2011 Nissan Rogue: True Cost, Problems & Verdict
362 NHTSA owner complaints · 2 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Reviewed by the MotorJury data desk · 2 sources · Last updated 2026-08-20
362 NHTSA owner complaints · 2 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Complaints per year on the road: 24.13
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
The CVT transmission started to fail. 1 day it started jerking some. 2 or 3 times. The next time was more jerking and harder. The last day the jerking was longer in length of time. Then the transmission became a little louder. The jerking was constant with acceleration. We made it home and parked the car. I did not see a code, the engine light only came on after three condition became questionable as to returning …
The contact owned a 2011 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked outside, unoccupied on the driveway, the front hood caught on fire. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that he was not home, and the neighbors had called 911. The local fire department arrived on scene to extinguish the flame. A police report was filed. The vehicle was left at the contact's residence for fu…
Me and my partner were giving a car for her birthday I use it more for work they gave us title but lately I been experiencing hits in car that we haven’t done or crash anyone or anything and also air bag activation and other problems the one has me worry is that rpm loses gas power on free way can’t go over then 20 loses power
What the community is saying right now.
| Campaign | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 11V565000 | Steering:Electric Power Assist System | NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 ROGUE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 17, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2010. THE CIRCUIT BOARD M… |
| 15V032000 | Electrical System | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November … |
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The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Power Train (189 complaints in our indexed sample).
Our data verdict is CAUTION with a reliability score of 49/100, computed from 362 NHTSA complaints and 2 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
Yes — NHTSA lists 2 recall campaign(s) for the 2011 Nissan Rogue, 2 of them touching fire, crash or stall risk, the most recent recorded 23/11/2011. Check this car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.
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Last updated: 2026-08-20.