2018 Nissan Rogue Problems

609 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Service Brakes · verdict AVOID 31/100

Source NHTSA public complaint and recall record · methodology

What breaks, by owner reports

Service Brakes253
Forward Collision Avoidance161
Unknown Or Other127
Electrical System81
Engine52
Vehicle Speed Control34

In the owners’ words

“Engine seems very weak. Not enough power to safely pass on a highway. Absolutely gutless and sometimes upon acceleration and/or braking it jerks.”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Nissan Rogue owner
“Driver door will not open from outside or inside vehicle. Based on research this is an acuator issue that Nissan has known about since 2014 & failed to issue a recall. I am in the process of costly repair @ personal expense for a clear safety issue the know about & have failed to address, & would like reimbursement for. I have had to climb over/out passenger side several times to enter/exit car, thus far not being”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Nissan Rogue owner
“After driving for awhile it will take a minute once putting foot on the gas for car to take off at a traffic light. Also malfunction error comes up on dashboard and car starts to slow down and try’s to cut off. Have to pull over and turn off the car, wait for a few minutes then restart the car.”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Nissan Rogue 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
26/10/2021Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
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 reliable?

On the federal record it scores 31/100: 609 owner complaints (76.12 per year on the road) and 3 recall campaigns, 1 touching safety-critical systems.

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

The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Service Brakes, with 253 of 708 categorised reports.

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The 2018 Nissan Rogue scored 31/100 on the federal record.

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