2012 Nissan Rogue: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 317 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Rogue and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is power train, named in 136 of them.

317
Complaints
2
Recalls
8
Crash reports
10
Fire reports
7
Injuries
46.7
Severity index

Severity index 46.7 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 46.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2012 Nissan Rogue sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 129 2012 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2012 Nissan Rogue ranks 88 of 129 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 32% of its model-year peers. See the full 2012 ranking.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 136 complaints (42.9%)136 43%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 44 complaints (13.9%)44 14%EngineEngine: 43 complaints (13.6%)43 14%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 41 complaints (12.9%)41 13%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 41 complaints (12.9%)41 13%Air BagsAir Bags: 41 complaints (12.9%)41 13%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 17 complaints (5.4%)17 5%Service BrakesService Brakes: 13 complaints (4.1%)13 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN13642.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4413.9%
ENGINE4313.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4112.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4112.9%
AIR BAGS4112.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM175.4%
SERVICE BRAKES134.1%

Complaints filed per year

024482011: 12012: 42013: 92014: 122015: 262016: 442017: 382018: 482019: 362020: 302021: 112022: 222023: 132024: 132025: 72026: 3 (partial year)1112131415161718481920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20111
20124
20139
201412
201526
201644
201738
201848
201936
202030
202111
202222
202313
202413
20257
2026 (year to date)3
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V03200026/01/2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEMNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an e
12V06800022/02/2012TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMSNISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 MURANO AND ROGUE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2012. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERA
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.