2015 Nissan Rogue Select: True Cost, Problems & Verdict

519 NHTSA owner complaints · 0 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.

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Owner complaints: 519 filed with NHTSA

Complaints per year on the road: 47.18

Power Train135Unknown Or Other122Air Bags89Electrical System74Engine54Structure36

What owners say

Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.

It has been going on for years, when I am outside the car - the open drivers side door closes by itself and locks by itself. It does t matter where I am parked. Even on level surfaces the door does this. This can be problematic if the driver is locked out as a result of this. Hot weather is here We don’t want someone locked out or a child locked in. As I say, this has been going on for years. The latest incident w…
It has a CVT transmission and when you try to accelerate quickly, it box down it does not go every now and then when it tries to change gears it shimmy it gives a humping sensation
Rear lift gate supports .hatchback has to be pused up and is very hard to do. has to be held up so it doesn't come down on us.seen that was a recall on this id # pc459 but its not showing up.

Recalls: 0 campaigns

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What it costs to buy — and what owning it really takes

Class-level estimates, priced as a compact SUV of its model year, re-priced to your country. Not a quote, not a valuation of one specific car — condition, mileage and options move it. How these are computed.

Typical price today $10,400–$15,000 used market, 2026
You lose to depreciation $850/year $4,200 over five years
Price when new (2015)$21,300
Worth in five years$8,500
Depreciation, five years$4,200
Insurance, five years$5,800–$8,050
Fuel and maintenance, five years$28,280
Five-year cost of owning it$39,405
Per mile driven, at 12,000 miles a year$0.66

What it costs to run

EPA combined 24 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $2,550

Fuel (your region)$2,550
Maintenance band (your region) $1,871–$3,781
Estimated running cost this year (age 11) $5,376
Range across the maintenance band $4,421–$6,331
Next five years, running cost $28,280

Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.

02468101214$7,071vehicle age (years)
fuel/energy + maintenance band, annual — US dollars, estimate

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What this car's problems cost to fix

Ranked by the components owners of this exact model year actually complain about. Each figure is flat-rate labour hours x the local shop rate plus a parts band — an estimate of what this kind of failure costs, not a quote, and not a prediction that this car will need it. Formula.

  • Power Train135 complaints · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair (7.0 h labour + parts)$1,290–$4,040
  • Unknown Or Other122 complaints · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair (2.0 h labour + parts)$360–$940
  • Air Bags89 complaints · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement (2.5 h labour + parts)$600–$1,700
  • Electrical System74 complaints · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement (3.0 h labour + parts)$540–$1,310
  • Engine54 complaints · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,040–$2,220
  • Structure36 complaints · typical job: Body, subframe or corrosion repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,070–$2,920

FAQ

What is the most common problem with the 2015 Nissan Rogue Select?

The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Power Train (135 complaints in our indexed sample).

Is the 2015 Nissan Rogue Select a good used car to buy?

Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 79/100, computed from 519 NHTSA complaints and 0 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.

How much does it cost to fix the 2015 Nissan Rogue Select's most common problem?

135 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2015 Nissan Rogue Select sit in the Power Train group — more than any other component on this model year. The representative job there is transmission service or clutch-pack repair: about 7.0 hours of labour plus parts, roughly $1,290–$4,040 at a US independent shop and re-priced to your country at the top of the page. It is an estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote for this car.

What does a 2015 Nissan Rogue Select cost to run per year?

About $5,656 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $28,280 over five years, before purchase price, insurance and depreciation. Figures come from available EPA fuel-economy data and industry maintenance averages, and are re-priced to your country.

What will a 2015 Nissan Rogue Select really cost YOU per year?

Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.

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Data sources

Complaints & recalls: NHTSA · Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov · Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements. Last updated: 2026-10-04.

79RELIABILITY / 100
BUY

Strong evidence — 519 complaints, 0 recalls on record

Typical price today$10,400–$15,000used market estimate · the full money picture
Running cost, next 5 years$28,280fuel/energy + maintenance band midpoint · estimate
  • 519 NHTSA complaints on record (47.2/yr of exposure) — in line with a typical year of this model (41.2/yr)
  • 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems

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