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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

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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

Power Train complaints

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63,000 miles · Oct 13, 2019
Power Train

I PURCHASED MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE ON 6/13/17. IT HAD 63,000 MILES ON IT. ON 6/28/18 A YEAR INTO OWNERSHIP MY CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO HER STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AN HOUR AWAY TO BE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SPENDING $4900 ON A NEW …

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I PURCHASED MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE ON 6/13/17. IT HAD 63,000 MILES ON IT. ON 6/28/18 A YEAR INTO OWNERSHIP MY CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO HER STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AN HOUR AWAY TO BE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER SPENDING $4900 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FAST FORWARD A YEAR LATER STARTING IN JUNE OF 2019 MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE AT A STOP SIGN TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY AFTER CHECKING THE ROAD WAS CLEAR TO GO ACROSS MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE SO HERE WE SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS BARRELING TOWARD US AT 65 MPH NOT ABLE TO MOVE! MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS HOW AM I GONNA GET MYSELF OUT AND UN STRAP MY 4 YEAR OLD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT BEFORE THESE CARS KILL US!! THANKFUL AFTER PUTTING THE PEDAL THE FLOOR MY VEHICLE FINALLY CREPT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TO SAFETY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 24 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND THE MECHANIC CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. HE SAID IT'S ANOTHER BAD CVT TRANSMISSION?! HOW CAN A YEAR OLD TRANSMISSION FAIL? AND HOW CAN TWO CVT TRANSMISSIONS FAIL IN THE SAME VEHICLE TWICE?! THE ANSWER IS IT CAN'T UNLESS IT'S DEFECTIVE I PAID $4900 FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT DID THE SAME THING A YEAR LATER AFTER I REPLACED IT! IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY NOT BEING DRIVEN BECAUSE IT'S A DEATH TRAP!! I DON'T WANT ME OR MY CHILDREN KILLED! NISSAN COME CLEAN BEFORE MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO YOUR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS!

NHTSA ODI #11268190

102,000 miles · Sep 18, 2019
Power Train

CVT; BOUGHT USED; HAD A TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD OVERHEATED IN EXCESS OF 50 TIMES PER THE DEALER. TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE PERFORMED AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASE AND BURNED UP WITHIN TWO WEEKS. CVT WAS DIAGNOSED AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 5698 DOLLARS. NISSAN FAILED TO PLACE AN OIL COOLER ON THE 2012 NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS WHICH HAS…

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CVT; BOUGHT USED; HAD A TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD OVERHEATED IN EXCESS OF 50 TIMES PER THE DEALER. TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE PERFORMED AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASE AND BURNED UP WITHIN TWO WEEKS. CVT WAS DIAGNOSED AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 5698 DOLLARS. NISSAN FAILED TO PLACE AN OIL COOLER ON THE 2012 NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS WHICH HAS LEAD TO THESE TRANSMISSIONS EXPERIENCING FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATING. NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THE ROGUE FOR PLACEMENT OF AN OIL COOLER WHICH WOULD PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE ONE I HAVE HAD. THE CAR LOST POWER GOING WEST ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WAS PLACED IN A POSITION WHERE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO THE SPEED OF OTHER CARS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNT UP AND THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL AND MAKING NOISES WHILE IN MOTION.

NHTSA ODI #11256403

Mileage unknown · Sep 7, 2019
Power Train

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND SCHOOL, BUT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I NEED TO. IT WILL ACCELERATE 3 OR 4 SECONDS AFTER PUSHING THE GAS. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER PUSHING THE GAS FOR 10 SECONDS.

NHTSA ODI #11253902

77,000 miles · Aug 29, 2019
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN OF LAWTON (580-353-2244, LOCATED AT 201 W GORE BLVD, LAWTON, OK 73501) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF T…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN OF LAWTON (580-353-2244, LOCATED AT 201 W GORE BLVD, LAWTON, OK 73501) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

NHTSA ODI #11252207

100,000 miles · Jul 28, 2019
Power Train

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES LATELY WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND NOW,IT'S SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WITH ME HAVING TO LEAVE IT THERE AS IT LOST ITS POWER TO EVEN MOVE!! I HAD SERVICE COMPLETED & HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THIS VEHICLE UP AND EVEN HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED THIS TIME AND NOW THAT IT'S NOT DRIVABLE,I DID A LITTLE RESEA…

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I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES LATELY WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND NOW,IT'S SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WITH ME HAVING TO LEAVE IT THERE AS IT LOST ITS POWER TO EVEN MOVE!! I HAD SERVICE COMPLETED & HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THIS VEHICLE UP AND EVEN HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED THIS TIME AND NOW THAT IT'S NOT DRIVABLE,I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND EDWARDS.COM AND SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS,IT'S SICKENING. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2012!!

NHTSA ODI #11235415

Mileage unknown · Jul 24, 2019
Power Train

MY CARS TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A WEIRD SOUND WHEN I TURN IT IN AND WHILE ME DRIVING IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATION DROPPED DOWN TO 20-25 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH OTHER CARS SPEEDING TOWARD ME BUT WHEN I TRY AND ACCELERATE, THE RPM GO UP, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY IS…

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MY CARS TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A WEIRD SOUND WHEN I TURN IT IN AND WHILE ME DRIVING IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATION DROPPED DOWN TO 20-25 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITH OTHER CARS SPEEDING TOWARD ME BUT WHEN I TRY AND ACCELERATE, THE RPM GO UP, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, WITH NO WARNING PUTTING MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AT THE HIGHWAY IN GRAVE DANGER. I WENT TO MECHANICS THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THIS PROBLEM IS PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK.

NHTSA ODI #11234342

Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 2019
Power TrainUnknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control

I'M JUST SO UPSET WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN YOU DRIVE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE TRUCK WON'T GO PAST 70. IT STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND YOU CAN'T GET ANY SPEED. I WAS GOING TO WV AND IT STARTED MESSING UP I COULDN'T EVEN PULL THE HILL. IT WOULD JUST GO SO SLOW, COULDN'T GET IN ANOTHER LANE. IT WAS SO SCARY THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET HIT. THE …

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I'M JUST SO UPSET WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN YOU DRIVE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE TRUCK WON'T GO PAST 70. IT STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND YOU CAN'T GET ANY SPEED. I WAS GOING TO WV AND IT STARTED MESSING UP I COULDN'T EVEN PULL THE HILL. IT WOULD JUST GO SO SLOW, COULDN'T GET IN ANOTHER LANE. IT WAS SO SCARY THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET HIT. THE CAR ALWAYS HAS AN WHINNING NOISE WHEN YOUR ON THE ROAD OVER 30 MINUTES. YOU HAVE TO CUT THE TRUCK OFF, LET IT SIT A WHILE TO GET THE SPEED TO COME BACK UP. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE BEACH AND IT WOULD NOT GO PAST 20MPH. MASH THE GAS TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE NOISE. OTHER THAN THAT I LIKE THE TRUCK. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME ALMOST 1,000 DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT BEFORE THEY SOLD THESE CARS TO THE CONSUMERS. NISSAN NEED TO RECALL THESE CARS , THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH BABIES IN THE CAR.

NHTSA ODI #11234098

122,000 miles · Jun 26, 2019
Power Train

CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION)CVT FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPMS SHOT UP BUT MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NEARBY NISSAN DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE SERVICE PERSON THERE SAID …

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CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION)CVT FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RPMS SHOT UP BUT MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NEARBY NISSAN DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE SERVICE PERSON THERE SAID THE CVT FLUID WAS OVERHEATING CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BASICALLY START SLIPPING. HE COULDN'T TELL ME WHY THE CVT FLUID WAS OVERHEATING BUT HE SAID HE COULD INSTALL AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER (FOR $1300) THAT NISSAN MADE FOR THE VEHICLE THAT MAY ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM OR REPLACE THE CVT. I HAD THEM INSTALL THE COOLER AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. OBVIOUSLY NISSAN KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CVTS AND THEY DESIGNED A SOLUTION THAT THEY ARE MAKING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES RETURNED TO A DRIVABLE CONDITION. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF IT HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ON AN 8-LANE INTERSTATE IN TEXAS WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME BUT LUCKILY IT WASN'T RUSH HOUR AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND TAKE AN EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI #11222832

113,000 miles · Jun 14, 2019
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 113,000 MILES WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHICH RESULTED IN US ALMOST GETTING INTO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. WE HAD GOTTEN THE ENGINE SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS SO THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO NEGLECT.

NHTSA ODI #11220194

118,000 miles · Jun 5, 2019
EnginePower Train

LABOR DAY LAST YEAR, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN AN OLD RURAL ROAD, JUST GOT DONE PASSING A CAR AND THEN OUR ROGUE SOUNDED LIKE IT REVVING THE ENGINE, THEN NEXT THING WE KNOW IT DIED AT 65 MPH WITH ONLY 102,000 MILES ON IT. $1000 ENGINE LATER WE FIXED IT. NOW, LAST WEEK ON MY WAY TO WORK, TRYING TO GET UP TO 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND IT R…

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LABOR DAY LAST YEAR, WE WERE DRIVING DOWN AN OLD RURAL ROAD, JUST GOT DONE PASSING A CAR AND THEN OUR ROGUE SOUNDED LIKE IT REVVING THE ENGINE, THEN NEXT THING WE KNOW IT DIED AT 65 MPH WITH ONLY 102,000 MILES ON IT. $1000 ENGINE LATER WE FIXED IT. NOW, LAST WEEK ON MY WAY TO WORK, TRYING TO GET UP TO 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND IT REVS UP TO 4 GRAND AND WILL NOT SHIFT. WE LIMP IT HOME. THOUGHT NEEDED TRANNY FLUID SO WE ADD SOME. THAT FRIDAY WE TAKE ON A 2 1/2 ROAD TRIP, WE HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 40 MPH FOR CONSTRUCTION AND THEN ACCELERATE WHEN CONSTRUCTION WAS DONE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IT REVVED UP TO 4 GRAND AGAIN. WHEN WE TRIED TO GET UP A HILL, ON A FREEWAY MIND YOU, WE HAD THE GAS PEDAL PEGGED AND IT CLIMBED THE HILL AT 20 MPH. THIS WAS ON A FREEWAY VERY DANGEROUS!! WE LIMPED IT TO A GAS STATION AND PARKED FOR AWHILE TO GET IT COOLED DOWN. WHEN TO MOVE IT AND ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATION IT WOULD NOT MOVE. NISSAN SHE RECALL THIS WHOLE [XXX] CAR AND GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK. THE CVT IS JUNK AND THEY HAVE RECALLED PRIOR YEARS. 2012 AND NEWER NEED TO BE RECALLED AS WELL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #11218103

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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