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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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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

What owners actually said

609 reports
4,000 miles · Mar 10, 2015
Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ANTIFREEZE ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS EMITTING FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

NHTSA ODI #10693395

2,500 miles · Jan 21, 2015
Engine And Engine Cooling

MY 2013 NISSAN ROGUE MAKES A LOUD HOWLING NOISE AT SPEEDS OVER 65 MPH. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10677004

15,000 miles · Jan 17, 2015
Air Bags

ON APRIL 24, 2014, I WAS A VICTIM IN COLLISION WHEREFORE THE FRONTAL AND BACK AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10676174

1,800 miles · Nov 24, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

THE DATE AND SPEED ENTERED ARE AVERAGES, BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE EVENTS AT VARIOUS TIMES AND CIRCUMSTANCES. I SELDOM KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE BECAUSE THE GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN WITHOUT EXPLANATION. SINCE I DON'T DRIVE A LOT I CAN JUST KEEP TRACK OF THE AMOUNT I PUT IN THE TANK AND FILL UP WHEN I THINK I SHOULD. TODAY AS AN EXAMPL…

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THE DATE AND SPEED ENTERED ARE AVERAGES, BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE EVENTS AT VARIOUS TIMES AND CIRCUMSTANCES. I SELDOM KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE BECAUSE THE GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN WITHOUT EXPLANATION. SINCE I DON'T DRIVE A LOT I CAN JUST KEEP TRACK OF THE AMOUNT I PUT IN THE TANK AND FILL UP WHEN I THINK I SHOULD. TODAY AS AN EXAMPLE, MY GAUGE SHOWED 1/2 TANK. I SAT IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE WAITING FOR A FRIEND TO FINISH AN ERRAND. DURING THAT 10 MINUTES, THE GAS GAUGE WENT UP BY ABOUT 1/8 OF A TANK. THIS WAS SITTING ON LEVEL GROUND IN A PLAZA PARKING LOT, SO NO SLANT TO THE TANK TO GIVE A FALSE READING. SO FAR I HAVE HAD NO SERIOUS ISSUES, BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM ON OXYGEN, I COULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE IF I HAD TO WAIT A LONG TIME FOR HELP. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10660736

20,100 miles · Nov 17, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

THE FUEL GUAGE IS JUMPING AROUND. I HAVE READ DOZENS AND DOZENS OF ISSUES WITH THIS SAME THING WITHOUT ANY REAL RESOLUTION. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10658719

Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 2014
Electrical SystemSteering

1ST ELECTRICAL PROBLEM STARTED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN ON VACATION AUGUST 2014. NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM AND RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. STEERING WHEEL IF SHARP TURN MADE A LOUD NOISE. HAPPENED FOR 1 DAY AND THEN EVERTHING WORKED AGAIN. 9/24/14 MY NISSAN ROGUE 2013 WAS NOW COMPLETELY DEAD AND HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK DOOR. CAL…

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1ST ELECTRICAL PROBLEM STARTED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN ON VACATION AUGUST 2014. NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM AND RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. STEERING WHEEL IF SHARP TURN MADE A LOUD NOISE. HAPPENED FOR 1 DAY AND THEN EVERTHING WORKED AGAIN. 9/24/14 MY NISSAN ROGUE 2013 WAS NOW COMPLETELY DEAD AND HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK DOOR. CALLED AAA WHO JUMP STARTED VEHICLE AND STATED REPLACING BATTERY WOULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THE AAA MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM....SOMETHING CONTINUED TO DRAIN THE BATTERY EVEN AFTER THE JUMP START. BROUGHT TO COASTAL NISSAN WHERE I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE TESTED FINE AND DID NOT HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. NEVER WAS I INFORMED THERE ARE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE ROGUE NOT STARTING. MY VEHICLE IS ALMOST AT THE END OF ITS WARRANTY. 10/21/14 COMING OUT OF THE GARAGE LATE LAST NIGHT WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL MAKE LOUD NOISES. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP. THIS MORNING THE VEHICLE MADE A CLICKING NOISE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE DRIVERS' SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN ALTHOUGH THE LIGHTS AND OTHER WINDOWS WORK. DECLINED AAA JUMPSTART SINCE THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND I NEEDED COASTAL NISSAN TO NOT BE ABLE TO DENY ANY PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE IT APPEARS MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN AGENCY LIKE YOUR'S TO ENSURE OTHERS ARE AWARE OF SAFETY ISSUES AND DEFECTS IN VEHICLES. I ALSO CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT NISSAN PER THE EMAILS I SAW FROM OTHER OWNERS. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM JUST HAVE VEHICLE TOWED SO NISSAN CANNOT DENY A PROBLEM OR FAIL TO ADDRESS AND FIX IT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10649061

15,000 miles · Oct 15, 2014
Air BagsElectrical System

I WAS TRAVELING ON A BLACKTOP ROAD WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE ABOUT 4 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP TO AVOID A DEER ON MY RIGHT SIDE. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHICH WAS TURNING LEFT BUT HAD NO BLINKER LIGHTS OR BRAKE SHOWING . AIR BAG ON STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CAR STOPPED AND …

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I WAS TRAVELING ON A BLACKTOP ROAD WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE ABOUT 4 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP TO AVOID A DEER ON MY RIGHT SIDE. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHICH WAS TURNING LEFT BUT HAD NO BLINKER LIGHTS OR BRAKE SHOWING . AIR BAG ON STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE CAR STOPPED AND I WAS GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. SIDE AIR BAGS CAME OUT BUT HAD NO AIR IN THEM..UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF..UPDATED 11/18/14 *BF UPDATED 5/7/2015 *JS UPDATED 08/30/2017*CT

NHTSA ODI #10644946

35,000 miles · Oct 13, 2014
Exterior Lighting

FOG LIGHT EXPLODED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED & ON. WITNESS BY MYSELF & [XXX] AS WE STOOD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10644211

45,506 miles · Oct 10, 2014
Air Bags

AS I WAS PULLING ONTO FREEWAY AROUND 55-60 MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BLINKS ON AND OFF. IT DOES THIS CONTINUALLY. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF IGNITION OF VEHICLE FOR OVER 15 MINUTES. ONCE I STARTED VEHICLE AGAIN, SAME THING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10643758

19,256 miles · Sep 17, 2014
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

I PULLED OUT ONTO ROUTE 125 IN PLAISTOW, NH AT A SET OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THERE WERE CARS COMING UP QUICK BEHIND ME WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WENT OVER THE DRAINAGE IN THE ROAD I LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY GAS PEDAL, MY CAR WOULDN'T GO IT WAS JUST SLOWING DOWN FAST. IT WAS SCARY I ALMOST GOT REA…

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I PULLED OUT ONTO ROUTE 125 IN PLAISTOW, NH AT A SET OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND THERE WERE CARS COMING UP QUICK BEHIND ME WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WENT OVER THE DRAINAGE IN THE ROAD I LOST ALL POWER AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY GAS PEDAL, MY CAR WOULDN'T GO IT WAS JUST SLOWING DOWN FAST. IT WAS SCARY I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I NOTICED MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT LIT UP BLINKING. I HAVE READ MANY HORROR STORIES ABOUT SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANT REPLICATE IT SO WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT HARD BC I WAS JUST GOING ALONG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR PRETTY MUCH ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, NO BRAKES, NOTHING. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO TAKE MY CAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO DRIVE AND GIVE ME ONE IN THE MEANTIME TO TRY AND SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS SERIOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND THIS WAS TO HAPPEN TO ME OR ANYONE WITH THIS CAR AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10637008

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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