2018 Nissan ROGUE SPORT: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
93 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
41,030 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2018 model year. Data snapshot: . 40 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Unknown Or Other is the most frequently named component, appearing in 27 of 93 complaints (29.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 20 | 21.5% |
| Transmission and shifting | 13 | 14.0% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 8 | 8.6% |
| Engine operation | 2 | 2.2% |
| Steering behavior | 1 | 1.1% |
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 | 27 |
| Electrical System | 19 |
| Engine | 17 |
| Service Brakes | 17 |
| Power Train | 12 |
| Air Bags | 7 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | 7 |
| Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | 4 |
Unknown Or Other: 27; Electrical System: 19; Engine: 17; Service Brakes: 17; Power Train: 12; Air Bags: 7; Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking: 7; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 4
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 9 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 14 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 11 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 2 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 4 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 9; 25,000 to 49,999: 14; 50,000 to 74,999: 11; 75,000 to 99,999: 2; 100,000 to 149,999: 4; 150,000 and above: 0
25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (14). 53 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 12 |
2020: 19; 2021: 11; 2022: 11; 2023: 19; 2024: 10; 2025: 11; 2026: 12
Pattern summary
Unknown Or Other leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 20 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 13 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 8 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.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11297105 · 2020-01-04 (January 4, 2020)
I WAS DRIVING MY 2018 NISSAN ROGUE SPORT S AWD AND OUT OF THE BLUE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL POP UP'S CHASSIS CONTROL SYSTEM ERROR AND AND ALL OF THE LITTLE INSTRUMENT DIAGRAMS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF THE RADIO AND CLOCK TURN OFF THE CAR WAS MAKING A BUZZING SOUND. SO I PULLED OVER OFF THE ROAD TOOK OUT THE MANUAL IT SAY TAKE TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR COMPLETE SCAN OF ALL THE SYSTEMS. WHICH I WILL BE DOING ON WEDNESDAY 1/8/2020, WHICH IS THE EARLIEST THAT THEY COULD SEE ME. BUT MY QUESTION IS IS THEIR AND ISSUES WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE I…
Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11297105 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11297812 · 2020-01-07 (January 7, 2020)
EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM TRIGGERS ITSELF RANDOMLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT HOURS WITH NO ROAD HAZARDS, OR OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH ME, AND SUDDENLY THE WARNING EMERGENCY LIGHT COMES ON, AND MY CAR STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE 8 MONTHS I'VE HAD THE CAR.
Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11297812 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11299268 · 2020-01-14 (January 14, 2020)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLES ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE THEREFORE THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT END PREVENTION AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 4-5 UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS INQUIRED ABOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. …
Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11299268 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11306612 · 2020-02-02 (February 2, 2020)
I FILLED UP TANK AND GAUGE DIDN'T MOVE.. GAUGE IS NOT WORKING NOT SHOWING IF TANK IS FULL OR EMPTY NOT READING CORRECT
Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11306612 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11309476 · 2020-02-16 (February 16, 2020)
WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY, MY 2018 NISSAN ROGUE SPORT WOULD RANDOMLY BRAKE TO COMPLETE STOP, CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION SYSTEM BEING ACTIVATED FOR NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN VEHICLE'S ROUTE. THIS ALWAYS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 55 MPH SPEEDS.
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11309476 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11310317 · 2020-02-20 (February 20, 2020)
DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH, NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD (HWY 152 IN MUSTANG OK) AT AROUND 10PM. ON IT'S OWN, THE VEHICLE STARTS BEEPING, DASH FLASHES A YELLOW TRIANGLE SYMBOL AND THEN THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM APPLIED THE BRAKES OUT OF NOWHERE BRINGING US DOWN TO ABOUT 15 MPH BEFORE WE REGAINED CONTROL OF IT. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD, EITHER DIRECTION, IN FRONT OF, BESIDE, OR BEHIND US. THERE ARE PLENTY OF STREETLIGHTS AND VISIBILITY WAS VERY CLEAR, WE DID NOT SEE AN ANIMAL, OR TRASH BLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD, OR ANYTHING ELS…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11310317 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11322900 · 2020-04-30 (April 30, 2020)
DRIVING FORWARD ON BURKE ROAD GOING AROUND A BEND THE BRAKING SYSTEM JUST LOCKED UP CAUSING THE ROUGE SPORT TO GO OFF THE ROAD CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAR. AFTER THAT THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND HAVE DROVE IN THE UNIT SINCE 2018 NEVER HAD ANYTHING LET THAT HAPPEN. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY CAN'T RUN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSE.
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11322900 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11325361 · 2020-05-20 (May 20, 2020)
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP IN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE SENSOR SYSTEM DETECTED SOMETHING IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME. I WAIS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11325361 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
19V654000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera
Reported: 2019-09-12 (September 12, 2019)
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Consequence: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
NHTSA campaign record ↗23V093000 · Electrical System:Ignition:Anti-Theft:Immobilizer/Proximity:Key/Sender
Reported: 2023-02-16 (February 16, 2023)
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.
Consequence: Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.
NHTSA campaign record ↗