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2020 Nissan Rogue

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Fewer warning signs than most model years

Owner complaints for the 2020 Nissan Rogue are lower than the model-year median of 320.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

52 reports with mileage · 99 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.

  • Forward Collision Avoidance. Review the 56 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports6 fire reports4 injury reports

What owners actually said

151 reports
700 miles · Aug 16, 2020
Steering

WHEN IS RUNNING AND STOP,TURNING STEERING WHEEL,IT MAKES AUDIBLE NOISE...FUSTRITING SOUND.ITS A 2020 NISSAN ROGUE...750 MILES..POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY.COPY WAS PRINTED...

NHTSA ODI #11349699

4,500 miles · Aug 4, 2020
Service Brakes

WHILE DRIVING IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN APPROX. 30-40MPH, AEB (AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BREAKING) KICKED IN MULTIPLE TIMES DURING NORMAL OPERATION AND ACCELERATION AND ABRUPTLY SLOWED THE CAR DESPITE THE ABSENCE OF OBSTRUCTION FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHERE CARS BEHIND HAD TO AVOID THE ABRUPT STOP. T…

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WHILE DRIVING IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN APPROX. 30-40MPH, AEB (AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BREAKING) KICKED IN MULTIPLE TIMES DURING NORMAL OPERATION AND ACCELERATION AND ABRUPTLY SLOWED THE CAR DESPITE THE ABSENCE OF OBSTRUCTION FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHERE CARS BEHIND HAD TO AVOID THE ABRUPT STOP. THE BREAK PEDAL WAS NOT USER ENGAGED DURING THESE BREAKING INCIDENTS.

NHTSA ODI #11343131

220 miles · Jul 2, 2020
Unknown Or Other

NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER WITH AVERAGE SPEED. THE ANALOG SPEEDOMETER IS TO THE RIGHT. THIS MAKES DRIVING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOURSELF TO LOOK TO THE RIGHT TO KNOW THE SPEED. WHEN I FIRST DROVE THE VEHICLE IT WAS ON AVERAGE SPEED WHICH WAS READ 21 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ACTUALLY DOING…

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NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER WITH AVERAGE SPEED. THE ANALOG SPEEDOMETER IS TO THE RIGHT. THIS MAKES DRIVING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEED TO TRAIN YOURSELF TO LOOK TO THE RIGHT TO KNOW THE SPEED. WHEN I FIRST DROVE THE VEHICLE IT WAS ON AVERAGE SPEED WHICH WAS READ 21 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ACTUALLY DOING 70 MILES PER HOUR. THIS CAN BE EASILY CORRECTED WITH A COMPUTER UP DATE. I WAS TOTAL I COULD PAY FOR AN UPDATE. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS SHOULD BE STANDARD ON ALL VEHICLES IF THE ANALOG SPEEDOMETER IS NOT IN THE CENTER.

NHTSA ODI #11337121

516 miles · May 1, 2020
Unknown Or Other

THE FRONT COLLISION WARNING SIGN FLASHES WHILE DRIVING. THIS ONLY OCCURS ON COLD MORNINGS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE CENTER AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE FLASHING IS CAUSED BY CONDENSATION. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NHTSA ODI #11322970

1,000 miles · Mar 17, 2020
Unknown Or Other

THE FRONT PART OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY COLLAPSES AND SHATTERED ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING APPROX 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI #11318486

1,000 miles · Mar 17, 2020
Unknown Or Other

THE FRONT PART OF MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED UNEXPECTEDLY, AS I WAS DRIVING APPROX 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI #11318485

13,000 miles · Mar 15, 2020
Service Brakes

FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM, APPLIED HARD BREAKS AT 40MPH, BRING US TO AN ABRUPT REDUCTION IN SPEED TO 15MPH. THIS HAPPENED DRIVING OVER A RAIL ROAD TRACK THAT IS EMBEDDED IN THE TAR, NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT FOR 1/4 MILE, 9AM FULL SUNLIGHT. I ALSO NOTICE THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ERRATICALLY FLASHIN…

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FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM, APPLIED HARD BREAKS AT 40MPH, BRING US TO AN ABRUPT REDUCTION IN SPEED TO 15MPH. THIS HAPPENED DRIVING OVER A RAIL ROAD TRACK THAT IS EMBEDDED IN THE TAR, NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT FOR 1/4 MILE, 9AM FULL SUNLIGHT. I ALSO NOTICE THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ERRATICALLY FLASHING FOR DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME, THIS HAS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADS, IT HAPPENS WITH NO VEHICLES OR ANY OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OR SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, IT HAPPENS ON OVERCAST DAY OR FULL SUN. A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS PASSING ON MY RIGHT SIDE, WHEN THE CAB WAS JUST PAST MY HEADLIGHTS, MY NISSAN ROGUE HIT THE BREAKS HARD ENOUGH THAT IT LURCHED US UNSUSPECTINGLY FORWARD, THIS HAPPENED WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATION PEDDLE. LASTLY I HAVE NOTICED WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE IS GOING DOWNHILL, EASING THE ACCELERATOR EVER SO SLIGHTLY THAT THE FORWARD EMERGENCY BREAKING WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, BUT NOT EVERY TIME. I WOULD NOTE I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND WHEN I SAID DOWNHILL, I ONLY MEAN A SLIGHT DECLINE, WE ARE AT SEA LEVEL, FLAT LAND.

NHTSA ODI #11318122

901 miles · Mar 5, 2020
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

WHILE MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 2/28 THE MAIN MONITOR DISPLAY WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. DISPLAY DID COME BACK ON WHEN SHE STARTED THE CAR TO COME HOME FROM WORK THAT DAY. TODAY 3/5 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK SHE HEARD AN ALERT NOISE AND NOTICED THE AEB WARNING INDICATOR WAS ON AND SAID WARNING MALFU…

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WHILE MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 2/28 THE MAIN MONITOR DISPLAY WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. DISPLAY DID COME BACK ON WHEN SHE STARTED THE CAR TO COME HOME FROM WORK THAT DAY. TODAY 3/5 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK SHE HEARD AN ALERT NOISE AND NOTICED THE AEB WARNING INDICATOR WAS ON AND SAID WARNING MALFUNCTION . THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD AND NO TRAFFIC AROUND HER I DID MAKE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY 3/6, 7:45 AM AT HOSELTON NISSAN

NHTSA ODI #11316450

1,194 miles · Feb 27, 2020
Service Brakes

ON TODAY FEBRUARY 27TH AT APPROXIMATELY 12:56PM I WAS DRIVING MY 2 WEEK OLD 2020 NISSAN ROGUE SPORT ON 31ST HEADING SOUTH TO STATE STREET IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS SUDDENLY APPLIED TO BRAKE WITH FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS AND SIRENS, WITH NO OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THERE WAS A VAN BEHIND ME WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN A…

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ON TODAY FEBRUARY 27TH AT APPROXIMATELY 12:56PM I WAS DRIVING MY 2 WEEK OLD 2020 NISSAN ROGUE SPORT ON 31ST HEADING SOUTH TO STATE STREET IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS SUDDENLY APPLIED TO BRAKE WITH FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS AND SIRENS, WITH NO OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THERE WAS A VAN BEHIND ME WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS MY FAULT. I THEN PARKED MY VEHICLE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A INSPECTION BECAUSE ONCE THE IGNITION IS OFF THE DIAGNOSTIC WOULDN'T READ. PLEASE HELP THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE

NHTSA ODI #11311903

8,000 miles · Feb 21, 2020
Structure

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE FIRST SECTION OF THE SUNROOF EXPLODED LIKE THE SOUND OF A GUNSHOT OVER MY HEAD

NHTSA ODI #11310649

Official recalls

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23V093000 · 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.

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

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

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