DIED. FINALLY PUT IT IN REVERSE BOTH TIMES AND BACKED OFF THE TRACKS. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE BEHIND ME. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER. SERVICE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR TO THE SAME SPOT AND THE FEB SYSTEM ACTIVATED FOR A THIRD TIME ON THE TRACKS. CAR IS SITTING ON THE DEALER'S LOT WAITING FOR NISSAN ENGINEER TO COME. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES.
Other 2,000 mi 4 mo in service
BRAND NEW 2018 NISSAN ROGUE THAT HAS AROUND 2,000 MILES ON THE CAR: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD WHERE NO OTHER CAR WAS PRESENT. AN AUDIBLE WARNING SOUNDED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. SINCE THE INCIDENT, AN ERROR LIGHT FOR THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD WITH AN AUDIBLE WARNING, THEN DISAPPEARS. ALL THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN NO OTHER CAR IS IN FRONT OF MY OWN, AND THIS HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES OVER THE LAST FIVE WEEKS.

Other Rogue model years

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