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2011 Nissan Rogue

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Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2011 Nissan Rogue do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 320.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

290 reports with mileage · 72 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 189 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 62 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports13 fire reports4 injury reports

Power Train complaints

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97,000 miles · Mar 3, 2018
Power Train

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON CITY STREET AND TRANSMISSION BROKE HAD 97000 MILES ON IT MY WIFE BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN TREAT ROUGH JUST NORMAL DRIVING. NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BAD DESIGN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. ASKED FOR HELP ON GETTING TRANSMISSION REPLACED GOT TOL…

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DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON CITY STREET AND TRANSMISSION BROKE HAD 97000 MILES ON IT MY WIFE BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN TREAT ROUGH JUST NORMAL DRIVING. NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BAD DESIGN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. ASKED FOR HELP ON GETTING TRANSMISSION REPLACED GOT TOLD NISSAN DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI #11076057

103,000 miles · Feb 21, 2018
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TO…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (CROWLEY NISSAN, 1451 FARMINGTON AVE, BRISTOL, CT 06010) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL BUT DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, IT DID NOT QUALIFY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA ODI #11074122

100,000 miles · Feb 2, 2018
Power Train

PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2011 NISSAN ROGUE IN 2013. EVER SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY POP OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD THEN REENGAGE INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADWAYS. WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE FROM 20MPH TO HIGHER SPEEDS THE CAR WOULD JUMP AS IF THE BRAKES WERE STUCK. APPARENTLY THE CV…

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PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2011 NISSAN ROGUE IN 2013. EVER SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY POP OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD THEN REENGAGE INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY ROADWAYS. WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE FROM 20MPH TO HIGHER SPEEDS THE CAR WOULD JUMP AS IF THE BRAKES WERE STUCK. APPARENTLY THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NISSAN IS NOW INDICATING TO ME THAT ALTHOUGH THE LATER MODEL YEAR CARS WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THEM TO FILE COMPLAINTS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THERE ARE AN OUTSTANDING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS, BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO COVER THE 2011'S. NOW I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4,000.00. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES THAT HAS BEEN SERVICED AND CARE FOR REGULARLY. THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED ACCELERATING ON ME ON A ONE LANE ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH THAT HAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON A HALF SHOULDER AND WAIT THERE UNTIL HELP COULD ARRIVE.

NHTSA ODI #11066674

92,182 miles · Jan 29, 2018
EnginePower TrainVehicle Speed Control

SEPT 2017 I PAID SANDY SANSING NISSAN 853.00 TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE CVT JATCO TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED. NOW JANUARY 28, 2018 WITH LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON NEW TRANSMISSION I WAS DRIVING INTERSTATE 70 MPH POSTED SPEED IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO GO UP IN RPMS REVVING BEFORE IT QUICKLY BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED. SAME THING AS BE…

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SEPT 2017 I PAID SANDY SANSING NISSAN 853.00 TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE CVT JATCO TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED. NOW JANUARY 28, 2018 WITH LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON NEW TRANSMISSION I WAS DRIVING INTERSTATE 70 MPH POSTED SPEED IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO GO UP IN RPMS REVVING BEFORE IT QUICKLY BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED. SAME THING AS BEFORE. THE ROADS WERE SLICK DUE TO 24 HOURS OF RAINFALL PLACING MYSELF IN A DEADLY SITUATION. I'M NOT WILLING TO RISK MY LIFE OR THE LIFE OF MY CHILDREN AND HUSBAND FOR A KNOWN DEFECT NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF, AND SUED FOR NUMEROUS MODELS ALREADY AND YET STILL INSTALLING DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSIONS WITH ONLY A 12,000 MILE OR 12 MONTH WARRANTY ON THEIR REPLACEMENT MODELS WHICH STATES THEY KNOW THEY ARE TRASH AND STILL DECEIVE THEIR CUSTOMERS. NISSAN OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE DEATH TRAPS THEY ARE DRIVING AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS THEY CONTINUE TO SELL TO CONSUMERS WITHOUT DISCLOSING THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE THAT COULD OCCUR.

NHTSA ODI #11065612

88,500 miles · Jan 6, 2018
Power Train

INTERMITTENTLY JUST SEEMS AS IF IT SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR RESULTING IN CAR HAVING NO POWER. MOST OFTEN DID THIS WHEN I WAS ON HIGHWAY, RESULTING IN ME BEING IN HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY WITH NO POWER. APPARENTLY THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND LOOKING BACK, ALWAYS WAS FOR PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WITH SEVERAL NISSAN MECHANICS PREVIOUSL…

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INTERMITTENTLY JUST SEEMS AS IF IT SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR RESULTING IN CAR HAVING NO POWER. MOST OFTEN DID THIS WHEN I WAS ON HIGHWAY, RESULTING IN ME BEING IN HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY WITH NO POWER. APPARENTLY THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND LOOKING BACK, ALWAYS WAS FOR PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WITH SEVERAL NISSAN MECHANICS PREVIOUSLY TESTING IT AND INDICATING THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI #11060897

75,000 miles · Dec 30, 2017
EnginePower TrainVehicle Speed Control

THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MORE THAN 50 MILES AT A TIME . IF I AM DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME AND SLOW DOWN MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. I HA E TO SHUT MY CAR OFF FOR AT LEAST 5 MIN. BEFORE I CAN START DRIVING AGAIN. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE POWER TRAIN. IT STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP AND ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING …

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THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MORE THAN 50 MILES AT A TIME . IF I AM DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME AND SLOW DOWN MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. I HA E TO SHUT MY CAR OFF FOR AT LEAST 5 MIN. BEFORE I CAN START DRIVING AGAIN. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE POWER TRAIN. IT STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP AND ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS 3 TIMES BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRENTLY WAS UP AND PAID $100 EVERY TIME THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AFTER THE HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER.

NHTSA ODI #11057508

55,296 miles · Nov 29, 2017
Power Train

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS NISSAN ROGUE 2011 AND IT STOPPED MOVING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT ONLY HAD 55,296 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THIS OCCURRED ON 11/21/2017. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON A HIGHWAY, BUT RATHER ON A LOCAL STREET. …

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MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS NISSAN ROGUE 2011 AND IT STOPPED MOVING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT ONLY HAD 55,296 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THIS OCCURRED ON 11/21/2017. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON A HIGHWAY, BUT RATHER ON A LOCAL STREET. I KNOW THAT NISSAN DOUBLED THE WARRANRIES ON THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2008 TO 2010 ROGUES, BUT NOT ON ANYTHING AFTER THAT. WHAT A BUMMER!! EVIDENTLY THEY DID NOT FIX THEIR PROBLEMS..

NHTSA ODI #11051360

50,550 miles · Nov 29, 2017
Power Train

2011 NISSAN ROGUE, DRIVING ON THE ROAD, LOOSING POWER AND NO RESPOND BY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND ON RESPOND FROM THE CAR. 50000 MILES. NISSAN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT CHECKED. DEALER SAID IT IS TRANSMISSION COOLER AND CLOSE TO $2000 TO FIX IT. NISSAN NOW IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR IT…

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2011 NISSAN ROGUE, DRIVING ON THE ROAD, LOOSING POWER AND NO RESPOND BY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND ON RESPOND FROM THE CAR. 50000 MILES. NISSAN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT CHECKED. DEALER SAID IT IS TRANSMISSION COOLER AND CLOSE TO $2000 TO FIX IT. NISSAN NOW IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR IT. THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS ARE PIECE OF JUNKS, AND THEY KNOW IT TOO, BUT THEY KEEP PUTTING THIS JUNK DEFECT CVT DESIGN ON THEIR VEHICLES.. THEY HAVE EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY ON 2008 , 2009, AND 2010 TO 120000 MILES OR 10 YEARS, SO THAT MEANS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WHY NOT ON 2011. WHAT A DIFFERENCE ?. 2011 HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION AS 2008, 2009, AND 2010. GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO MAKE THEM TO FIX EVERY BAD CVT TRANSMISSION, AND NISSAN NEEDS TO STOP BUILDING THIS OF CRAP . OTHER AUTO DEALERSHIPS ARE LAUGHING AT NISSAN WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION DESIGN. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS IT TAKES FOR NISSAN TO GET AFTER IT. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TERRIBLE AND NOT HELPFUL AT ALL.

NHTSA ODI #11051347

50,000 miles · Nov 29, 2017
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND A LACK OF ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. BOB HOWARD NISSAN (132000 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND A LACK OF ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. BOB HOWARD NISSAN (132000 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

NHTSA ODI #11051334

90,000 miles · Nov 29, 2017
Power Train

WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE OR HILL, LOUD WINNING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN RPMS GET UP TO 3. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES.

NHTSA ODI #11051258

Official recalls

2

15V032000 · Electrical System

Jan 26, 2015

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured March 7, 2007, to November 26, 2013, and 2014 Nissan Rogue Select vehicles manufactured September 23, 2013, to July 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

11V565000 · Steering:electric Power Assist System

Nov 23, 2011

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 ROGUE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 17, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2010. THE CIRCUIT BOARD MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CORRECT POSITION ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST CONTROL UNITS. THIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE SOLDER OF THE TERMINAL TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD RESULTING IN THE SOLDER CRACKING AND SEPARATING COMPLETELY FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: AS THE CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FEATURE WILL STOP FUNCTIONING, INCREASING THE FORCE NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EPS CONTROL UNIT IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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