IllustrationTHE CAR BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY AND SKID. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME . THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE CAR TO BRAKE AND STOP ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND WAS MAKE A TURN ON A CITY STREET.
2018 Nissan Rogue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Rogue years
Owner complaints for the 2018 Nissan Rogue are substantially higher than the model-year median of 320.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
2680–25K
9925–50K
2850–75K
975–100K
4100–150K
1150K+
409 reports with mileage · 258 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.
- Service Brakes. Review the 261 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Forward Collision Avoidance. Review the 174 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 94 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
35 crash reports2 fire reports36 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
138 reportsTL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER THAT LEASED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SOME MINOR BRUISES WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE RE…
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TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER THAT LEASED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SOME MINOR BRUISES WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE STORAGE FACILITY OF THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER A DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT*JB*AS *TR
THE BACK UP CAMERA FREEZES UP WHEN BACKING. BOUGHT IT NEW MAY 5, 2018. NISSAN CORP TOLD ME THE HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WAS BACKING UP ,CAR WAS 2 WEEKS OLD AND HIT A TREE. HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE BUMPER. I THEN TOOK IT TO NISSAN . THEY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEK COULD NOT FIX THE BACK UP CAMERA
WHILE DRIVING; A BUG OR SOME SMALL OBJECT?? HITTING THE ANTI COLLISION SENSOR WILL ACTIVATE THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING USUALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER 30 MPH THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES AT NO SET PATTERN
2018 NISSAN ROGUE - OUT OF THE BLUE, DASHBOARD LIGHT FLASHES "WARNING MALFUNCTION" AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ICON COMES ON. THE VEHICLE ALSO BY ITSELF STARTED BRAKING MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS GO…
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2018 NISSAN ROGUE - OUT OF THE BLUE, DASHBOARD LIGHT FLASHES "WARNING MALFUNCTION" AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ICON COMES ON. THE VEHICLE ALSO BY ITSELF STARTED BRAKING MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AGAIN, NO CARS OR ANYTHING BLOCKING MY WAY - CAR IS BRAKING ON ITS OWN. TAKING CAR TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TO BE LOOKED AT - SAW SIMILAR ISSUES HAVING BEEN POSTED ON THE WEB.
AEB (AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING) DISABLES ITSELF AUTOMATICALLY. THE SYSTEM TURNED ITSELF OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH. THE SYSTEM THINKS THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN THEIR IS NOTHING IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM TO STOP YOU IN AN EMERGENCY. MAKE NISSAN CHANGE THE RADAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
GOING UP A RAMP IN THE PARKING GARAGE, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ENGAGED WITH NO OBSTRUCTION, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP. CAR BEHIND ME DID NOT EXPECT SUDDEN STOP AND REAR ENDED ME.
REVERSE SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN NEUTRAL,WONT REVERSE,HAD TO GO FORWARD AND REVERSE AGAIN.ALSO SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR RADIO BACK UP FREEZES. DEALER JUST SAYS RECORD ISSUE .NOT REPAIRED
I WAS TRAVELLING IN MY VEHICLE WHEN I CAME TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STOPPED. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO GO FORWARD WHEN MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT SEEMED THE VEHICLE DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING IN MY VEH…
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I WAS TRAVELLING IN MY VEHICLE WHEN I CAME TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STOPPED. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO GO FORWARD WHEN MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT SEEMED THE VEHICLE DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING IN MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SOME SENSORS SEEMED TO BE SET OFF. I THEN PULLED OVER AND TURNED OF THE IGNITION. I WAS THEN ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE AND PROCEED TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT ANOTHER OCCURRENCE.
MY NISSAN ROGUE 2018 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. I STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 2018. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON A NORMAL ROAD, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH AND JUST CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THE CAR EMITTED FEW BEEPS AND SLOWED DOWN FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND THEN W…
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MY NISSAN ROGUE 2018 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. I STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 2018. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON A NORMAL ROAD, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH AND JUST CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THE CAR EMITTED FEW BEEPS AND SLOWED DOWN FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. AFTER THAT EPISODE I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 30TH TO CHECK IT. THE RESULT WAS THAT THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE AND ALL WAS WORKING AS NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED FEW OTHER TIMES. WHEN PASSING THROUGH THAT SAME INTERSECTION THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED MAYBE OTHER 5 TIMES. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN PASSING BELOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS. JUST 2 DAYS AGO ON THE 4TH IT HAPPENED INSIDE A GARAGE WHEN I WAS GOING AT 20 MPH. I AM SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING. I LIKE THE CAR BUT I CANNOT KEEP IT WITH THIS DEFECT.
Official recalls
323V093000 · Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER
Feb 16, 2023
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.
21V839000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm); Hybrid Propulsion System
Oct 26, 2021
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm)
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
Hybrid Propulsion System
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
19V654000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera
Sep 12, 2019
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
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
2PE19010 · False Automatic Emergency Braking
Opened Sep 9, 2019 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking
NHTSA received a defect petition (DP19-001) from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleges that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer is aware of the issue due to issuing a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) launching two "Quality Actions," and initiating a "Customer Service Initiative" in relation to it. CAS contends that Nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available during the basic coverage period of the warranty. CAS also argues that the alleged failures are an unreasonable risk to safety and views Nissan's communications as not acknowledging the potential safety issue involved, instead treating the alleged problem as a performance update.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) analyzed Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) complaints received from consumers and identified a total of 129 unique subject vehicle reports (for all submission dates) alleging a false positive triggering of AEB. Of these complaints, three were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system, and all three indicating related injuries.In response to ODI's April 15, 2019 Information Request letter, Nissan provided data indicating that it has received 750 unique subject vehicle complaints relating to false positive activation of the AEB system. Of these complaints, 12 were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system. Four complaints contained allegations of injuries, three of which were the result of a collision. These complaints included duplicates of complaints that ODI received. The injury allegations were limited to soft tissue type injuries such as whiplash and bruising.Based on its review of the information identified to date, ODI has granted the petition and is opening this preliminary evaluation in order to evaluate the cause, scope and frequency of AEB false positive activations, as well as to evaluate the suitability of the manufacturer's campaign to address the concern or improve performance of the AEB system. The complaints cited can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11230875, 11230481, 11230361, 11229400, 11229302, 11229294, 11228994, 11223074, 11222925, 11222644, 11220499, 11218713, 11218608, 11217157, 11210334, 11210256, 11210148, 11209127, 11209032, 11207333, 11205931, 11205717, 11205661, 11205172, 11205124, 11205027, 11204803, 11204349, 11204324, 11196805, 11196561, 11196466, 11196091, 11195938, 11195574, 11194380, 11193989, 11192761, 11192283, 11192063, 11190855, 11190840, 11189976, 11187374, 11186903, 11185890, 11185883, 11185132, 11183406, 11180813, 11174713, 11173666, 11173302, 11172299, 11171331, 11170989, 11165434, 11164646, 11162898, 11162502, 11162396, 11161413, 11161230, 11155985, 11155209, 11155181, 11154181, 11153607, 11153334, 11151373, 11151028, 11142595, 11142557, 11142386, 11141775, 11141433, 11141387, 11141347, 11140604, 11139711, 11139226, 11133402, 11132376, 11130998, 11130662, 11129949, 11128704, 11124099, 11123564, 11123353, 11123321, 11122783, 11119475, 11119300, 11118604, 11115088, 11113479, 11113371, 11112371, 11111659, 11111057, 11110919, 11110689, 11104075, 11103844, 11103437, 11102715, 11102333, 11100117, 11099313, 11091006, 11089960, 11089798, 11089533, 11088815, 11088718, 11081072, 11079453, 11073644, 11072718, 11065505, 11061598, 11057739, 11056061, 11055766, 11048349, 11035301, 11033225, and 10972343.
DP19001 · False Automatic Emergency Braking
Opened Apr 8, 2019 · Closed Sep 16, 2019
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking
NHTSA received a letter from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleged that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer was aware of the issue due to issuing a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) launching two Quality Actions, and initiation of a Customer Service Initiative in relation to it. CAS contended that Nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available during the basic coverage period of the warranty. CAS also argued that the alleged failures are an unreasonable risk to safety and views Nissan's communications as not acknowledging the potential safety issue involved, instead treating the alleged problem as a performance update.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) analyzed Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) complaints received from consumers and identified a total of 129 unique subject vehicle reports (for all submission dates) alleging a false positive triggering of AEB. Of these complaints, three were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system, and all three indicating related injuries.In response to ODI's April 15, 2019 Information Request letter, Nissan provided data indicating that it has received 750 unique subject vehicle complaints relating to false positive activation of the AEB system. Of these complaints, 12 were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system. Four complaints contained allegations of injuries, three of which were the result of a collision. These complaints included duplicates of complaints that ODI received. The injury allegations were limited to soft tissue type injuries such as whiplash and bruising.Based on its review of the information identified to date, ODI grants this petition and has opened preliminary evaluation PE19-010 in order to evaluate the cause, scope and frequency of AEB false positive activations, as well as to evaluate the suitability of the manufacturer's campaign to address the concern or improve performance of the AEB system. The complaints cited can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11230875, 11230481, 11230361, 11229400, 11229302, 11229294, 11228994, 11223074, 11222925, 11222644, 11220499, 11218713, 11218608, 11217157, 11210334, 11210256, 11210148, 11209127, 11209032, 11207333, 11205931, 11205717, 11205661, 11205172, 11205124, 11205027, 11204803, 11204349, 11204324, 11196805, 11196561, 11196466, 11196091, 11195938, 11195574, 11194380, 11193989, 11192761, 11192283, 11192063, 11190855, 11190840, 11189976, 11187374, 11186903, 11185890, 11185883, 11185132, 11183406, 11180813, 11174713, 11173666, 11173302, 11172299, 11171331, 11170989, 11165434, 11164646, 11162898, 11162502, 11162396, 11161413, 11161230, 11155985, 11155209, 11155181, 11154181, 11153607, 11153334, 11151373, 11151028, 11142595, 11142557, 11142386, 11141775, 11141433, 11141387, 11141347, 11140604, 11139711, 11139226, 11133402, 11132376, 11130998, 11130662, 11129949, 11128704, 11124099, 11123564, 11123353, 11123321, 11122783, 11119475, 11119300, 11118604, 11115088, 11113479, 11113371, 11112371, 11111659, 11111057, 11110919, 11110689, 11104075, 11103844, 11103437, 11102715, 11102333, 11100117, 11099313, 11091006, 11089960, 11089798, 11089533, 11088815, 11088718, 11081072, 11079453, 11073644, 11072718, 11065505, 11061598, 11057739, 11056061, 11055766, 1104