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2013 Nissan Rogue

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

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

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 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

Unknown Or Other complaints

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40,000 miles · Dec 17, 2018
Unknown Or Other

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. TURNED THE GAS CAP UNTIL IT CLICKED AND DROVE AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER MY CAR GIVES ME A WARNING THAT MY GAS CAP ISN'T TIGHT. I TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP HOWEVER THE WARNING KEEPS POPPING UP WHEN I START MY CAR. THE WARNING EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY BUT MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I BUY A REPLACEMENT GAS CAP FROM THE P…

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I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. TURNED THE GAS CAP UNTIL IT CLICKED AND DROVE AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER MY CAR GIVES ME A WARNING THAT MY GAS CAP ISN'T TIGHT. I TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP HOWEVER THE WARNING KEEPS POPPING UP WHEN I START MY CAR. THE WARNING EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY BUT MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I BUY A REPLACEMENT GAS CAP FROM THE PARTS STORE HOWEVER THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS DOES NOT GO AWAY. A FE DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. EVERYTHING IS FINE I GO TO GET GAS AND TIGHTEN MY GAS CAP. A FEW DAYS LATER THE GAS CAP LIGHT WARNING SIGN COMES ON AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT FOLLOWS A FEW DAYS LATER. I TAKE THE CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANIC SHOP AND HE TELLS ME I NEED AN AUTHENTIC NISSAN GAS CAP. HE ORDERS ONE AND PUTS IT ON AND RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I RIDE AROUND A FEW DAYS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS OFF. I GO TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED BY THE STATE FOR THE EMISSIONS TEST EVERYTHING IS FINE. A FEW DAYS LATER MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOP AND HAVE THEM TEST THE CAR. THEY TELL ME THE READ OUT SAYS IT'S A SLOW LEAK FROM THE GAS CAP. HE TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP AND RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT. A FEW DAYS LATER THE I RECEIVE A WARNING SIGN ABOUT THE GAS CAP AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE GAS CAP WARNING AND ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF FOR OVER FOUR YEARS NOW. BOTH MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE GAS CAP. IT'S AN AUTHENTIC NISSAN GAS CAP I PURCHASED EARLIER THIS YEAR. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME NISSAN HAS A BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THE GAS CAP BUT HAS NOT COMPLETED A RECALL.

NHTSA ODI #11161908

123,000 miles · Nov 23, 2018
EnginePower TrainUnknown Or Other

NO ACCELERATION BUT RPM'S ALMOST RED LINE COMING OUT OF TOLL BOOTH ON MAINE TURNPIKE THEN QUICKLY ACCELERATES. AGAIN AT 70 MPH IN CENTER LANE BARELY ABLE TO GET INTO BRAKE DOWN LANE WITHOUT ANY POWER. VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT'S BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.

NHTSA ODI #11153429

101,000 miles · Oct 30, 2018
Unknown Or Other

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE RPMS WENT TOO 4000 AND OUR SPEED WAS 45 MPH. CAME BACK HOME AND IT WOULDN'T GO OVER 1000 RPM NOT GETTING ANY POWER. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION

NHTSA ODI #11144263

45,000 miles · Oct 29, 2018
Electrical SystemEngineUnknown Or Other

CAR WON'T TURN ON RANDOMLY. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY FIVE TIMES. EACH TIME THE CAR RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE CAR WILL TAKE TEN OR ELEVEN TRIES TO START. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF FOR ANY REASON WE EVER NEEDED TO LEAVE THE CAR CANNOT START QUICKLY. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, NOT ALL THE TIME (…

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CAR WON'T TURN ON RANDOMLY. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY FIVE TIMES. EACH TIME THE CAR RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE CAR WILL TAKE TEN OR ELEVEN TRIES TO START. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF FOR ANY REASON WE EVER NEEDED TO LEAVE THE CAR CANNOT START QUICKLY. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, NOT ALL THE TIME (SOMETIMES IT STARTS FINE AFTER ONE TURN, THE NEXT TIME IT COULD TAKE FIVE MINUTES TO FINALLY START, THEN GO BACK TO FINE). NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO TELL US WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT.

NHTSA ODI #11143722

79,000 miles · Sep 4, 2018
Unknown Or Other

TAKARA RECALL TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. WILL NOT PULL UP HILLS OR ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. STARTED AT 80 000 MILES. I CAN ONLY DRIVE MY VEHICLE ON FLAT GROUND OR AREAS .

NHTSA ODI #11124366

110,000 miles · Aug 22, 2018
EngineUnknown Or Other

CVT TRANSMISSION/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. WHILE IN MOTION. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THE #1 PROBLEM FOR 2013 NISSAN ROGUES IS THIS EXACT ISSUE. THESE TRANSMISSIONS WERE BUILD POORLY.

NHTSA ODI #11121704

112,000 miles · Aug 7, 2018
Unknown Or Other

I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN ROUGE , 2.5 , 2 WHEEL DRIVE WITH CVT TRANSMISSION. I WAS IN HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 MAR, SUDDENLY, SPEED WENT DOWN TO 40 , NOW POWER, I HAVE TO PULL OVER,...I SHOW IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT IS A TRANSMISSION,...I CALLED A DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT UNDER WARRENTY. I NOTICED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINT WITH T…

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I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN ROUGE , 2.5 , 2 WHEEL DRIVE WITH CVT TRANSMISSION. I WAS IN HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 MAR, SUDDENLY, SPEED WENT DOWN TO 40 , NOW POWER, I HAVE TO PULL OVER,...I SHOW IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT IS A TRANSMISSION,...I CALLED A DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT UNDER WARRENTY. I NOTICED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINT WITH THIS BRAND MODEL! WHY YOUR COMPANY DOES NOT ENFORCE A SAFETY LAWS AND FINE THE NISSAN COMPANY FOR SELLING DEFECTIVE CARS TO THE PUBLIC WHERE THEY PUT PEOPLE LIFE IN DANGER? WHAT BOY , IF I WAS STUCK BY BIG TRUCK OR THE CARS IN THE FREEWAY AND DIED! WOULD NISSAN COMPANY ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY? THE NISSAN COMPANY SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR THE IRRESPONSIBLE ACT . I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR 24000.00$ AND STILL ARE PAYING MY MONTHLY PAYMENT AND IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME AT ALL THAT I HAVE TO SPENT ANOTHER 4000.00$ FROM MY POCKET TO FIX THEIR FAULT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION? WHY THEY DO NO RE CALL IT? WHY THEY ARE SELLING IT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THEY KNOW FOR THE FACT THAT IS UNSAFE CAR TO DIVE????? MY CAR WAS IN THE MOTION 60 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FREE WAY AND SPEED WENT DOWN BY ITSELF, M AND THE TRANSMISSION START ACTING,... YOU PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE IT DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL?????? THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINT SIMILAR T O MINE AT YOUR DATA BASE OR OTHER COMPANY OR GOOGLE,... IT IS A SAFETY RISK TO DRIVE THIS KING OF NISSAN IN THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH WAY, EVEN 5 YEARS OLD KNOWS THAT. THE NISSAN COMPANY SHOULD BE FINED AND ENFORCED BT LAW ENFORCEMENT , YOUR COMPANY, COURT,... TO RECALL ALL THE NISSAN ROUGH AND REPAIRS OR REPLACE THEIR FAULT TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE.

NHTSA ODI #11118250

89,000 miles · Jul 24, 2018
Unknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control

TAKARA RECALL - WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT ITSELF OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR BUT IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE SLOWLY UP TO 20 MPH. MY CAR DID GET UP TO 55 MPH FINALLY BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO RETURN TO MY…

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TAKARA RECALL - WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT ITSELF OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR BUT IT WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE SLOWLY UP TO 20 MPH. MY CAR DID GET UP TO 55 MPH FINALLY BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO RETURN TO MY SELECTED ROUTE HOME. WAS FORCED TO DRIVE WITH HAZARDS ON BY WAY OF A COUNTRY HIGHWAY ONLY.

NHTSA ODI #11113456

Mileage unknown · May 22, 2018
Unknown Or Other

TAMARA RECALL TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION JUST SUDDENLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY.

NHTSA ODI #11097283

45,000 miles · Feb 6, 2018
Unknown Or OtherWheels

AXLES - VEHICLE MAKING A TERRIBLE SOUND WHILE STARTING OUT - FRONT END STARTING SHAKING. LOCATION COMPANY INSPECTED VEHICLE & FOUND TIRED FROM BOTH AXLES NEEDED TO BE REMOVED & AXLES NEEDED GREASED ON 02/05/18. NOISE STARTED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO HAVING THE CAR INSPECTED ON 02/03/2018

NHTSA ODI #11067261

Official recalls

1

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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