2018 Nissan Rogue problems and recalls

Owners have filed 609 complaints on the 2018 Nissan Rogue, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Service Brakes (253 complaints).

609
Complaints
3
Recalls
32
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
45
Injuries
78.3
Severity index

Severity index 78.3 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 78.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 25 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 80% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 253 complaints (41.5%)253 42%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 161 complaints (26.4%)161 26%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 127 complaints (20.9%)127 21%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 81 complaints (13.3%)81 13%EngineEngine: 52 complaints (8.5%)52 9%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 34 complaints (5.6%)34 6%Power TrainPower Train: 33 complaints (5.4%)33 5%Air BagsAir Bags: 27 complaints (4.4%)27 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES25341.5%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE16126.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER12720.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8113.3%
ENGINE528.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL345.6%
POWER TRAIN335.4%
AIR BAGS274.4%

Complaints filed per year

01152302018: 742019: 2222020: 772021: 612022: 482023: 652024: 412025: 211819222202122232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201874
2019222
202077
202161
202248
202365
202441
202521
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (127 against 186).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V65400012/09/2019BACK 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 Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8
21V83900026/10/2021ENGINE 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.
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 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.