Nissan Rogue
Problems & Worst Years
Every reported problem for the Nissan Rogue, model year by model year — ranked from 1753 federal NHTSA complaints across 2010–2025.
Complaint volume for the Rogue swings dramatically across the eleven model years in this data, and the underlying problems shift character every few years. The earliest years lean transmission: 2011 logged transmission failures causing loss of power and overheating in three of its top five complaints, plus a safety-flagged airbag malfunction, under recalls 11V565 and 15V032. By 2016 and 2017, electrical and braking systems tied to driver-assist features take over — 2016 shows electrical failures causing intermittent power loss (59 occurrences, safety-flagged) alongside transmission failure and engine stalling, while 2017 is dominated by automatic emergency braking and forward collision avoidance malfunctions logging 85 and 83 occurrences respectively, both safety-severity, under recalls including 21V839 and 23V093.
That automatic emergency braking problem persists into 2018, where it alone accounts for 241 of that year's 280 total complaints, and again in 2019, which carries the highest safety-flagged complaint count of any Rogue year at 13, still centered on the same braking and collision-avoidance systems under recalls 21V839 and 23V093. Volume drops through 2020 and 2021 as the AEB issue fades and engine-related complaints — stalling, overheating, and fuel odor or leaks — become more prominent through 2022, tied to recalls including 22V666 and 25V437.
The newest years pivot again: 2023 posts the highest total complaint count in the model's history at 356, driven by engine failure during acceleration, fuel odor complaints, and a rear windshield shattering issue also flagged for safety. Recall 26V080 follows into the 2024 and 2025 model years, where rear window shattering without any external impact becomes the single largest complaint — 74 occurrences in 2025 alone.
Given how much the Rogue's problem profile has changed generation to generation, treat the model year as a starting point rather than a verdict. A bumper-to-bumper pre-purchase inspection and full service history matter more here than almost any other model in this comparison, especially since these counts reflect what owners chose to file with NHTSA rather than a true failure rate, and the newest years simply haven't had time to accumulate as many reports as the rest.
Nissan Rogue problems by year
Complaint volume by model year (bar = relative to the worst year). Theworst yearsare the most-complained-about, weighted by safety-risk problems.
Data source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) owner complaints and recalls, 2010–2025. Problem clustering and year rankings are derived from the complaint record; complaint volume reflects reports filed, not total incidence or fault rate. Vehicle image is illustrative.