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2012 Nissan Rogue

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Owner complaints for the 2012 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

221 reports with mileage · 97 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.

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 136 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 42 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 reports11 fire reports4 injury reports

Engine complaints

43 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 2023
Engine

The CVT transmission is believed to be the issue, and it is available to be inspected upon request. While driving at highway speeds or up even a small hill the car suddenly and without warning loose power and acceleration, not accelerating past 3,000 RPM. There are times when I’m either stoped at a stop sign or merging lanes and…

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The CVT transmission is believed to be the issue, and it is available to be inspected upon request. While driving at highway speeds or up even a small hill the car suddenly and without warning loose power and acceleration, not accelerating past 3,000 RPM. There are times when I’m either stoped at a stop sign or merging lanes and power ceases causing other vehicles to preform an emergency stop to avoid from hitting me or causing me to swerve to avoid a collision. The problem has happened multiple times. It has not been inspected by the dealership or any police or insurance agents. There are no warnings lights that appear associated to the problem. When an OBD scanner is plugged in no codes or anything alarming is shown.

NHTSA ODI #11550701

Mileage unknown · Mar 10, 2023
EngineService Brakes, Air

The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The check engine warning light and the ABS warning light illuminated immediately. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken t…

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The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The check engine warning light and the ABS warning light illuminated immediately. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI #11511219

Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 2023
Engine

The transmission on my 2012 Nissan Rogue failed without any warning. While driving the car suddenly stopped accelerating, RPMs increased, when breaking the car would shake as well as the break pedal and there was a loud shaking noise coming from the engine. My car did not have any warning signs or prior issues, one morning whi…

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The transmission on my 2012 Nissan Rogue failed without any warning. While driving the car suddenly stopped accelerating, RPMs increased, when breaking the car would shake as well as the break pedal and there was a loud shaking noise coming from the engine. My car did not have any warning signs or prior issues, one morning while taking my child to school and going to work, my car began to have issues. At first it would not accelerate as fast as it normally does and the RPMS would go high. At this time it also started to run very loud and there was a shaking coming from the engine. When I tried to brake, the brake pedal began to shake and almost felt as though the breaks were slipping and not catching properly. Eventually I was able to pull off of the main road into a parking lot. By the time a tow truck came, the driver was not even able to get enough power to drive the car up the flatbed.

NHTSA ODI #11500784

Mileage unknown · Jul 27, 2022
EngineForward Collision AvoidanceVehicle Speed Control

When driving on the highway the vehicle will desegregate. Check engine light goes on and off and received 5 different codes for the transmission. Tire 🛞 system comes on and off. The engine overheats a lot especially on hot climates. I drove from New York to North Carolina and had to stop 5 times on the side of the road so the c…

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When driving on the highway the vehicle will desegregate. Check engine light goes on and off and received 5 different codes for the transmission. Tire 🛞 system comes on and off. The engine overheats a lot especially on hot climates. I drove from New York to North Carolina and had to stop 5 times on the side of the road so the car could cool down.

NHTSA ODI #11476059

165,000 miles · May 9, 2022
Engine

The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the contact saw smoke coming from the front driver’s side hood. The contact pulled over in a neighborhood and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that the smoke dissipated independently with the Service Engine Soon warning light illuminated. Th…

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The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the contact saw smoke coming from the front driver’s side hood. The contact pulled over in a neighborhood and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that the smoke dissipated independently with the Service Engine Soon warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven home however, the following day the windows and key fob malfunctioned. The contact stated that the dealer and an independent mechanic were notified of the failure however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.

NHTSA ODI #11463842

Mileage unknown · Apr 6, 2022
EngineFuel/propulsion System

My car is jerking/bucking when I accelerate. I was told by 2 mechanics that it is due to a transmission issue. I also was told that they have seen this issue on several other Nissan Rogues. I believe this is a safety issue because jerking while driving is dangerous because this action might cause an accident and endanger the occ…

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My car is jerking/bucking when I accelerate. I was told by 2 mechanics that it is due to a transmission issue. I also was told that they have seen this issue on several other Nissan Rogues. I believe this is a safety issue because jerking while driving is dangerous because this action might cause an accident and endanger the occupants of the car and other cars driving nearby. There was a light that came on immediately when the car started to buck. This frightened me because I never experienced this before, especially since I had my car checked a month and a half prior. I am now scared to drive it due to my safety and others, but also doing more damage to the vehicle. This car has had transmissions issues in other various years. Obviously there is a defect with the CVT transmission for more years than what has been reported. My car is available to be inspected upon request.

NHTSA ODI #11459832

Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 2021
Engine

My car started jerking and vibrating I took it to a mechanic, he indicated that it’s my transmission. My Nisan is only 2012 with 100,000 miles. I already need to replace Transmission.

NHTSA ODI #11422555

Mileage unknown · Dec 6, 2020
EngineFuel/propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control

MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE SV THAT I PURCHASED 16 MONTHS AGO HAS HAD THE SAME REOCCURRING PROBLEM WHERE YOU'LL BE DRIVING AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL GET REAL HARD AND DROP DOWN TO 20 MILES AN HOUR IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVEN TIMES HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE NO REOCCURRENCE THEME IT'S HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHY AND…

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MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE SV THAT I PURCHASED 16 MONTHS AGO HAS HAD THE SAME REOCCURRING PROBLEM WHERE YOU'LL BE DRIVING AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL GET REAL HARD AND DROP DOWN TO 20 MILES AN HOUR IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVEN TIMES HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE NO REOCCURRENCE THEME IT'S HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHY AND WHEN IT DOES IT WE'VE GONE AS LONG AS SIX MONTHS AND 4000 MILES WITHOUT ISSUE OR THREE TIMES IN THE SAME WEEK THE PROBLEM IS IT'S ALMOST CAUSED 4 BAD ACCIDENTS WE ARE VERY LUCKY MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO GET IT FIXED BUT WE'VE TRIED AND TRIED AND TRIED AND IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM ANYBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AS MUCH AS I DON'T WANT TO PUT IT ON THE ROAD AGAIN WE DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO JUST WALK AWAY, THE CAR HAS 78K MILES AND RUNS GREAT EXCEPT FOR THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE

NHTSA ODI #11378091

49,000 miles · Dec 6, 2020
Electrical SystemEngineUnknown Or Other

THE VEHICLE BODY GIVES ELECTRICAL SHORTS WHEN YOU IT'S SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. ALSO THE COOLING SYSTEM BLOWS HOT AIR FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA ODI #11378085

Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 2020
EnginePower Train

I CAN'T DRIVE OVER 35MILES PER HOUR.

NHTSA ODI #11366648

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.

12V068000 · Tires:pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems

Feb 22, 2012

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 MURANO AND ROGUE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2012. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138,”TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.”

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A NON-ACTIVE TPMS CANNOT WARN A DRIVER THAT A TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.

Remedy: ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.

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

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