IllustrationTHE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CAR LOSSES POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND STREETS. LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND OR POWER. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IS.
2013 Nissan Rogue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
560–25K
5425–50K
11050–75K
11275–100K
98100–150K
8150K+
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.
What to inspect
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
Unknown Or Other complaints
60 reportsTRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 54K MILES ON ON JULY 20TH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 40MPH AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY AIR CONDITIONING ALSO STOPPED WORKING IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER.
WHILE TRAVELING BACK FROM THE EAST COAST, IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. HAD TO TRAVEL ABOUT 30 MILES ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE TO GET TO NEAREST TOWN. LOCATED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ENDING UP PAYING THOUSANDS TO GET TRANSMISSION FIXED.
A MONTH AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE SHAKING AND JITTERING AND WHINING NOISES. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT'S THE NEW STYLE TRANSMISSION. NOW 140K MILES LATER. I'M ONN A TRIP WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 I NOTICED I WAS SLOWING DOWN IT SLOWED TO 60 WHILE DRIVING DOWN…
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A MONTH AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE SHAKING AND JITTERING AND WHINING NOISES. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT'S THE NEW STYLE TRANSMISSION. NOW 140K MILES LATER. I'M ONN A TRIP WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 I NOTICED I WAS SLOWING DOWN IT SLOWED TO 60 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. TURNED CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. ONCE I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT DID NOTHING. RPMS DIDNT GO UP MPH DIDNT GO UP. IT WAS LIKE IT JUST SHUT OFF. I GOT TO THE NEXT EXIT PULLED OFF ON SIDE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT WAS FINE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IT DID THE SAME THING SO STOPPED AT A GAS STATION CHECKED FLUIDS EVERYTHING NORMAL. GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION AND VEHICLE SEEMED FINE THE NEXT 2 DAYS BUT WE NEVER NEEDED TO DRIVE OVER 55. ON THE TRIP HOME IT STARTED AGAIN ABOUT AN HOUR IN. SO WE STOPPED ATE AND GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS TIME WE KEPT THE SPEED UNDER 65 THE ENTIRE TRIP HOME AND IT WAS FINE. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S MY TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
PEARL WHITE PAINT IS PEELING OFF FOR NO REASON. RUST IS NOW VISIBLE ON SOME SPOTS. NORMAL USE AND I ONLY HAVE 38,500 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2 YEARS AGO WHEN ONLY A QUARTER SIZE SPOT WAS VISIBLE. NOW IT IS MANY MORE AND LARGER SPOTS.
MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. IT HAS 101.512 MILES ON IT. FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD THIS IS VERY UPSETTING. I HAVE CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS HOPING THAT THEY WILL PAY OR HELP PAY FOR THE COST. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE CVT IN THESE VEHICLES AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE. I FEEL AS A C…
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MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. IT HAS 101.512 MILES ON IT. FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD THIS IS VERY UPSETTING. I HAVE CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS HOPING THAT THEY WILL PAY OR HELP PAY FOR THE COST. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE CVT IN THESE VEHICLES AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE. I FEEL AS A CONSUMER THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY NISSAN.THEY SHOULD REALLY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. HOT IN IT ONE MORNING THE ENGINE E LIGHT CAME ON BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE PUT IT IN DRIVE AND COULD NOT GO OVER 5 MILES AN HOUR AND IT WAS MAKING A WHINING SO OUND. PARKED IT AND HAD IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP.I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS HAPPENED AND THAT I HAVE THIS EXPENSE NOW.
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK. DRIVER IS LOCKED INSIDE VEHICLE. IN THE INSTANCE OF A DISABLED DRIVER, THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS THE DRIVER MUST EXIT OTHER DOOR. PEOPLE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO SO. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THIS MAY ALSO BE A HAZARD
WHILE TRAVELING TO ORLANDO FLORIDA ON SUNDAY 05/27/2019, MY VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MORE I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE SLOWER MY VEHICLE BECAME. BY THE GRACE OF GOD AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK SAW MY DISTRESS AND GUIDED ME 1 MILE TO THE EXIT ON I-75 SOUTH. MY CAR DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH. THIS WAS THE MOST TRAUMATIC…
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WHILE TRAVELING TO ORLANDO FLORIDA ON SUNDAY 05/27/2019, MY VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MORE I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE SLOWER MY VEHICLE BECAME. BY THE GRACE OF GOD AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK SAW MY DISTRESS AND GUIDED ME 1 MILE TO THE EXIT ON I-75 SOUTH. MY CAR DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH. THIS WAS THE MOST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. I WAS STRANDED FROM 6 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 6:30 AM THE NEXT MORNING WHERE I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE MSU RAN ERRANDS COMPANY TO TOW ME 113 MILES TO MY NEPHEW'S HOME IN BRAYSELTON GEORGIA WHERE WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN BUFORD GEORGIA. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO FIND OUT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I NEVER HAD AN INDICATION THIS WAS GOING OUT AND NOW THE PRICE TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION IS WELL OVER $5,000.00. I AM OVER 400 MILES AWAY FROM MY VEHICLE AND DON'T KNOW HOW I WILL GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT SINCE I AM NOT GOING TO GET IT FIXED BY THEM I NEED TO COME GET IT DUE TO THEM NOT HAVING ROOM TO STORE IT UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. THE WARRANTY ONLY LASTED FOR 60,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS WHICH EVER CAME 2ST. WHY CAN'T THE WARRANTY ON SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PART BE GIVEN A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY? PEOPLE SUCH AS MYSELF RIDING ALONG GOING ABOUT THEIR EVERYDAY BUSINESS OT KNOWING THE VEHICLE THEY PURCHASED CAN LITERALLY BE A DEATH TRAP. THIS IS SO NOT RIGHT TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF CASH FOR SUCH A HUGE REPAIR AND STILL HAVE A CAR NOTE TO PAY. I WOULD LIKE FOR NISSAN TO GO ONLINE AND READ THE REVIEWS OF THEIR PRODUCT, STAND BY THESE PEOPLE AND STAND BY HE PRODUCT. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE LOOSE THEIR LIFE TO DIG DEEP INTO SEEING THE PROBLEM.
"TAKATA RECALL" I LOSE POWER GOING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR TO HOUR IN A HALF..MY RPM GO WAY HIGH BUT MY SPEED DROP AND I HAVE TO STOP AND LET THE CAR COOL AND TRY TO START AGAIN ON MY TRIP.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR STOP LOCKING.
Official recalls
115V032000 · 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
1PE15001 · 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.