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← All Nissan Rogue generations
NHTSA complaints per catalog listing run from 0.67 for 2020 (153 complaints across 227 listings) to 2.21 for 2014 (440 across 199), against a generation median of 1.46. The highest year, 2014, is 1.5 times that median. No year reaches the 2.0x our rule needs together with an above-median ad share and 30 or more listings, so nothing is flagged. Ads: 2017 stands out, with 43 mentions across 284 enriched ads (15.1%), but 2017 does not clear the complaint cutoff, so it is not flagged.
| Miles | Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No consistent mileage found | CVT problems (judder, replacement) | $4,500-$5,300 (a Kelley Blue Book range cited by one aggregator, which also cites a $3,190 owner-reported average); about $4,000 out of warranty in a 2021 law-firm post; $3,500-$5,000 and $4,000-$5,000 (remanufactured) in two others; franchise dealers $5,800-$7,400+ in a fourth | Price ranges are blog and aggregator figures, mostly read as search snippets, and cover Rogues of all years. We found no consistent failure mileage; one site says some units fail before 70,000 miles and others last much longer. Internal repairs (solenoids, stepper motor, valve body) are listed at $400-$2,800 on one site. Third-party lists disagree on the best year: CarWorthIt names 2020 as best and 2013 to avoid, and the Vantage Group says the CVT reputation applies to 2014-2020. |
| Extended from 60 months/60,000 miles to 84 months/84,000 miles | CVT warranty extension and class settlement (2014-2018 Rogue, 2015 Rogue Select) | Covered repairs free inside the extended limits; reimbursement for earlier covered repairs under the settlement | Two Nissan campaign bulletins hosted by NHTSA (June and August 2022) describe a CVT warranty extension from 60 months/60,000 miles to 84 months/84,000 miles. We could not open the PDFs, so the covered-model list comes from three repair sites, all saying 2014-2018 Rogue and 2015 Rogue Select, tied to a settlement a court approved on March 23, 2022. The NHTSA-hosted settlement notice also describes a new-vehicle voucher for owners with two or more transmission repairs. Most 2014 cars are past 84 months, so check the VIN with a Nissan dealer. |
| any | Automatic emergency braking activating without cause (2017-2018) | Not stated in the sources | In 2019 NHTSA opened a probe covering about 554,000 2017-2018 Rogues after reports of unintended braking: 87 complaints at the time of one report, 14 crashes and five injuries in another. Nissan recalled 75,358 2017-2018 Rogue and Qashqai in Canada for the same behavior. We did not find the probe's final outcome, so no US repair is claimed here. |
| any | Recalls on file (19 campaigns in our records): 14V218000 (2014), 14V229000 (2014), 15V012000 (2014-2015), 15V032000 (2014), 15V197000 (2014), 15V368000 (2015), 15V453000 (2015), 15V775000 (2015), 16V149000 (2014), 16V219000 (2014-2016), 16V244000 (2014-2017), 16V911000 (2015-2016), 17V663000 (2016-2017), 17V716000 (2016), 19V654000 (2018-2019), 21V839000 (2017-2019), 22V024000 (2014-2016), 22V875000 (2017), 23V093000 (2014-2020) | Free at a Nissan dealer when open | Includes 15V032000 (2014 Rogue Select harness short), fuel pump campaigns on 2014 cars, 15V775000 (2015 shift selector), and 23V093000 (jackknife ignition key, 2014-2020). Confirm by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. |
No year in this generation was flagged. A year is flagged by our rule only when all three hold: (1) its NHTSA complaints per catalog listing is at least 2.0x the median for its generation, (2) the share of ads that mention a problem is above the generation median, and (3) we track at least 30 listings for that year. The cutoff was fixed before we looked. Ad mentions are not failures, and a flag is a reason to inspect harder, not a verdict on any one car. We also re-ran the ad test with the 'rust' flaw left out, because the ad reader counts phrases like 'no rust' as mentions, and publish a flag only if it passes both ways.
| Year | Complaints | Top components | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 440 | Power Train, Air Bags, Fuel/propulsion System | |
| 2015 | 554 | Power Train, Unknown Or Other, Air Bags | |
| 2016 | 542 | Power Train, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other | |
| 2017 | 600 | Unknown Or Other, Power Train, Air Bags | |
| 2018 | 609 | Service Brakes, Forward Collision Avoidance, Unknown Or Other | |
| 2019 | 339 | Service Brakes, Forward Collision Avoidance, Service... | |
| 2020 | 153 | Forward Collision Avoidance, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System |
source: NHTSA complaints database (api.nhtsa.gov). Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed failures.
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We don't tell you to skip a year; we flag by a fixed rule, and it flags 2008 (429 complaints across 56 listings, 7.66 per listing against a 2008-2013 median of 2.73, on only 56 listings). Third-party lists name other years: CarWorthIt names 2013, CarBuzz says a case can be made against every year, and the Vantage Group places the CVT reputation in 2014-2020. In our data 2013 has 2.23 per listing and 2014 has 2.21, both under our cutoff.
Published figures include $4,500-$5,300 (a Kelley Blue Book range cited by one aggregator, alongside a $3,190 owner-reported average) and $3,500-$5,000 to $4,000-$5,000 for a remanufactured unit, with franchise dealers quoted at $5,800-$7,400+ by one shop blog. One Reddit owner reports a $4,000 mechanic quote in 2025. These are blog and owner figures, not a price list, and they cover Rogues of all years.
Yes for some years. A 2009 Nissan letter, copied on an Edmunds forum and a law-firm page, extends CVT coverage from 5 years/60,000 miles to 10 years/120,000 miles, and one repair site says it covered the 2008-2010 Rogue. NHTSA-hosted Nissan bulletins from 2022 describe an extension from 60 months/60,000 miles to 84 months/84,000 miles; three repair sites list the 2014-2018 Rogue and 2015 Rogue Select as covered. We could not open the bulletin PDFs, so confirm any VIN with a Nissan dealer.
A settlement notice hosted by NHTSA is dated March 23, 2022. It describes reimbursement for CVT repairs made inside the extended warranty limits and a new-vehicle voucher for 2014-18 Rogue owners with two or more transmission repairs. Deadlines applied, so check the current status with Nissan.
No. NHTSA lists the Rogue Sport (2017 onward) as a separate vehicle, and we leave it out of every Rogue count on this page.
NHTSA campaign 25V437000 (June 2025) covers certain 2021-2024 Rogues for engine bearings that may have manufacturing defects. Campaign 26V080000 (February 2026) covers certain 2023-2025 Rogues where hot oil can break down and let bearings seize, and 26V081000 covers broken throttle body gears on 2024-2025 cars. Motor1 reports the two February 2026 recalls cover 642,698 vehicles. Repairs are free; check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
We don't rank generations. Our own numbers: the 2014-2020 generation has a median of 1.46 NHTSA complaints per catalog listing, the 2021-present generation has 2.61, and 2008-2013 has 2.73. Those rates are not directly comparable across generations, because newer cars have had less time and different ways of being reported.