2015 Nissan Rogue problems and recalls

Owners have filed 551 complaints on the 2015 Nissan Rogue, and NHTSA has issued 9 recalls. The most cited component is the Power Train (140 complaints).

551
Complaints
9
Recalls
30
Crash reports
8
Fire reports
40
Injuries
84.3
Severity index

Severity index 84.3 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 84.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 41 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 71% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 140 complaints (25.4%)140 25%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 123 complaints (22.3%)123 22%Air BagsAir Bags: 98 complaints (17.8%)98 18%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 82 complaints (14.9%)82 15%EngineEngine: 56 complaints (10.2%)56 10%StructureStructure: 39 complaints (7.1%)39 7%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 28 complaints (5.1%)28 5%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 23 complaints (4.2%)23 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN14025.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER12322.3%
AIR BAGS9817.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8214.9%
ENGINE5610.2%
STRUCTURE397.1%
SEAT BELTS285.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL234.2%

Complaints filed per year

042832014: 22015: 282016: 362017: 332018: 472019: 612020: 642021: 562022: 832023: 562024: 332025: 332026: 19 (partial year)1415161718192021228323242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20142
201528
201636
201733
201847
201961
202064
202156
202283
202356
202433
202533
2026 (year to date)19
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (122 against 203).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V91100019/12/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima vehicles manufactured January 3, 2013, to July 29, 2013, 2015-2016 Rogue vehicles manufactured October 14, 2014, to August 12, 2016, and 2016 Maxima vehicles manufactured June 4, 2015, to August
15V45300021/07/2015LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured June 9, 2015, to June 10, 2015, and 2015 Nissan Sentra and Versa Note vehicles manufactured June 5, 2015, to June 13, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver side front
16V21900015/04/2016STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUTNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured July 31, 2013, to January 16, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the rear lift gate support stays may corrode due to insufficient anti-corrosion treatment.
15V36800012/06/2015EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Rogue Select vehicles manufactured November 17, 2014, to December 12, 2014 and equipped with seventeen-inch wheels. The affected vehicles have incorrect tire size information on the tire labels. As such, t
16V24400026/04/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 N
15V01200014/01/2015SERVICE BRAKESNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to November 5, 2014, and 2014-2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured August 12, 2014, to November 15, 2014. During the assemb
15V77500020/11/2015POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Rogue vehicles manufactured February 10, 2015, to May 13, 2015. In the affected vehicles, due to a problem with the shift selector knob, it may be possible to shift out of the "Park" position without depres
22V02400021/01/2022ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASHNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Rogue vehicles. The electrical connector for the under dash harness may corrode due to water and salt intrusion from the driver's side foot well.
23V09300016/02/2023ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDERNissan 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 driving.

Other Nissan Rogue model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-04. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.