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2010 Nissan Rogue

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2010 Nissan Rogue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 320.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

232 reports with mileage · 50 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.

  • Power Train. Review the 124 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 66 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 46 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports17 fire reports9 injury reports

What owners actually said

282 reports
Mileage unknown · Jul 24, 2012
Fuel/propulsion System

AFTER DRIVING APPROX 200 MILES, FUEL GAUGE READS FULL FOR GAS TANK. IS NOT REDUCING THE READING OF THE GAS REMAINING TO FILL UP ACCURATELY. THERE HAVE BEEN EMAILS WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL SINCE 2008, MOST RECENTLY A SPECIFIC ONE HAD TO BE CHANGED 3 TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10467195

127,000 miles · Jul 18, 2012
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainVehicle Speed Control

MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING HOME. I HAVE A LONG COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS NOT HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. MY COMMUTE IS A LONG DRIVE ON CONGESTED HIGHWAYS. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE. I RECENTLY HAD…

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MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING HOME. I HAVE A LONG COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS NOT HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. MY COMMUTE IS A LONG DRIVE ON CONGESTED HIGHWAYS. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE. I RECENTLY HAD SOME WORK DONE TO THE CAR AND BOUGHT NISSAN PARTS, I BOUGHT 4 SPARK PLUGS AND ALL 4 WERE BROKEN/DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE MAJOR ISSUES WITH IT IN THAT SHORT SPAN OF TIME. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10466536

520,000 miles · Jul 18, 2012
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

FROM DAY ONE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF MY ROGUE. IT WON'T CRANK HALF THE TIME AND THEN IT STARTED STALLING ON THE INTERSTATE. WHILE TRYING TO GO OVER HILLS OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE RPMS WOULD REV UP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE SPEED. I WOULD START OUT GOING OVER A HILL DOING 75 MPH AND BY THE TIME I REACHED THE…

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FROM DAY ONE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF MY ROGUE. IT WON'T CRANK HALF THE TIME AND THEN IT STARTED STALLING ON THE INTERSTATE. WHILE TRYING TO GO OVER HILLS OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE RPMS WOULD REV UP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE SPEED. I WOULD START OUT GOING OVER A HILL DOING 75 MPH AND BY THE TIME I REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL I WAS DOING 60 MPH. THE CAR ACTUALLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION AND AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR 30 OR SO MILES THE VEHICLE WOULD START MISSING ON THE INTERSTATE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THIS HAS SOLVED THE SPEED CONTROL/STALLING PROBLEM, BUT THE NEW TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT GEARS. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN UPGRADED TRANSMISSION WITH TWO GEARS AND THAT IT WOULD SHIFT DIFFERENT FROM A REGULAR TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10466454

21,000 miles · May 14, 2012
Air Bags

AIRBAG SYSTEM GOES OFF (INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON) WHILE HAVING A PASSENGER WEIGHT ABOUT 115LB IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR SENSOR TO COME ON IS AROUND 110LB. SERVICE PERSON SUGGESTED SHIFTING THE POSITION OR POSTURE OF THE PASSENGER WOULD RESOLVE. IT IS BAD IDEA TO HAVE YOUR LOVE ON…

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AIRBAG SYSTEM GOES OFF (INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON) WHILE HAVING A PASSENGER WEIGHT ABOUT 115LB IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR SENSOR TO COME ON IS AROUND 110LB. SERVICE PERSON SUGGESTED SHIFTING THE POSITION OR POSTURE OF THE PASSENGER WOULD RESOLVE. IT IS BAD IDEA TO HAVE YOUR LOVE ONES WHO IS ROUND 110 LB NOT TO BE ABLE TO SIT IN THE FRONT. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. *JS

NHTSA ODI #10458323

Mileage unknown · Mar 21, 2012
Fuel System, Other

AFTER I FILLED UP, THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUED TO REGISTER AS FULL EVEN AS I CONTINUED TO USE UP THE GAS IN THE TANK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A "USUAL" PROBLEM WITH NISSANS. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX IN DECEMBER 2011, AND IT HAD APPROX. 13K MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL I HAD DRIVEN IT FOR OVER 2K MILES. …

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AFTER I FILLED UP, THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUED TO REGISTER AS FULL EVEN AS I CONTINUED TO USE UP THE GAS IN THE TANK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A "USUAL" PROBLEM WITH NISSANS. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX IN DECEMBER 2011, AND IT HAD APPROX. 13K MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL I HAD DRIVEN IT FOR OVER 2K MILES. *JS

NHTSA ODI #10452474

Mileage unknown · Mar 20, 2012
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WITH REPETITIVE BRAKING AND ACCELERATING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TW…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WITH REPETITIVE BRAKING AND ACCELERATING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

NHTSA ODI #10452431

18,896 miles · Feb 8, 2012
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,896 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,846.

NHTSA ODI #10447155

Mileage unknown · Dec 21, 2011
Fuel System, Gasoline

THE ELECTRONIC FUEL GAUGE READING IS INCORRECT AS TO THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL THAT EXISTS IN MY 2010 NISSAN ROGUE 360 AWD SUV. BECAUSE EVEN AFTER MORE THAN 250 MILES LOGGED ON AFTER THE LAST FUEL-UP OF MY VEHICLE, THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWS A FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE PEOPLE MAY WELL RUN OUT OF G…

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THE ELECTRONIC FUEL GAUGE READING IS INCORRECT AS TO THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL THAT EXISTS IN MY 2010 NISSAN ROGUE 360 AWD SUV. BECAUSE EVEN AFTER MORE THAN 250 MILES LOGGED ON AFTER THE LAST FUEL-UP OF MY VEHICLE, THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWS A FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE PEOPLE MAY WELL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE ROAD, IMAGINE BEING OUT OF FUEL AND STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THE FUEL GAUGE USED TO WORK BEFORE, ALTHOUGH IT HAS NEVER BEEN VERY ACCURATE BUT NOW IT HAS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10440835

Mileage unknown · Nov 23, 2011
Air BagsCrash

NEEDLESS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. FAILED TO INFLATE. INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10436828

Mileage unknown · Nov 17, 2011
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,043. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAG…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,043. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI #10436271

Official recalls

2

15V032000 · Electrical System

Jan 26, 2015

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

10V401000 · Equipment:electrical:navigational System(global Positioning System)

Sep 10, 2010

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

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