2016 Nissan Rogue problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2016 Nissan Rogue include 3 fatality reports, 35 crashes and 3 fires across 538 filings.

538
Complaints
7
Recalls
35
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
36
Injuries
98.3
Severity index

Severity index 98.3 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 98.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 14 of 141 by severity index among 2016 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 90% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2016 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 175 complaints (32.5%)175 33%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 125 complaints (23.2%)125 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 86 complaints (16.0%)86 16%EngineEngine: 63 complaints (11.7%)63 12%Air BagsAir Bags: 61 complaints (11.3%)61 11%StructureStructure: 30 complaints (5.6%)30 6%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 25 complaints (4.6%)25 5%SteeringSteering: 23 complaints (4.3%)23 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN17532.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM12523.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER8616.0%
ENGINE6311.7%
AIR BAGS6111.3%
STRUCTURE305.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL254.6%
STEERING234.3%

Complaints filed per year

0551102016: 302017: 292018: 422019: 422020: 602021: 612022: 1102023: 742024: 352025: 372026: 18 (partial year)1617181920212211023242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201630
201729
201842
201942
202060
202161
2022110
202374
202435
202537
2026 (year to date)18
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (146 against 231).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V71600014/11/2017SEATSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016 Nissan Rogue vehicles. The vehicles have front passenger seat frames that may be improperly welded. As such, these vehicles fail to meet performance requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbe
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
17V66300018/10/2017SEATSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Nissan Rogue vehicles. The recliner joints on the lower seat frame for the rear seats may have improper welds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standar
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
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.
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 2026-08-26. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.