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2013 Nissan Rogue

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Owner complaints for the 2013 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

438 reports with mileage · 171 unknown

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 314 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 104 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 90 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

14 crash reports16 fire reports7 injury reports

Power Train complaints

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85,000 miles · Aug 2, 2016
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

I OWN A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE.THAT I HAVE KEPT UP THE SERVICE ON AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVERYTHING, BUT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT.THE MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 80,000.TO 85,000. AT THAT POINT THE ROGUE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AND CAN'T ACCELERATE PAST 40 M…

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I OWN A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE.THAT I HAVE KEPT UP THE SERVICE ON AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVERYTHING, BUT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT.THE MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 80,000.TO 85,000. AT THAT POINT THE ROGUE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AND CAN'T ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND IT HAS LEFT MY FAMILY AND I STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE 3 TIMES, NOW I CAN'T TRUST THIS VEHICLE AT ALL AND FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. AND NISSAN FOR SOME REASON CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN THEY HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER BECAUSE THERE IS NO CODE ERROR. (BUT THEY DO HAVE THE [XXX] TO TELL ME I NEED TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A CAUSE OF OVER $5000 BEFORE TAXES)THIS ROGUE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, THIS ALL HAS BEEN VERY FRIGHTENING TO ME AND MY FAMILY, AS I AM ON THE FREEWAY EVERY DAY AND SOMEONE COULD VERY EASILY CRASH INTO ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS OR EVEN WHEN I AM TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN ON RAMP OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN THE CITY OR A TOOL BOOTH AND THERE IS ZERO POWER, I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS. NISSAN PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, WE ARE HARD WORKING PEOPLE AND NONE OF US WILL EVER CONSIDER ANOTHER NISSAN IF THIS CAN'T BE FIXED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10892327

80,000 miles · Jul 29, 2016
EnginePower Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ODI #10891580

Mileage unknown · Jul 28, 2016
EnginePower Train

I AM HAVING THE SAME CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT OVERHEATS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR LONGER THAN 45 MINUTES ON A WARM DAY AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AND CAN'T ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND HAS LEFT MY FAMILY AND I STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE A FEW TIMES NOW. I CAN'…

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I AM HAVING THE SAME CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT OVERHEATS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FOR LONGER THAN 45 MINUTES ON A WARM DAY AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AND CAN'T ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND HAS LEFT MY FAMILY AND I STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE A FEW TIMES NOW. I CAN'T TRUST THIS VEHICLE AT ALL AND FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. NISSAN CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN THEY HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER BECAUSE THERE IS NO CODE ERROR AT THIS POINT AND IT WON'T DO IT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP IS JUST CRUISING AROUND TOWN FOR 15 MINUTES (SURPRISE SURPRISE AND A VERY CONVENIENT ISSUE FOR NISSAN). I HAVE A COMPLAINT FILED WITH NISSAN AND I AM BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR INSPECTION. I HOPE THEY ACTUALLY FIND SOMETHING BECAUSE IF THEY CAN'T ITS INCREDIBLY NEGLIGENT ON NISSAN'S PART AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE IT SEEMS FROM SIMPLE RESEARCH. A RECALL IS NEEDED ASAP. THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSTATE AND THE CAR IS UNRESPONSIVE. NHTSA PLEASE DO SOMETHING.

NHTSA ODI #10889330

83,000 miles · Jul 26, 2016
Power Train

CVT ISSUES. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (OVER 60 MPH) UPHILL, MY TRANSMISSION FAILS. A COUPLE TIMES, THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAVE FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL AND MY CAR STILL WON'T MOVE. THIS HAS BEEN VERY FRIGHTENING, AS I AM ON THE FREEWAY AND SOMEONE COULD VERY EASILY CRASH INTO ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. TH…

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CVT ISSUES. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (OVER 60 MPH) UPHILL, MY TRANSMISSION FAILS. A COUPLE TIMES, THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAVE FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL AND MY CAR STILL WON'T MOVE. THIS HAS BEEN VERY FRIGHTENING, AS I AM ON THE FREEWAY AND SOMEONE COULD VERY EASILY CRASH INTO ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. THERE HAS BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CVT FOR PREVIOUS MODELS BUT IT IS APPARENTLY STILL AN ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI #10888643

51,000 miles · Jul 25, 2016
Power Train

JUST BOUGHT A USED 2013 NISSAN ROGUE 2 WEEKS AGO, IT HAS 51K MILES ON IT AND IT HAS ALL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS LISTED BY EVERYONE ELSE IN THESE REVIEWS IN REGARDS TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG WITH THIS CAR I AM SEEING ALL OF THE DECELERATION ISSUES, NOTABLY ON INCLINES AND I ALSO CANNOT BE…

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JUST BOUGHT A USED 2013 NISSAN ROGUE 2 WEEKS AGO, IT HAS 51K MILES ON IT AND IT HAS ALL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS LISTED BY EVERYONE ELSE IN THESE REVIEWS IN REGARDS TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG WITH THIS CAR I AM SEEING ALL OF THE DECELERATION ISSUES, NOTABLY ON INCLINES AND I ALSO CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO MANUFACTURERS RECALL. A PROBLEM I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ENCOUNTERED WAS AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS OF USE, TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A PARKING LOT OR OUT OF A TOOL BOOTH THERE IS ZERO POWER, I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS. NISSAN PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, WE ARE HARD WORKING PEOPLE AND NONE OF US WILL EVER CONSIDER ANOTHER NISSAN IF THIS CAN'T BE FIXED.

NHTSA ODI #10888090

55,000 miles · Jul 18, 2016
Power Train

WHEN IN MOTION, DRIVING 50+ MPH, CAR WILL SLIP INTO LOWER GEAR AND ONLY REACH A MAX SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MPH, EVEN WHEN FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL

NHTSA ODI #10885725

70,000 miles · Jul 8, 2016
Power Train

PURCHASED A USED 2013 NISSAN ROGUE AWD FROM HERTZ CAR SALES NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO. 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS HAD 3 NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS AS CAR LOSES ACCELERATION SUDDENLY WHILE SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED . IF SHE IS GOING UP A HILL, THE CAR GOES FROM 60 TO NOTHING AND SHE MUST QUICKLY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY BEFOR…

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PURCHASED A USED 2013 NISSAN ROGUE AWD FROM HERTZ CAR SALES NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO. 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS HAD 3 NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS AS CAR LOSES ACCELERATION SUDDENLY WHILE SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED . IF SHE IS GOING UP A HILL, THE CAR GOES FROM 60 TO NOTHING AND SHE MUST QUICKLY PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE SOMEONE BACK ENDS HER! WE ARE ALL DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. WILL IT TAKE A DEATH BEFORE A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT'S DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IS INITIATED?

NHTSA ODI #10883706

68,000 miles · Jul 8, 2016
Power Train

ABOUT 120 MILES INTO A TRIP TO VIRGINIA FROM HARTFORD, CT, MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. MY CAR CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 68,709 MILES ON IT. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL, I CONTINUOUSLY LOST POWER AND JUST PRAYED I WOULDN'T LOSE POWER WITH A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME. I MADE IT TO VIRGINIA, BUT O…

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ABOUT 120 MILES INTO A TRIP TO VIRGINIA FROM HARTFORD, CT, MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. MY CAR CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 68,709 MILES ON IT. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL, I CONTINUOUSLY LOST POWER AND JUST PRAYED I WOULDN'T LOSE POWER WITH A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME. I MADE IT TO VIRGINIA, BUT ON MY WAY BACK I WAS CLIMBING A HILL AND MY ACCELERATION DECREASED DRAMATICALLY. THE CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AND I COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR UP THE HILL. WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND GRAVITY TOOK OVER, THE PROBLEM ENDED. WITHIN A WEEK AFTER FINALLY GETTING HOME, I TOOK THE CAR TO HARTE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN HARTFORD, CT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY CVT, A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE COST OF REPAIR. AS I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, A LOW GRUMBLING AND GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE CAR WAS BUCKING BADLY FROM ABOUT 15-40MPH. I TURNED AROUND AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DYING. I DROVE AWAY AGAIN AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER ON ACCELERATION, UNTIL FINALLY, WITHIN ABOUT A 1/4 MILE AWAY FROM MY HOME, THE CAR BUCKED ONE LAST TIME AND STOPPED MOVING. AGAIN, THIS WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH CARS COMING UP VERY CLOSE BEHIND ME. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN USA AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CVT FOR ROGUES ONLY UP TO 2010. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS EXTENDED FAR BEYOND 2010 TO OTHER ROGUES, INCLUDING MINE.

NHTSA ODI #10883544

64,000 miles · Jul 7, 2016
Power Train

DURING MY TRAVEL FROM MARYLAND TO OHIO. MY NISSAN ROGUE 2013 EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS GOING UP MOUNTAINS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TRAVEL. THE SUV WOULD NOT GO PASS 45MPH EVEN WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK THE SUV TO THE FIRST NISSAN DEALER THAT I SAW AT MY DESTINATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS …

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DURING MY TRAVEL FROM MARYLAND TO OHIO. MY NISSAN ROGUE 2013 EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS GOING UP MOUNTAINS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TRAVEL. THE SUV WOULD NOT GO PASS 45MPH EVEN WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK THE SUV TO THE FIRST NISSAN DEALER THAT I SAW AT MY DESTINATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "SLIPPING" AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS OVERHEATED. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION WAS DANGEROUS. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH/COLLISION AND COULD HAVE INJURED OR KILLED MY CHILDREN AND I.

NHTSA ODI #10883389

68,000 miles · Jun 30, 2016
Power Train

BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 6/21/16 TO BE SERVICED FOR FAILURE TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. AT FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE CVT AND WE'D NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEN THEY REPLACED A VALVE AND SAID IT WAS FINE. TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING BELOW 45 MPH AND VIOLENTLY …

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BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 6/21/16 TO BE SERVICED FOR FAILURE TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. AT FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE CVT AND WE'D NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEN THEY REPLACED A VALVE AND SAID IT WAS FINE. TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING BELOW 45 MPH AND VIOLENTLY SHUDDERS AND SHAKES WHILE STATIONARY; FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS PUSHING IT. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AFTER THIS. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A "MISFIRE" AND THAT IT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM. WAITING TO HEAR THE DIAGNOSIS. SEEING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH MOST RELATING TO THE CVT. IT'S VERY SCARY TO BE IN THE CAR WITH MY KIDS WHEN IT WAS JERKING AND SHUDDERING.

NHTSA ODI #10881794

Official recalls

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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.

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

1

PE15001 · Improper Frontal Air Bag Deployment

Opened Jan 12, 2015 · Closed Oct 29, 2016

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags; Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

Air Bags:frontal

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

Air Bags

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

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