IllustrationWHEN DRIVING DOWN A PUBLIC ROAD IN OUR CITY, THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE OR NEAR ME, AND THE EMERGENCY AUTO BREAKING SYSTEM WENT OFF AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED DANGEROUSLY BREAKING AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE GOING OFF. LUCKILY THERE WAS A TURN AND I TURNED SO AS NOT BE HIT FROM BEHIND.
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
What owners actually said
667 reportsON THE DATE LISTED BELOW, 7/2/2019, AND TWO OTHER TIMES AFTER, THE BRAKES RANDOMLY AND SUDDENLY ACTIVATED. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT NORMAL SPEED, 30-35 MPH ON A CITY STREET. THE SECOND WAS AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING GARAGE. THE THIRD WAS AGAIN ON A CITY STREET. EACH TIME THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN CLOSE…
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ON THE DATE LISTED BELOW, 7/2/2019, AND TWO OTHER TIMES AFTER, THE BRAKES RANDOMLY AND SUDDENLY ACTIVATED. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT NORMAL SPEED, 30-35 MPH ON A CITY STREET. THE SECOND WAS AT LOW SPEED IN A PARKING GARAGE. THE THIRD WAS AGAIN ON A CITY STREET. EACH TIME THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, AND A SUDDEN BEEPING OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKES ENGAGED. EACH TIME IT WAS BRIEF, AND FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED, BUT IF IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE RESULT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. EVEN AT LOW SPEED, AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.
FALSE ACTIVATION OF THE 2018 NISSAN ROGUE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKE ALERT OFTEN GOES ON FOR NO REASON CAUSING CONCERN WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ON A ~WEEKLY BASIS AND OFTEN HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DURING ONE TRIP. IT STARTED SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. WE BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEA…
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FALSE ACTIVATION OF THE 2018 NISSAN ROGUE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKE ALERT OFTEN GOES ON FOR NO REASON CAUSING CONCERN WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ON A ~WEEKLY BASIS AND OFTEN HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DURING ONE TRIP. IT STARTED SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. WE BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT HELP FIX THIS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE AUTO BRAKING FEATURE OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OPERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFFREY NISSAN (30800 GRATIOT AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 4…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE AUTO BRAKING FEATURE OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OPERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFFREY NISSAN (30800 GRATIOT AVE, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066, (586) 510-1378). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKING SYSTEM FROM THE UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE SHE RECEIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,300. *BF THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE.*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARDEN CITY NISSAN (LOCATED AT 316 N FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550, (516) 483-4400), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARDEN CITY NISSAN (LOCATED AT 316 N FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550, (516) 483-4400), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERITAGE NISSAN (…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERITAGE NISSAN (1500 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY NE, ROME, GA 30161, (706) 291-1981) THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 36969839. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
THE ABS ACTIVATED EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH SUN SHINING THROUGH AN OVERHEAD TRAIN SIGNAL. I HAVE FILED TWO REQUEST FOR BUY BACK BUT MISSOURI HAS POOR LEMON LAWS AND ALLOWS TO KEEP REPLACING RADAR SENSOR. THEY HAVE PUT THE FOURTH ONE ON BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER WARNED ME THAT THE SYSTEM IS BETTER BUT WILL STILL ACTIVATE WITH MY IN…
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THE ABS ACTIVATED EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH SUN SHINING THROUGH AN OVERHEAD TRAIN SIGNAL. I HAVE FILED TWO REQUEST FOR BUY BACK BUT MISSOURI HAS POOR LEMON LAWS AND ALLOWS TO KEEP REPLACING RADAR SENSOR. THEY HAVE PUT THE FOURTH ONE ON BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER WARNED ME THAT THE SYSTEM IS BETTER BUT WILL STILL ACTIVATE WITH MY INITIAL COMPLAINT IF THE SUN IS SHINING ON AN OVERHEAD OBJECT THAT THE SYSTEM THINKS IS IN FRONT OF IT. I WAS ON A FOUR LANE HYWAY. VEHICLE HAD 1200 MILES AND WHEN I PHONED CONCERN THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME EXACTLY WHERE I WAS WHEN IT HAPPENED.
WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A COUNTY OWNED ROAD WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF MY AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OFF CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP IN THE ROAD, THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME AT THE TIME
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, BRAKES INEXPLICABLY ENGAGE RESULTING IN RAPID AND DANGEROUS DECELERATION.
ON THE FREEWAY THE BRAKES INEXPLICABLY ENGAGE FORCING THE ROGUE INTO A HARD AND DANGEROUS DECELERATION.
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