2018 Nissan Rogue Sport Problems

92 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Unknown Or Other · verdict BUY 74/100

Source NHTSA public complaint and recall record · methodology

What breaks, by owner reports

Unknown Or Other27
Service Brakes18
Electrical System18
Engine17
Power Train12
Forward Collision Avoidance8

In the owners’ words

“A/C Started blowing warm air when car was idling, then car randomly overheated while sitting in traffic. Once car cooled down, check to coolant levels and they were fine. After the car sat overnight A/C worked fine and temperature gauge was at normal. Started the car with A/C on and popped the hood, the radiator fan was not on nor did it come on. Now anytime the car idles for more than 1 or 2 minutes it overheats.”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport owner
“As I was driving, air conditioner failed to function, resulting in car overheating and 'Check Engine' light coming on. Was able drive car safely home. Problem was later diagnosed as malfunctioning radiator fan.”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport owner
“Radiator fan failure. At around 47000 miles the radiator fan gave out. Ours caused our car to overheat on the highway and start smoking. We took it to a repair shop and got it fixed for between $1000-1500. At that time, we saw plenty of users reporting the same issue around the same mileage mark. It has now been two years since that repair and our fan is starting to squeak and make noise again like it did the few mon”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport owner

Recall campaigns

ReportedComponentSummary
12/09/2019Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: CameraNissan 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 Vers
16/02/2023Electrical System:Ignition:Anti-Theft:Immobilizer/Proximity:Key/Sender SAFETYNissan 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 drivi

Questions owners ask

Is the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport reliable?

On the federal record it scores 74/100: 92 owner complaints (11.5 per year on the road) and 2 recall campaigns, 1 touching safety-critical systems.

What is the most common problem with the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport?

The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Unknown Or Other, with 27 of 100 categorised reports.

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The 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport scored 74/100 on the federal record.

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