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2018 Nissan Rogue Sport

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Owner complaints for the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 65.5.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

40 reports with mileage · 54 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports0 fire reports8 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

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Mileage unknown · Aug 24, 2026
Electrical System

Back up camera works intermittently.

NHTSA ODI #11759109

Mileage unknown · Dec 5, 2025
Electrical SystemPower TrainUnknown Or Other

The CVT transmission in my 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport is malfunctioning and poses a serious safety hazard. The vehicle hesitates, loses power during acceleration, and displays warning lights while driving. This failure creates extremely dangerous situations, especially when merging into traffic, accelerating from a stop, or crossin…

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The CVT transmission in my 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport is malfunctioning and poses a serious safety hazard. The vehicle hesitates, loses power during acceleration, and displays warning lights while driving. This failure creates extremely dangerous situations, especially when merging into traffic, accelerating from a stop, or crossing intersections. Despite the widespread CVT issues in Nissan vehicles and identical symptoms reported in other Rogue models, Nissan refused to repair my CVT because they claim the Rogue Sport is not included in the extended CVT warranty. I also requested Goodwill Assistance due to the clear safety risk, but this was denied as well. The dealer quoted me around $1,500 just to diagnose the CVT problem, with repair costs likely much higher. It is unreasonable for a critical safety component to fail at this mileage and for Nissan to reject all support. This issue continues to occur unpredictably, and the vehicle can suddenly lose power during normal driving, putting me and others at serious risk. Nissan has refused responsibility despite this being a well-documented, safety-related CVT defect. I am filing this complaint because the malfunction poses a risk of crashes and injuries, and Nissan has declined to address a known safety problem.

NHTSA ODI #11703320

Mileage unknown · Oct 29, 2025
Electrical System

The car would not start after it rained all day.I had it towed from my job at Walmart to Firestone and they said it was an electrical problem and that I need to have it towed to the Dealership .So I had it towed to the Dealership and they called me the next day and said it was an engine Harness.They also told me that this car wa…

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The car would not start after it rained all day.I had it towed from my job at Walmart to Firestone and they said it was an electrical problem and that I need to have it towed to the Dealership .So I had it towed to the Dealership and they called me the next day and said it was an engine Harness.They also told me that this car was bought in March the 12th by the previous owner for the same problem.I brought this car from DriveTime on July the eleventh and they did not let me know that this car needed major work. Now they refuse to help me solve the problem.

NHTSA ODI #11696481

42,000 miles · Mar 19, 2024
Back Over PreventionElectrical System

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over protection camera displayed a solid gray screen and failed to display an image. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. Additionally, the vehicle would not immediately start while pressing the ignition switch. The cau…

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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over protection camera displayed a solid gray screen and failed to display an image. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. Additionally, the vehicle would not immediately start while pressing the ignition switch. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: [XXX] (Electrical System) nor [XXX] (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall campaigns. The failure mileage was 42,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI #11578246

47,000 miles · Apr 19, 2023
Electrical System

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that since she had taken ownership of the vehicle from the dealer, the ignition key was loose and required to be pressed and turned several times forcefully inside the ignition switch to start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle…

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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that since she had taken ownership of the vehicle from the dealer, the ignition key was loose and required to be pressed and turned several times forcefully inside the ignition switch to start the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V093000 (Electrical System), which she related to the failure. The local dealer was contacted and replaced the ignition key with a non-folding key. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the non-folding key she had received from the dealer was a temporary repair. The contact stated that she was unsatisfied with the interim repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.

NHTSA ODI #11517916

Mileage unknown · Apr 14, 2023
Electrical System

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V093000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recal…

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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V093000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI #11517002

Mileage unknown · Mar 27, 2023
Electrical System

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Roque Sport. The contact received recall notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V093000 (Electrical System), however, the parts to do the recall repair were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the…

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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Roque Sport. The contact received recall notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V093000 (Electrical System), however, the parts to do the recall repair were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI #11513966

130,000 miles · Mar 1, 2023
Electrical System

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred seve…

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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V093000 (Electrical System). The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

NHTSA ODI #11509691

Mileage unknown · Oct 5, 2022
Electrical System

The clock sprint is bad, causing the horn not to work at all.

NHTSA ODI #11488025

54,000 miles · Aug 6, 2021
Electrical System

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated while driving the air conditioner was distributing cool air however while at a stop there was hot blowing out. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where diagnosed the cooling fans were not registering. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified…

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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated while driving the air conditioner was distributing cool air however while at a stop there was hot blowing out. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where diagnosed the cooling fans were not registering. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified however no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

NHTSA ODI #11428008

Official recalls

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23V093000 · Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER

Feb 16, 2023

Nissan 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.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.

19V654000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

Sep 12, 2019

Nissan 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 QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

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NHTSA investigations

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