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NHTSA complaints per catalog listing run from 1.83 for 2021 (295 complaints across 161 listings) to 4.34 for 2022 (269 across 62), against a generation median of 2.61. The highest year, 2022, is 1.7 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. 2023 has the most complaints of any year in this generation: 758 across 233 listings. We have no ad-mention data for 2023, so the ad half of our rule cannot be tested for it. We have no NHTSA complaint count for 2026.
| Miles | Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| any | VC-Turbo engine bearing and oil recalls (2021-2025) | Free at a Nissan dealer when open | NHTSA campaign 25V437000 (June 2025) covers certain 2021-2024 Rogues with the VC-Turbo engines for bearings that may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine failure. Campaign 26V080000 (February 2026) covers certain 2023-2025 Rogues with the 1.5L engine, where hot engine oil can break down and let bearings seize. Campaign 26V081000 covers broken gears in the electronic throttle body on 2024-2025 Rogues with the same engine. News reports put the two February 2026 recalls at 642,698 vehicles. Recall repairs are free; ask a dealer which of these a specific VIN is open for. |
| n/a | CVT on the 2021 Rogue | Not verified | We did not find a sourced warranty extension or settlement covering the 2021-and-later Rogue, so we state none. Third-party lists mostly place the CVT complaints in 2014-2020 (Vantage Group). |
| any | Recalls on file (21 campaigns in our records): 21V068000 (2021), 21V186000 (2021), 21V286000 (2021), 21V474000 (2021), 21V957000 (2021), 22V259000 (2022), 22V527000 (2021-2022), 22V660000 (2022), 22V666000 (2021-2022), 22V772000 (2021-2022), 23V268000 (2023), 23V374000 (2023), 23V791000 (2021), 24V154000 (2023), 24V156000 (2023), 24V748000 (2024-2025), 25V437000 (2021-2024), 25V912000 (2026), 26V080000 (2023-2025), 26V081000 (2024-2025), 26V419000 (2026) | Free at a Nissan dealer when open | Includes fuel pump, fuel hose, rear brake, wheel nut, seat belt and fuel tank campaigns on 2021-2022 cars. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 295 | Unknown Or Other, Electrical System, Engine | |
| 2022 | 269 | Engine, Engine And Engine Cooling, Unknown Or Other | |
| 2023 | 758 | Engine, Engine And Engine Cooling, Unknown Or Other | |
| 2024 | 222 | Unknown Or Other, Visibility/wiper, Power Train,engine | |
| 2025 | 199 | Unknown Or Other, Visibility/wiper, Visibility |
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.