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2013 Nissan Rogue

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Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2013 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

438 reports with mileage · 171 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 314 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 104 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 90 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

14 crash reports16 fire reports7 injury reports

Power Train complaints

314 reports
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65 miles · May 21, 2020
EnginePower Train

AFTER CRUISING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70MPH) FOR AROUND AN HOUR THE CAR BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN ON IT OWN AND EVEN FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL WON'T INCREASE THE SPEED, IT WILL JUST REV AT HIGH RPM AND START SLOWING DOWN. THE CAN BARELY SPEED UP TO 30MPH AFTER THAT AFTER CONTINUING TO FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL AND REVVING THE CAR AT IT'…

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AFTER CRUISING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70MPH) FOR AROUND AN HOUR THE CAR BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN ON IT OWN AND EVEN FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL WON'T INCREASE THE SPEED, IT WILL JUST REV AT HIGH RPM AND START SLOWING DOWN. THE CAN BARELY SPEED UP TO 30MPH AFTER THAT AFTER CONTINUING TO FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL AND REVVING THE CAR AT IT'S HIGHEST RPM. THERE ARE NO ENGINE LIGHTS. THE CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF FOR 10-15MINS BUT SOMETIMES EVEN THAT DOES NOT HELP. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THEY OFFER TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH COST AROUND $4000. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR ALL ROGUE CARS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11325485

130,000 miles · Mar 27, 2020
Power Train

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AND WAS COMING UP TO A SMALL HILL. THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AS NORMAL TO GET UP THE HILL. AS SOON AS I BEGAN TO DESCEND THE HILL, THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS STARTED TO GET UP TO THE 6000S. I IMMEDIATELY TURN OF CRU…

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AND WAS COMING UP TO A SMALL HILL. THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AS NORMAL TO GET UP THE HILL. AS SOON AS I BEGAN TO DESCEND THE HILL, THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS STARTED TO GET UP TO THE 6000S. I IMMEDIATELY TURN OF CRUISE CONTROL AND LET THE RPMS GO BACK DOWN BEFORE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO STAY GOING TO SPEED LIMIT. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS WOULD GO UP QUICKLY WITH BARELY ANY TOUCH TO THE GAS PEDAL, SO I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR GAVE ME NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER AND LEFT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE TRYING TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AT A SAFE SPEED WITH 18-WHEELER TRUCKS HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND GO AROUND ME CAUSING OTHER CARS TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE TRUCKS.

NHTSA ODI #11319433

42,000 miles · Jan 28, 2020
Power Train

WHILES DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AFTER A FEW HOURS MY CAR LOST POWER. PRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WILL NOT GO ANY FASTER. LOOK LIKE THE TRANSMISSION LOOSING POWER VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NISSAN AND LEGAL AUTHORITIES SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS.

NHTSA ODI #11302611

50,000 miles · Jan 26, 2020
Electrical SystemPower TrainVehicle Speed Control

CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW. IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SEVERAL INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. IN VIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL 2013 N…

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CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW. IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SEVERAL INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. IN VIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL 2013 NISSAN ROGUES FOR THIS PROBLEM!

NHTSA ODI #11302094

Mileage unknown · Jan 11, 2020
Electrical SystemEnginePower Train

THE VEHICLE RADIO GOES ON AND OFF, THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES GO ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE JERKS AND THEN STOPS THIS ALL WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ODI #11298560

40,000 miles · Dec 5, 2019
Power TrainStructure

CAR WOULD TACK AT 5K-6K RPM AND NOT DOWNSHIFT, WOULD LOSE POWER AS DRIVING UPHILL IN HEAT. WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR , MAKING LOUD BUZZING SOUND. SHUTTER OR LOSE POWER AFTER DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AND WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. VEHICLE HAD 40K MILES WHEN FIRST STARTED TO HAVE THE ISSUE. R…

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CAR WOULD TACK AT 5K-6K RPM AND NOT DOWNSHIFT, WOULD LOSE POWER AS DRIVING UPHILL IN HEAT. WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR , MAKING LOUD BUZZING SOUND. SHUTTER OR LOSE POWER AFTER DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AND WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. VEHICLE HAD 40K MILES WHEN FIRST STARTED TO HAVE THE ISSUE. RECENTLY BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO STATED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T COOL. DUE TO BEING OUT OF THE WARRANTY TIMELINE (5 YEARS) BUT WITHIN THE MILEAGE (52000 MILES), THEY WERE ABLE TO GET NISSAN TO COVER A COOLER KIT. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PAINT CHIPPING FROM HOOD AND SIDE OF CAR WITHOUT ANY REASON OR ANY PRIOR DAMAGE.

NHTSA ODI #11287177

70,000 miles · Nov 12, 2019
EnginePower Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE REGAINED SPEED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO UNKNOWN DEALERS TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MEC…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE REGAINED SPEED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO UNKNOWN DEALERS TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO LOCATED FAILURE CODES AT THE ALTERNATOR AND CENTRAL DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ODI #11279578

91,000 miles · Nov 8, 2019
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE RPMS SUDDENLY REVVED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE GRINDED ALMOST TO A HALT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN;…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE RPMS SUDDENLY REVVED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE GRINDED ALMOST TO A HALT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN; HOWEVER, WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE RPMS WOULD REV AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE SLOWLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO BALISE NISSAN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD (500 RIVERDALE ST, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089, (413) 746-2266). THE DEALER PROVIDED A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $3,400 AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE CAUSED BY THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. *DT CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND PAID $3,526.45.*JB

NHTSA ODI #11278805

125,000 miles · Nov 4, 2019
Power TrainCrash

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN LATE AUGUST 2019 AND IN MID SEPTEMBER STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES BUT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ON 11/3/2019 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, NOBODY WAS HURT AND WAITING FOR POLICE REPORT, BUT I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUN…

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BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN LATE AUGUST 2019 AND IN MID SEPTEMBER STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES BUT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ON 11/3/2019 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, NOBODY WAS HURT AND WAITING FOR POLICE REPORT, BUT I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED

NHTSA ODI #11278055

83,000 miles · Oct 24, 2019
EngineFuel/propulsion SystemPower Train

VEHICLE LOSES POWER ON OCCASION AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN A HALF AN HOUR

NHTSA ODI #11270828

Official recalls

1

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.

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

1

PE15001 · Improper Frontal Air Bag Deployment

Opened Jan 12, 2015 · Closed Oct 29, 2016

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags; Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

Air Bags:frontal

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

Air Bags

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's design, test and field data on the model year 2013 Nissan Rogue vehicles (subject vehicles) and other model year Rogue vehicles.ODI also reviewed its complaint data and Nissan's field data on several other Nissan and Infiniti models that use the same driver air bag inflator design used in the subject vehicles.In addition, NHTSA conducted testing and analysis of a sample of driver air bag inflator units taken out of the subject vehicles and reviewed a NHTSA crash database and crash test results on the Rogue vehicles.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.See attached report for additional information.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.safercar.gov under the following ODI identification numbers:10566667, 10644946 and 10862615.

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