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2018 Nissan ROGUE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

666 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

14,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2018 model year. Data snapshot: . 407 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 261 of 666 complaints (39.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior30145.2%
Transmission and shifting477.1%
Engine operation294.4%
Electrical and battery issues284.2%
Steering behavior274.1%
Fuel system concerns20.3%

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.

Service Brakes
261
Unknown Or Other
138
Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking
118
Electrical System
90
Engine
57
Forward Collision Avoidance
46
Power Train
44
Vehicle Speed Control
36
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes261
Unknown Or Other138
Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking118
Electrical System90
Engine57
Forward Collision Avoidance46
Power Train44
Vehicle Speed Control36

Service Brakes: 261; Unknown Or Other: 138; Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking: 118; Electrical System: 90; Engine: 57; Forward Collision Avoidance: 46; Power Train: 44; Vehicle Speed Control: 36

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000
267
25,000 to 49,999
99
50,000 to 74,999
28
75,000 to 99,999
9
100,000 to 149,999
4
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,000267
25,000 to 49,99999
50,000 to 74,99928
75,000 to 99,9999
100,000 to 149,9994
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 267; 25,000 to 49,999: 99; 50,000 to 74,999: 28; 75,000 to 99,999: 9; 100,000 to 149,999: 4; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (267). 259 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.

2018
74
2019
222
2020
77
2021
61
2022
51
2023
65
2024
41
2025
39
2026
36
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
201874
2019222
202077
202161
202251
202365
202441
202539
202636

2018: 74; 2019: 222; 2020: 77; 2021: 61; 2022: 51; 2023: 65; 2024: 41; 2025: 39; 2026: 36

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 301 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 47 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 29 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 11073644 · 2018-02-19 (February 19, 2018)

BRAND NEW 2018 NISSAN ROGUE THAT HAS AROUND 2,000 MILES ON THE CAR: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD WHERE NO OTHER CAR WAS PRESENT. AN AUDIBLE WARNING SOUNDED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. SINCE THE INCIDENT, AN ERROR LIGHT FOR THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD WITH AN AUDIBLE WARNING, THEN DISAPPEARS. ALL THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN NO OTHER CAR IS IN FRONT OF MY OWN, AND THIS HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES OVER THE LA…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11073644 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11081072 · 2018-03-23 (March 23, 2018)

THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM INCORRECTLY ACTIVATED UNDER A FALSE-POSITIVE SITUATION RESULTING IN THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED WHILE CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME, OR ELSE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A COLLISION.

Owner-reported narrative. 120 miles reported. Look up ODI 11081072 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11111057 · 2018-07-12 (July 12, 2018)

I PURCHASED MY 2018 ROGUE SL AWD IN MID MARCH 2018 AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ISSUES SINCE MARCH 27TH. THE FIRST ISSUE THAT I'VE NOTICED WAS A VERY MAJOR INCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (GOT VIDEO) THE (FEB) FORWARD EMERGENCY BRAKING ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE AROUND! ALLEGEDLY THIS ISSUE WAS RECTIFIED ON JULY 11TH! ALSO THE AUDIO SYSTEM DOES A RESET AND LOCKS UP MOST TIMES! I HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT TO WORK! THE WHEELS HAVE SPOTS ON THEM VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 11111057 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11118241 · 2018-08-07 (August 7, 2018)

I HAVE NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR VIEW CAMERA. WHEN YOU FIRST SHIFT INTO REVERSE, IT GOES ON. BUT AS YOU BEGIN TO BACK UP, FOR A SECOND OR TWO THE PICTURE FREEZES, ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS STILL BACKING UP; THEN IT RESUMES REGULAR OPERATION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IF AN OBJECT OR PERSON IS PRESENT, THE DRIVER MAY BE RELYING ON THE CAMERA, AND THE CAR COULD STRIKE THE OBJECT OR PERSON, ALTHOUGH THE CAMERA WOULD NOT INDICATE HE IS ABOUT TO DO SO, SINCE THE PICTURE IS FROZEN. I BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SOFTWARE, NOT PARTICULAR TO MY…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11118241 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11120674 · 2018-08-17 (August 17, 2018)

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE REVERSING, THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD BEFORE THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE MAINTENANCE AND FORWARD COLLISION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PERUZZI NISSAN (165 LINCOLN HIGHWAY, FAIRLESS HILLS, PA 19030, [phone remov…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11120674 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11191707 · 2019-03-26 (March 26, 2019)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. LATER, THE "NO KEY", "NEAR CRASH", AND "TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HGREG NISSAN DELRAY (LOCATED AT 2200 S FEDERAL HWY, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, [phone removed]), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11191707 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11115014 · 2018-07-31 (July 31, 2018)

CAR WAS BOUGHT IN MARCH 2018. AROUND 1 MONTH INTO DRIVING THE CAR THE RADIO AND DASH DISPLAY STARTING DOING ITS OWN THING. ONE WOULD SAY RADIO ON, THE OTHER RADIO OFF. AT TIMES, THE CONNECTION MENU WOULD COME AND FREEZE. GOT INTO THE CAR AND STARTED IT AND THE CD STARTED PLAYING LOUDLY, WHICH WAS STRANGE AS WHEN I PARKED AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR I ALWAYS TURN THE RADIO OFF. BLIND SPOT INDICATOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN PASSING A TRACTOR TRAILER. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH A STORM COMING THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT ALONG WITH LIGHTS …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11115014 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11183406 · 2019-03-01 (March 1, 2019)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO BEND DOWNWARDS. THIS EVENT ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. THE FAILURE ONLY LASTED A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THE CONTACT DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERTERA NISSAN (569 OXFORD ST S, AUBURN, MA 01501, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TEST DRIVEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT CO…

Owner-reported narrative. 114 miles reported. Look up ODI 11183406 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11142557 · 2018-10-25 (October 25, 2018)

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 11AM USING LOCAL ROADS. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY, LIGHT TRAFFIC, DRY PAVEMENT, NO LEAVES OR OTHER ROAD DEBRIS. AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE STOP SIGN, WITHIN 20 FEET, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING AND STOPPING. IT MADE AN INCREDIBLY LOUD NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER THE SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO MESSAGES ON THE DASH OR BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER SITTING THERE A FEW MINUTES, I PROCEEDED HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LATER THAT DAY, I DROPPED THE C…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 11142557 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11202867 · 2019-04-22 (April 22, 2019)

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE SIDE OF A CURB. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE CURB, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE MADE A SHARP 90 DEGREE TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THE VEHICLE PENETRATED THE WALL AND STOPPED INSIDE THE BUILDING. BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SU…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11202867 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11344109 · 2020-08-08 (August 8, 2020)

1) WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD IDENTIFY SHADOWS AS OBJECTS & SLOW DOWN 2) BACK UP VIEW ON DASH FREEZES - NOT ALLOWING ACCURATE VIEWING OF OBJECTS BEHIND 3) WHEN I GOT A FLAT TIRE & DROVE ON DONUT AWD LOCKED IN PLACE AND OVERHEATED - COULD NOT TURN OFF AWD 4) THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT GAS PUMP CRASH DETECTOR KICKED ON AND ONLY @.50/GAS COULD BE PUMPED AT A TIME KICKING OFF THE FUEL PUMP REPEATEDLY I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY ANYONE REGARDING RECALLS -

Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11344109 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11539858 · 2023-08-21 (August 21, 2023)

We have had a gas smell in our garage, outside the car and inside the cabin and inside our house since 2022 and the service technician confirmed it but said I'd have to pay $160 for them to diagnose it plus parts and labor to fix it. There are lots of "Nissan Rogue gas smell in cabin" complaints AND there is a class action lawsuit filed on the 2020-2023 models. I've seen the same complaints as far back as 2009 so they have been alerted and know about this faulty assembly problem for years and have not taken responsibility for fixing it. We've g…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11539858 at NHTSA ↗