2017 Nissan ROGUE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
596 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
28,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2017 model year. Data snapshot: . 299 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Unknown Or Other is the most frequently named component, appearing in 139 of 596 complaints (23.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 140 | 23.5% |
| Transmission and shifting | 110 | 18.5% |
| Engine operation | 47 | 7.9% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 37 | 6.2% |
| Steering behavior | 30 | 5.0% |
| Fuel system concerns | 3 | 0.5% |
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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other | 139 |
| Power Train | 117 |
| Service Brakes | 111 |
| Air Bags | 71 |
| Electrical System | 71 |
| Engine | 70 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | 39 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 39 |
Unknown Or Other: 139; Power Train: 117; Service Brakes: 111; Air Bags: 71; Electrical System: 71; Engine: 70; Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking: 39; Vehicle Speed Control: 39
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 134 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 73 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 49 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 18 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 22 |
| 150,000 and above | 3 |
Under 25,000: 134; 25,000 to 49,999: 73; 50,000 to 74,999: 49; 75,000 to 99,999: 18; 100,000 to 149,999: 22; 150,000 and above: 3
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (134). 297 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.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 77 |
| 2019 | 108 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2021 | 63 |
| 2022 | 78 |
| 2023 | 75 |
| 2024 | 46 |
| 2025 | 41 |
| 2026 | 28 |
2017: 29; 2018: 77; 2019: 108; 2020: 51; 2021: 63; 2022: 78; 2023: 75; 2024: 46; 2025: 41; 2026: 28
Pattern summary
Unknown Or Other leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 140 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 110 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 47 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 10948355 · 2017-01-29 (January 29, 2017)
WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH SNOW AND ICE THE FRONT GRILL OF THE VEHICLE BECAME COVERED WITH A COATING OF ICE. THIS BLOCKED THE FRONT RADAR DEVICE FROM WORKING. THEREFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE AUTOMATIC COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM WHICH BRAKES THE VEHICLE WHEN GETTING TO CLOSE TO A VEHICLE IN FRONT. THIS CONDITION PERSISTED EVEN AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE STORM BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE WAS AT FREEZING OR BELOW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY. THE ICE ON THE GRILL ONLY MELTED AFTER STOPPING, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL A…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10948355 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10972343 · 2017-04-13 (April 13, 2017)
THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD THAT GOES UNDER A BRIDGE ON I-275. THE FRONT CAMERA SYSTEM MISTOOK THE BRIDGE FOR AN OBJECT ON THE ROAD AND ACTIVATED THE BRAKES. THE CAR BRAKED ON ITS OWN. THE CAR DID THIS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON BOTH OCCASIONS. ON THE 2ND OCCASION NISSAN ENGINEERING DECLARED THE SYSTEM WORKED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN ITS LANE OF TRAVEL WHEN APPROACHING THE BRIDGE.
Owner-reported narrative. 700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10972343 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11030208 · 2017-09-27 (September 27, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED ON, THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY SWITCHED TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALL NISSAN IN CHESAPEAKE, VA, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.
Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 11030208 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11065221 · 2018-01-26 (January 26, 2018)
VEHICLE RANDOMLY ACCELERATES WEIRD. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT GOES TO 20 MPH AND HESITATES WITH GAS PEDAL PUSHED. THE RPMS REV UP TO 4,000-5,000 RPM, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO NORMAL SPEED. THIS CAUSES ME TO SIT IDLE AT TIMES FEARING FOR MY SAFETY. NISSAN SERVICE CANNOT GET ANY FAULT CODES TO TRIP OR FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS IT IS MY SPOUSE AND I'S DRIVING HABITS; HOWEVER, THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE DE…
Owner-reported narrative. 6,535 miles reported. Look up ODI 11065221 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11051538 · 2017-11-30 (November 30, 2017)
NISSAN ROGUE SPORT 2017 WITH 2K MILES. CAR HAS ISSUES STARTING. ENGINE WILL TURN OVER A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE STARTING. ON 11.29.2017, CAR STALLED AT A STOP SIGN AND ENGINE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. IT TOOK TWO TRIES FOR THE CAR TO START UP AGAIN. BROUGHT TO NISSAN RENO IMMEDIATELY. NISSAN RENO CALLED ON 11.30.2017 STATING THE DX TEST CAME BACK WITHOUT ANY NEGATIVE RESULTS. NISSAN STATED THAT THE CAR STARTED FINE FOR THEM AND TEST DROVE IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IT NOT ON. EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WHAT IF I WAS ON THE FREE…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11051538 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11073017 · 2018-02-15 (February 15, 2018)
PULLED INTO PARKING STALL. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, SHIFTED CAR TO PARK. ENGINE REV'ED AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED, JUMPED CURB AND CONCRETE WALL IN FRONT OF STALL. IMPACT FROM STOPPED CAR TO WALL IS LESS THEN 2 FT, BUT CAR IMPACTED WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO DAMAGE FRONT AND SIDE PANELS (SEE PHOTO).
Owner-reported narrative. 1,250 miles reported. Look up ODI 11073017 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11079453 · 2018-03-14 (March 14, 2018)
WHEN YOU CROSS OVER RAILROAD TRACKS THAT HAVE OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL POWER; IE. COMMUTER RAIL TRACKS IN URBAN / SUBURBAN MARKETS; THE FRONT END COLLISION CAMERA THINKS YOU ARE ABOUT TO HAVE A "FRONT END" COLLISION, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NO OBJECTS IN FRONT OF YOU. THE SUV WILL STOP DEAD IN ITS TRACKS AND THE STALL OUT. WHEN FIRST REPORTED TO NISSAN IN EARLY DECEMBER , 2017 THEY STATED THAT I WAS ONLY THE 4TH CASE NATIONALLY TO REPORT THIS & THE FIRST THE DALLAS, TX GENERAL MARKET AREA. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, THEY PULLED MY VEHICLE IN MID-JANUARY A…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11079453 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11084001 · 2018-04-09 (April 9, 2018)
2017-NISSAN ROGUE SPORT; DRIVING ON HWY 41, THE ROGUE LOSES POWER/POWER FAILURE AND ALMOST COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ROGUE THEN COMES BACK UP AND CONTINUES UP HWY 41. THE REAR STOP LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON WHEN THE POWER WENT DOWN. I WAS ON A 5 LANE HWY AND COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. ALSO, WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE. IN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIPS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO AUTONATION NISSAN THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO DAYS. WHEN I PICKED THE ROGUE UP FROM THEIR…
Owner-reported narrative. 647 miles reported. Look up ODI 11084001 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10993741 · 2017-06-07 (June 7, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, DROVE OVER AN EMBANKMENT, AND STRUCK A TREE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, DOOR, AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR WERE DAMAGED. PREVIOUSLY, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE STEERING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJ…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10993741 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11046899 · 2017-11-17 (November 17, 2017)
TAKATA RECALL: THIS INVOLVES A 2017 NISSAN ROGUE LEASED A BILL SIEDLE NISSAN OF MIAMI. ON NOVEMBER 15, 2017 WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ("FEB") TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I NOTICED A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEIR PERSONNEL TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN VANDALIZED WITHOUT THEM MAKING ANY DIAGNOSTICS. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF VANDALISM BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE VEH…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11046899 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11073514 · 2018-02-18 (February 18, 2018)
FUEL LEAK AT BOTTOM OF THE TANK. FUEL LEAK IS PROGRESSIVE WHEN IDLING AND ENGINE IS RUNNING. FUEL LEAK IS AT AN INCREASED RATE WHEN DRIVING, AS IT APPEARS THAT IT IS BEEN PUMPED BY A MOTOR. GASEOUS FUMES ENVELOPS INTERIOR OF CAR WHEN DRIVING. *TT
Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11073514 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11445489 · 2021-12-29 (December 29, 2021)
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle had unintendedly accelerated and then inadvertently decelerated. The vehicle was taken to three independent mechanics and diagnosed with mass air flow sensor failure. The mass air flow sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer. The dealer performed an oil change, a brake fluid change, and cleaned the throttle body. The dealer informed the contact to add a fuel injector cleaner to the vehicle twice a year. However, the …
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11445489 at NHTSA ↗