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2012 Nissan ROGUE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

317 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

71,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2012 model year. Data snapshot: . 219 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 134 of 317 complaints (42.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting14244.8%
Engine operation237.3%
Braking behavior237.3%
Electrical and battery issues175.4%
Steering behavior41.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train
134
Unknown Or Other
44
Engine
43
Air Bags
41
Electrical System
41
Vehicle Speed Control
41
Fuel/Propulsion System
17
Service Brakes
10
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train134
Unknown Or Other44
Engine43
Air Bags41
Electrical System41
Vehicle Speed Control41
Fuel/Propulsion System17
Service Brakes10

Power Train: 134; Unknown Or Other: 44; Engine: 43; Air Bags: 41; Electrical System: 41; Vehicle Speed Control: 41; Fuel/Propulsion System: 17; Service Brakes: 10

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
36
25,000 to 49,999
24
50,000 to 74,999
58
75,000 to 99,999
49
100,000 to 149,999
41
150,000 and above
11
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00036
25,000 to 49,99924
50,000 to 74,99958
75,000 to 99,99949
100,000 to 149,99941
150,000 and above11

Under 25,000: 36; 25,000 to 49,999: 24; 50,000 to 74,999: 58; 75,000 to 99,999: 49; 100,000 to 149,999: 41; 150,000 and above: 11

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (58). 98 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2011
1
2012
4
2013
9
2014
12
2015
26
2016
44
2017
38
2018
48
2019
36
2020
30
2021
11
2022
22
2023
13
2024
13
2025
7
2026
3
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20111
20124
20139
201412
201526
201644
201738
201848
201936
202030
202111
202222
202313
202413
20257
20263

2011: 1; 2012: 4; 2013: 9; 2014: 12; 2015: 26; 2016: 44; 2017: 38; 2018: 48; 2019: 36; 2020: 30; 2021: 11; 2022: 22; 2023: 13; 2024: 13; 2025: 7; 2026: 3

Pattern summary

Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 142 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 23 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 23 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10515731 · 2013-06-07 (June 7, 2013)

ORIGINALLY THE CAR WOULD HESITATE, BOG,ONLY WHILE TURNING OR SLIGHTLY ROLLING. ADDITIONALLY NOW IT HESITATES FROM A DEAD STOP. SOMETIMES IT HESITATES,GOES,THEN HESITATES AGAIN. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT IT OCCURS WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR TURNING THROUGH A LIGHT. I'M AFRAID THE CAR WILL STALL AND I'LL BE HIT BROADSIDE OR FROM BEHIND. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE CAR 4 TIMES AND SAYS IT'S THE WAY THE CVT TRANSMISSION WORKS. THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS DURING THE FIRST 2000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10515731 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10615782 · 2014-07-23 (July 23, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,053.

Owner-reported narrative. 65,053 miles reported. Look up ODI 10615782 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10668975 · 2014-12-30 (December 30, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY REDUCED TO 55 MPH AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE, REDUCED IN SPEED, AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 6/3/15*CN

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10668975 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10462129 · 2012-06-18 (June 18, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN MOVEMENT AND PULLED WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE ABS PUMP AND BLEEDING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE CURRENT …

Owner-reported narrative. 1,988 miles reported. Look up ODI 10462129 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10470054 · 2012-08-09 (August 9, 2012)

I WAS ON A HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, TRAVELLING 5 MPH IN A BRAND NEW NISSAN CAR THAT I HAD RECENTLY LEASED. I HAD TO STOP AND GO SEVERAL TIMES. DURING THIS TIME MY BRAKES FAILED SPORADICALLY. EACH TIME IT STOPPED ONLY AFTER HITTING THE TRUCK AHEAD. I WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER. IT THEN TOOK ME TWO WEEKS TO GET TO SPEAK TO AN APPROPRIATE PERSON. HE WAS PART OF NISSAN'S ARBITRATION DEPARTMENT. HE SAID HE HIMSELF WOULD FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR, AND THAT HIS WIFE WOULD DEFINITELY NOT LET HIM DRIVE IT, EVEN IF NISSAN FAILED TO DUPL…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10470054 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10818480 · 2016-01-06 (January 6, 2016)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V032000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10818480 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10825411 · 2016-02-10 (February 10, 2016)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ROGUE. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES SHORTLY AFTER. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE OF THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V032000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE M…

Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10825411 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10573576 · 2014-03-19 (March 19, 2014)

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD ENTERING THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING RENDERING THE VEHICLE NO CONTROL. AFTER NEARLY GETTING HIT WE WERE ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN ON THE FREEWAY AND PUSH IT OFF OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED REPLACED FOR 1500.00 DOLLARS OUT OF THE WARRANTY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10573576 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10860779 · 2016-04-19 (April 19, 2016)

CONSUMER 2012 NISSAN ROGUE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 31, 2013. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED..*BF THE LAWYER ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER, STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE DRIVER'S INJURY WAS CONSISTENT WITH DELAYED AND/OR PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. CONSEQUENTLY, HER FACE STUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10860779 at NHTSA ↗