Owners have filed 353 complaints on the Nissan Rogue Sport, covering 2017–2022. The system named most often is Electrical System (63 reports). Worst years by volume: 2019, 2018, 2017; cleanest: 2022, 2021, 2020. 26 reports describe a crash, 4 a fire. On average the car was 4.0 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Nissan Rogue Sport
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 353 Rogue Sport complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Electrical System 63 Read
I am reporting a serious safety incident involving my 2021 Nissan Rogue, which caught on fire unexpectedly on Feb. 6, 2026 approximately 4:30 am. The fire originated from the vehicle without warning and posed an immediate danger to life and property.The vehicle was parked at the time of incident. There were no actions…
The contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue sport. The contact stated while driving at approximately 45 mph, the contact attempted to depress the brake pedal and the vehicles ABS did not activate therefore the contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact mentioned that the front end prevention automatic braking system…
When approaching an intersection, the brake pedal was unable to be used, locked up. With no brakes, the result was a collision. The front collision detection that constantly warned falsely on the dash. This failed to work prior to the collision at this time. Automatic brakes did not engage either resulting in a…
Power Train 52 Read
The contact rented a 2022 Nissan Rogue Sport through Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle, there was an abnormal sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated after his wife had parked the vehicle with the engine running, the vehicle…
The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she exited the vehicle, walked toward her home, and noticed the vehicle was running. The contact went back to turn the vehicle off, and while reaching into the vehicle and pressing the start-to-stop button, the vehicle…
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that after driving, she parked the vehicle, unattended on a concrete slab. The contact placed the vehicle in the park position, exited the vehicle, and locked it. After twenty minutes, the vehicle rolled away across a highway and crashed into a house. The…
Engine 49 Read
The engine cuts off on me. It takes a long time to get up to speed. The engine is burning oil. There is no oil on the ground and no leaks present. Smoke comes out of the rear pipes when I start the car. Again there are no oil leaks present but the oil is burning out every 5-7 days
Leasing 2021 Nissan rogue and approximately September 2023 engine making terrible noises. Brought to dealership and was told engine failure and they were not covering it since they found some sludge. After fighting with them they asked for maintenance records which I gave them all up to date. They still refuse to…
The engine fan fails causing the fan to move and coolant levels to diminish which causes the engine to over heat
Service Brakes 39 Read
Sensors that stop the car reversing if someone is behind them malfunction and you cannot reverse. Sensors that are meant to slow car for fwd collision do not work at all, or stay on with no obstruction causing you not to be able to drive. Dealer stated issue when temp is below 35 degrees and reset, issue not fixed.…
There were clicking noises while applying the brake at the previous stop before the collision. About 100 yards before a red light I was pushing on the brake pedal but it would only go half way down. There was no response on the brakes. Ended in collision with another vehicle
Since 2017 car has had issues with toward collision warning and cvt and inaccurate odometer information. There could be no car anround and randomly warning comes out throughout the whole drive and times randomly un safety brakes. CVT transmission constantly hesitates on highway and main roads and has gotten worst over…
Forward Collision Avoidance 24 Read
The FCW system would come on for no reason. I've had the car 3 months this had been a problem as well as other crash warnings of the vehicle during this time period. Then on May 31st I was in an accident that I should have gotten a warning as to to close but didn't. I had reported to the dealership I purchased car…
AEB activates randomly without any warning. Happens quarterly since 2022
The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that an unknown alert was displayed. The contact was almost rear-ended due to the failure. The oncoming vehicle had to swerve to avoid rear-ending the vehicle. The contact stated that the…
Air Bags 19 Read
The contact owned a 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, another vehicle coming from the opposite direction drove into her lane, causing a head-on collision. The contact stated that the air bags had deployed; however, the driver's air bag had not deployed until after…
The contact owned a 2020 nissan rogue sport. The contact stated while driving at 40 mph, when she drove over black ice which made her slid and crash into another vehicle. The contact stated that the front driver and under the steering wheel air bags deployed. The contact stated the air bag that was under the steering…
The contacts daughter owned a 2020 nissan rouge sport. The contact stated while attempting to merging to the right on the highway at 10 mph, a vehicle crashed into her driver side of her vehicle causing a spin out. The contact stated her daughter sustained a 2 inch laceration to the back center of her head, bruising…
Steering 8 Read
The steering wheel and brake peddle locked (unable to steer or pump brakes) causing me to lose control of the car. I ended up sideswiping a tree and rear-ending a parked pickup truck, totaling my car. This malfunction was an ongoing issue that I initially reported to the dealership which the car came from and also…
Unknown, this is what I remember, As I was traveling on this highway I pushed the lane correcting button on because it was raining and I don't like being out in the rain. I had put on my Cruse control and after about halfway to the exit I turned the Cruse control off so that the vehicle could slow down and I could…
The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that while their daughter was diving at highway speeds (mph unknown) in the rain with the cruise control turned off suddenly the vehicle began excessively turning to the left. The vehicle began spinning out of control and hitting the guard rail…
Engine And Engine Cooling 8 Read
The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, there was a burning odor inside the vehicle. After, turning off the vehicle antifreeze started leaking from the radiator. After restarting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an…
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while entering and starting the vehicle, after two minutes the contact noticed black smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle and noticed a puddle of radiator fluid leaking from underneath the vehicle. The contact…
The contact owns a 2022 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle and driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine made an abnormal sound. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to…
Rogue Sport years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Electrical System | 1 | — | |
| 2021 | Air Bags | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Air Bags | 5 | — | |
| 2019 | Electrical System | 2 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 8 | — | |
| 2017 | Air Bags | 3 | 2 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 118 |
| Average complaints per series | 3 |
| Worst single series | 10 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 4.0 years |
A model average of 3 hides a worst series at 10. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Rogue Sport?
By complaint volume, 2019, 2018, 2017 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Rogue Sport years are the cleanest?
2022, 2021, 2020 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Nissan Rogue Sport have?
353 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2017–2022. Of those, 26 describe a crash and 4 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.