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2012 Nissan Rogue

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Similar to other model years

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.

What to inspect

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

What owners actually said

318 reports
82,000 miles · Aug 2, 2016
Power Train

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A HIGHWAY WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 70 MILES PER HOUR AS I WAS GOING UP AN INCLINE MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST THE SPEED I WAS GOING. ONCE I MADE IT OVER THE INCLINE I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. WE WERE THEN ENTERING THE EXIT RAMP AND MY CAR JUST QUIT. MY HUSBAND TOLD ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ST…

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I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A HIGHWAY WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 70 MILES PER HOUR AS I WAS GOING UP AN INCLINE MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST THE SPEED I WAS GOING. ONCE I MADE IT OVER THE INCLINE I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. WE WERE THEN ENTERING THE EXIT RAMP AND MY CAR JUST QUIT. MY HUSBAND TOLD ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND START THE ENGINE- IT THEN STARTED UP AND WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE RAMP, BUT THE CAR HAD LITTLE ACCELERATION SO WE TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THAT SEEMED TO HELP. ON OUR WAY BACK HOME MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER DRIVING A WHILE THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN. WE SHUT OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THEN IT WAS OK. WE TOOK THE CAR A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO ADD AN AULXILLARY TRANSMISSION COOLER TO THE TRANSMISSION SO IT WOULD NOT OVERHEAT. ALSO THEY HAD TO REPLACE RANSMISSION VALVE BODY. I HAD THEM DO THE REPAIR AT A COST TO ME IF OF $1,013.00. NISSAN WOULD ONLY PAY $750.00 TO THE COST. I TOLD THE REP AT NISSAN THAT WE HAD NO WARNING OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING , NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IT JUST STOPPED. I TOLD THE THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE - THIS COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I ALSO FELT THAT NISSAN SHOULD OF PAID THE WHOLE COST SINCE THEY HAD TO ADD A DEVICE TO MY TRANSMISSION THAT WASN'T ON THERE WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD 82,000 MILES ON MY CAR- THEY SAID THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 75,000 MILES FOR THE CVT TRANSMISSION . I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN AGAIN TODAY ,AUG 2, 2016 BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE SHAKING WHEN I PUT MY AIR CONDITIONING ON AND A RATTLING NOISE WHEN I AM IN REVERSE AND STARTING TO GO WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. I AM TOLD THIS IS A SEPARATE ISSUE AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME $1,200.00 FOR A COMPRESSOR THAT IS FAILING. ANOTHER COST TO ME THE CONSUMER FOR NISSAN'S LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR MECHANICAL FAILURES.

NHTSA ODI #10892674

65,000 miles · Jul 21, 2016
Air BagsElectrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME. THE MAN…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S YEAR WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ODI #10887366

790,000 miles · Jul 18, 2016
Power Train

LOSS OF POWER GOES INTO LIMP MODE INTERMITTENT PULL FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND FAILING I WAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE DOIN 65 MPH I AM ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITHE THE TRANSMISSION BEEN WHINING SINCE I PURCHASED IT WIT 49000 MILES KEPT TAKING IT BACK AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG

NHTSA ODI #10885731

72,650 miles · Jul 18, 2016
Power Train

CVT FAILED ON NISSAN 2012 ROGUE AT 72650 MILES DISABLING VEHICLE IN THE HOV LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. SERVICE BULLETIN ON CVTS ON YEARS 2010 OR OLDER EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES (BECAUSE OF FAILURES?). CONCERN IS WHETHER NISSAN ACTUALLY CORRECTED CVT ISSUES ON LATTER YEAR MODELS. NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL WITH SO FEW MILE…

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CVT FAILED ON NISSAN 2012 ROGUE AT 72650 MILES DISABLING VEHICLE IN THE HOV LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. SERVICE BULLETIN ON CVTS ON YEARS 2010 OR OLDER EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES (BECAUSE OF FAILURES?). CONCERN IS WHETHER NISSAN ACTUALLY CORRECTED CVT ISSUES ON LATTER YEAR MODELS. NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL WITH SO FEW MILES.

NHTSA ODI #10885568

1,000,000 miles · Jul 7, 2016
EngineVehicle Speed Control

SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN EVEN WHILE I WAS STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATION. RPMS WOULD SOAR UP ANY TIME I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LET THE CAR COOL FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN AND AS I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL THE CAR BARELY ACCELER…

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SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 NISSAN ROGUE MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN EVEN WHILE I WAS STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATION. RPMS WOULD SOAR UP ANY TIME I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LET THE CAR COOL FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN AND AS I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL THE CAR BARELY ACCELERATED (JUST INCHED ALONG), LEAVING ME TO CALL AND HAVE IT TOWED BACK. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP, THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A CALL THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS ONLY 3.5 YEARS OLD (WELL TAKEN CARE OF) AND EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT, A CAR AS NEW AS THIS ONE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM A FEW TIMES THEY DECIDED THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HELP ME BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, MIND YOU BACK IN 2003-2010 THEY PUT OUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM ON ALL NISSAN ROGUES DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SO THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY AREN'T ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE NOW. I AM STILL PAYING THE CAR OFF AND NOW I HAVE PAID $3,400 TO HAVE THE TRANS FIXED, THAT TRANSMISSION LASTED 12,500 MILES BEFORE A 3RD TRANSMISSION I WAS TOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN NISSAN CARS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, ACTUALLY A VERY COMMON ISSUE. WELL THE 3RD TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 4,990 MILES. I'M TOLD I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. #4 THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUED WITH THE CAR SINCE IT HAD 54,000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ODI #10883461

Mileage unknown · Jul 5, 2016
Air BagsCrashInjury

TL* THE CONTACT'S CLIENT OWNED A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT WAS AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING A CLIENT WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED INTO THE CLIENT'S LANE. AS A RESULT, THE CLIENT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CLIENT AND…

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TL* THE CONTACT'S CLIENT OWNED A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT WAS AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING A CLIENT WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED INTO THE CLIENT'S LANE. AS A RESULT, THE CLIENT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CLIENT AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DECLARED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ODI #10882663

69,000 miles · Jun 23, 2016
Fuel/propulsion System

ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING FOR OVER 40 MINUTES IS REDUCED GREATLY. ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING CREATES A MAJOR HAZARD WHEN VEHICLE DOES NOT ALLOW TO SAFELY MOVE INTO TRAFFIC. ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN TRYING TO SAFELY ENTER TRTAFFIC

NHTSA ODI #10876053

74,000 miles · Jun 10, 2016
Vehicle Speed Control

TRANSMISSION..ACCERALATION PROBLEM..CAR SLOW DOWN AND STOP ON THE HIGHWAY...PUSH OVER IT OVER WAITED 20 MINS AND STARTED AGAIN.I WAS TRAVELING WITH THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR ..TAKING MY SON BACK TO COLLEGE..WE COULD OF LOST OUR LIFE ON THE HIGHWAY

NHTSA ODI #10873584

Mileage unknown · May 17, 2016
Electrical SystemService BrakesUnknown Or Other

WHEN U PUT GAS ON THERE IS A VIBRATION AND ALSO I HAVE INSTALLED ROTORS AND BRAKES TWICE 60,000 MILES ONLY.

NHTSA ODI #10865529

35,000 miles · May 17, 2016
Air BagsService BrakesCrashInjury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING TO HER CHEST AND A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT KNEE. MED…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING TO HER CHEST AND A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT KNEE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI #10865344

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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