Owners filed 4,457 complaints about the 2015–2025 Nissan Rogue with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 19th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2023 model year drew the most (712), and the single most-reported problem area is engine, named in 18% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2023, with 712 complaints, led by engine (279).
- Spike years: 2015 (1.6× the typical year), 2016 (1.6× the typical year), 2017 (1.8× the typical year), 2018 (2.0× the typical year), 2023 (2.1× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: automatic emergency braking / collision warning complaints came at a median of 10k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 38 complaints mention a fire and 253 mention a crash; owners reported 257 injuries and 3 deaths.
Nissan Rogue complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 551 | Transmission / powertrain (138), Air bags (99), Electrical system (82) | 53k mi | 30 | 8 |
| 2016 | 540 | Transmission / powertrain (176), Electrical system (125), Engine (64) | 51k mi | 35 | 3 |
| 2017 | 596 | Transmission / powertrain (122), Brakes (111), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (76) | 28k mi | 57 | 8 |
| 2018 | 667 | Brakes (261), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (174), Electrical system (94) | 14k mi | 35 | 2 |
| 2019 | 337 | Brakes (122), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (99), Electrical system (62) | 6k mi | 28 | 1 |
| 2020 | 151 | Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (56), Brakes (32), Electrical system (31) | 10k mi | 9 | 6 |
| 2021 | 287 | Electrical system (60), Engine (51), Fuel system (33) | 31k mi | 21 | 3 |
| 2022 | 235 | Engine (132), Fuel system (43), Transmission / powertrain (37) | 60k mi | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 712 | Engine (279), Engine and cooling (122), Fuel system (96) | 42k mi | 22 | 3 |
| 2024 | 201 | Engine (63), Transmission / powertrain (43), Wipers / visibility (26) | 29k mi | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 180 | Wipers / visibility (48), Visibility (windows, mirrors, wipers) (30), Engine (9) | 12k mi | 5 | 1 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Nissan Rogue problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 804 | 18% | 32k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Transmission / powertrain | 692 | 16% | 62k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Electrical system | 631 | 14% | 32k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Brakes | 595 | 13% | 12k mi | Brake repair cost |
| Automatic emergency braking / collision warning | 523 | 12% | 10k mi | — |
| Air bags | 309 | 7% | 30k mi | — |
| Fuel system | 245 | 6% | 40k mi | Fuel pump repair cost |
| Speed control / acceleration | 223 | 5% | 22k mi | — |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Nissan models in the index
- Nissan Altima (2,684)
- Nissan Sentra (1,762)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.