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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

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 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

What owners actually said

609 reports
156 miles · Jul 2, 2019
Air BagsFuel/propulsion System

MY CAR IS A 2013 NISAN ROUGE AND I'VE PAID DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE AIRBAGS AND THE AIRBAGS WENT BAD AGAIN WHICH ISN'T SAFE AND I BELIEVE SHOULD NEVER GO BAD. I'VE ALSO REPLACED THE WHOLE EXHAUST SYSTEM CATALYTIC CONVERT TWO YEARS AGO WITH SAME DEALER AND NEED ANOTHER. THEY CONSTANTLY KEEP TELLING ME MAJOR THINGS HAVE BEEN WRONG …

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MY CAR IS A 2013 NISAN ROUGE AND I'VE PAID DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE AIRBAGS AND THE AIRBAGS WENT BAD AGAIN WHICH ISN'T SAFE AND I BELIEVE SHOULD NEVER GO BAD. I'VE ALSO REPLACED THE WHOLE EXHAUST SYSTEM CATALYTIC CONVERT TWO YEARS AGO WITH SAME DEALER AND NEED ANOTHER. THEY CONSTANTLY KEEP TELLING ME MAJOR THINGS HAVE BEEN WRONG TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS WELL AC SYSTEM ETC. IVE PAID THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALMOST 8000.00 FOR ENGINE AND THEY. THE OTHER DAY I HAD OIL CHANGED AND THE MECHANIC LEFT OIL CAP OFF AND MY ENGINE ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE. THEY SAID ALL WAS OK.. PLEASE HELP ME ! I BELIEVE THEY ARE TRULY TAKING MY MONEY WHEN A LOT THESE ISSUES COULD'VE BEEN NOT NEEDED CAUSE I'M ALWAYS KEEPING UP WITH MAINTENANCE AND HAVE ALL RECEIPTS.. PLEASE HELP !!

NHTSA ODI #11229099

140,000 miles · Jul 1, 2019
Power TrainUnknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control

A MONTH AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE SHAKING AND JITTERING AND WHINING NOISES. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT'S THE NEW STYLE TRANSMISSION. NOW 140K MILES LATER. I'M ONN A TRIP WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 I NOTICED I WAS SLOWING DOWN IT SLOWED TO 60 WHILE DRIVING DOWN…

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A MONTH AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE SHAKING AND JITTERING AND WHINING NOISES. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT'S THE NEW STYLE TRANSMISSION. NOW 140K MILES LATER. I'M ONN A TRIP WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 I NOTICED I WAS SLOWING DOWN IT SLOWED TO 60 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. TURNED CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. ONCE I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT DID NOTHING. RPMS DIDNT GO UP MPH DIDNT GO UP. IT WAS LIKE IT JUST SHUT OFF. I GOT TO THE NEXT EXIT PULLED OFF ON SIDE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT WAS FINE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IT DID THE SAME THING SO STOPPED AT A GAS STATION CHECKED FLUIDS EVERYTHING NORMAL. GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION AND VEHICLE SEEMED FINE THE NEXT 2 DAYS BUT WE NEVER NEEDED TO DRIVE OVER 55. ON THE TRIP HOME IT STARTED AGAIN ABOUT AN HOUR IN. SO WE STOPPED ATE AND GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS TIME WE KEPT THE SPEED UNDER 65 THE ENTIRE TRIP HOME AND IT WAS FINE. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S MY TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI #11228594

100,000 miles · Jun 27, 2019
Vehicle Speed Control

AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 70 MILES OR 1 HR I LOST COMPLETE ACCELERATION ALTHOUGH CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. I DISENGAGED CRUISE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND COASTED TO A SAFE SPOT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A BIT AND THEN IT RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS…

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AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 70 MILES OR 1 HR I LOST COMPLETE ACCELERATION ALTHOUGH CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. I DISENGAGED CRUISE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND COASTED TO A SAFE SPOT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A BIT AND THEN IT RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING MY TRIP FROM WEST PALM TO ORLANDO AND ON THE RETURN TRIP.

NHTSA ODI #11223010

Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 2019
StructureUnknown Or Other

PEARL WHITE PAINT IS PEELING OFF FOR NO REASON. RUST IS NOW VISIBLE ON SOME SPOTS. NORMAL USE AND I ONLY HAVE 38,500 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2 YEARS AGO WHEN ONLY A QUARTER SIZE SPOT WAS VISIBLE. NOW IT IS MANY MORE AND LARGER SPOTS.

NHTSA ODI #11222703

68,000 miles · Jun 25, 2019
Power Train

DRIVING 70-75 MPH ON I-80 WEST LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER BOUGHT USED. BEGAN HEARING HIGH-PITCHED WHINE THAT STOPPED WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. CONTINUED TWO MILES TO PLAZA WITH SOUND GETTING LOUDER AND HAD TO COAST INTO PARKING AREA BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE. NO REVVING, NOTHING. TOWED HOME ($213)…

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DRIVING 70-75 MPH ON I-80 WEST LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER BOUGHT USED. BEGAN HEARING HIGH-PITCHED WHINE THAT STOPPED WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. CONTINUED TWO MILES TO PLAZA WITH SOUND GETTING LOUDER AND HAD TO COAST INTO PARKING AREA BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE. NO REVVING, NOTHING. TOWED HOME ($213). FINE FOR MONTHS, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN ON TURNPIKE. PULLED OVER, WAITED AN HOUR TO COOL. DROVE REST OF DISTANCE GOING 50 MPH OR LESS. FINALLY HAD TO FLOOR GAS PEDAL TO GET ANY MOVEMENT AFTER STOPLIGHTS. NOW MAKES BUZZING-SCREAMING NOISE EVERY TIME IT STARTS, IN NEUTRAL OR OTHERWISE. NISSAN DEALER SAYS $4,000 FOR REPAIR. I'M 67, ON FIXED INCOME AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS!

NHTSA ODI #11222400

105,000 miles · Jun 24, 2019
Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A HALF AN HOUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A FEW TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A HALF AN HOUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A FEW TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO JEFF WYLER NISSAN (8680 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45251, (513) 385-1400) AND DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMEMBER THE DETAILS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO MATT CASTRUCCI NISSAN (3013 MALL PARK DR, DAYTON, OH 45459, (855) 299-1946) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THEY HAD TO "DROP THE PAN". THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY 60% OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA ODI #11222279

60,000 miles · Jun 22, 2019
Power Train

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN ROGUE IN DECEMBER 2013 BRAND NEW. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE CAR HAS ROUGHLY 60,000. JUST LAST SUMMER 2018, AS I WAS DRIVING TO ATLANTA ON I- 20 WEST MY CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH AFTER 40 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP. I WAS SO NERVOUS, AS I CONTINUED TO PUSH THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPP…

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I BOUGHT MY NISSAN ROGUE IN DECEMBER 2013 BRAND NEW. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE CAR HAS ROUGHLY 60,000. JUST LAST SUMMER 2018, AS I WAS DRIVING TO ATLANTA ON I- 20 WEST MY CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH AFTER 40 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP. I WAS SO NERVOUS, AS I CONTINUED TO PUSH THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AS CARS SPEED UP BEHIND ME. I MERGED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHILE IN THIS LANE SEMI TRUCKS QUICKLY STARTED TO APPROACH BEHIND ME AND THAT'S WHEN I KNEW SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLE WRONG. I MERGED OFF THE NEAREST EXIT FOR MY SAFETY. I FOUND SOMEWHERE TO PARK AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE. I RESTARTED IT AND PRECEDED TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED LATER THAT YEAR. I DID GET MY CAR DIAGNOSIS AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT COMPANY DIDN'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DUE THAT REPAIR. RECENTLY, I WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND GOT ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID IT IS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $4000. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM WITHIN 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP SINCE THIS TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT BY NISSAN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD THIS PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR MODEL.

NHTSA ODI #11221881

66,000 miles · Jun 19, 2019
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 65-70 MPH, AMBIENT TEMP ABOUT 89 DEGREES, VEHICLE HAS NO ACCELERATION, SLOWS TO ABOUT 45 MPH, HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE. MANAGE TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY, AFTER SLOWING TRAFFIC AND PULL TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. TURNED CAR OFF, SAT BY SIDE OF HIGHWAY FOR AN HOUR PLUS, STARTED CAR, TURNED AROUND AND MADE IT HOME -- A…

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DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 65-70 MPH, AMBIENT TEMP ABOUT 89 DEGREES, VEHICLE HAS NO ACCELERATION, SLOWS TO ABOUT 45 MPH, HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE. MANAGE TO GET OFF OF HIGHWAY, AFTER SLOWING TRAFFIC AND PULL TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. TURNED CAR OFF, SAT BY SIDE OF HIGHWAY FOR AN HOUR PLUS, STARTED CAR, TURNED AROUND AND MADE IT HOME -- ABOUT 30 MILES -- IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, DUE TO RE-OCCURRENCE OF ISSUE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. NO WARNING, JUST LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND INABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ODI #11221191

45,000 miles · Jun 18, 2019
Air Bags

FAILED INSPECTION, REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING,,,,,MA. RMV......GARAGE SAYS ITS A CLOCK SWITCH ? THAT IS LOCATED IN STEERING COLUMN .....

NHTSA ODI #11221022

115,000 miles · Jun 17, 2019
Power Train

MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND WILL ONLY ACCELERATE TO TWENTY MILES PER HOUR DOING THIS TIME. TODAY 06/17/2019 IS THE FOURTH EPISODE. THE FIRST THREE HAPPEN WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL DRIVING UPHILL. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND AFTER 15 MINUTES OR SO IT WAS DRIVABLE. HOWEVER TODAY IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON…

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MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND WILL ONLY ACCELERATE TO TWENTY MILES PER HOUR DOING THIS TIME. TODAY 06/17/2019 IS THE FOURTH EPISODE. THE FIRST THREE HAPPEN WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL DRIVING UPHILL. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND AFTER 15 MINUTES OR SO IT WAS DRIVABLE. HOWEVER TODAY IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A NORMAL FLAT FREEWAY SURFACE WHILE IN THE HOV LANE. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE. MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WERE IN THE CARE WITH ME. FROM MY RESEARCH, MANY OWNERS OR HAVING OR HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2013 NISSAN WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. REQUEST SOMEONE CHECKS AND REQUIRE NISSAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM(S).

NHTSA ODI #11220758

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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