IllustrationON THE FREEWAY THE BRAKES INEXPLICABLY ENGAGE FORCING THE ROGUE INTO A HARD AND DANGEROUS DECELERATION.
2018 Nissan Rogue
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Rogue years
Owner complaints for the 2018 Nissan Rogue are substantially higher than the model-year median of 320.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
2680–25K
9925–50K
2850–75K
975–100K
4100–150K
1150K+
409 reports with mileage · 258 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.
- Service Brakes. Review the 261 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Forward Collision Avoidance. Review the 174 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 94 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
35 crash reports2 fire reports36 injury reports
Service Brakes complaints
261 reportsTHE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM KEEPS GLITCHING. NOTHING IS IN FRONT OF US AND IT BRAKES AND JERKS THE CAR TO THE SIDE. WE HAVE SERVICED THE CAR 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY PROVIDED A SYSTEM UPDATE AND IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 4 TIMES SINCE THE NEW UPDATE. NISSAN SAID IT'S NORMAL AND COULD BE CAUSED BY 'RAIN , BUGS , 'AIR' ' AT THIS…
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THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM KEEPS GLITCHING. NOTHING IS IN FRONT OF US AND IT BRAKES AND JERKS THE CAR TO THE SIDE. WE HAVE SERVICED THE CAR 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY PROVIDED A SYSTEM UPDATE AND IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 4 TIMES SINCE THE NEW UPDATE. NISSAN SAID IT'S NORMAL AND COULD BE CAUSED BY 'RAIN , BUGS , 'AIR' ' AT THIS RATE. I'M SURE A FLY IS NOT SETTING OFF MY BRAKE SYSTEM WHILE GOING 70 MPH .. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. I'M TIRED OF BRAKING GOING 70. MY KIDS LIFE'S ARE MORE IMPORTANT THEN A SYSTEM UPDATE. NISSAN SAID THEY COULD SEE OUR CAR HAD ERROR CODES BUT SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED. THESE PHOTOS WERE DIFFERENT TIMES
TWICE I HAVE GOTTEN THIS ERROR (SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS) WHILE MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE IN MARCH 2019 I ONLY TOOK PHOTOS THE FIRST TIME AND ONCE I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR ON A REGULAR ROAD IN JULY 2019. I DID CONTACT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE GROUP TO HAVE REPAIR.
CAR ANTI COLLISION CAUSES CAR TO STOP ON OWN WHEN NOTHING IS IN FRONT OF IT.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIME.
AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES WITHOUT ANY VEHICLES OR OBSTRUCTIONS PRESENT.THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ON AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES THE AUTO SAFETY BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON CREATING A HAZZARD FOR MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS.
WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE JERKED (STOPPED, STARTED, STOPPED, STARTED) BY ITSELF WITH THE WARNING BUZZARD SOUNDING AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING PUMPED.. WE HAD JUST DRIVEN OVER A RAILROAD TRACK ABOUT 50 FEET BEHIND US WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED ROUGHLY 8 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, THAN…
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WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE JERKED (STOPPED, STARTED, STOPPED, STARTED) BY ITSELF WITH THE WARNING BUZZARD SOUNDING AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING PUMPED.. WE HAD JUST DRIVEN OVER A RAILROAD TRACK ABOUT 50 FEET BEHIND US WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED ROUGHLY 8 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, THANKFULLY. WE HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE ONLY 3 MONTHS AT THE TIME, AND THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD TO TRIGGER THIS, KNOWING IT WAS NOT ME APPLYING THE BRAKES. I'VE DRIVEN OVER THESE SAME TRACKS HUNDREDS OF TIMES SINCE WITH NO INCIDENT. NEVER THOUGHT MORE OF THIS UNTIL THE NEWS BROKE OF THE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKED AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING, BUT THEN CONTINUED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT CALLED DARLING'S HONDA NISSAN VOLVO (114 SYLVAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401,(207) 941-1460) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKED AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING, BUT THEN CONTINUED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT CALLED DARLING'S HONDA NISSAN VOLVO (114 SYLVAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401,(207) 941-1460) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TR*JB
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY SAFETY FEATURES. THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY BRAKE WHEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. SOMETIMES THE SENSOR WILL GO OFF ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS BEGAN EARLY 2919. NISSAN REPLACED THE SENSORS DUE TO THE ISSUES AND A RECALL. SINCE THEN, THE SENSOR STILL GOES OFF RANDOMLY …
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I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY SAFETY FEATURES. THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY BRAKE WHEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. SOMETIMES THE SENSOR WILL GO OFF ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS BEGAN EARLY 2919. NISSAN REPLACED THE SENSORS DUE TO THE ISSUES AND A RECALL. SINCE THEN, THE SENSOR STILL GOES OFF RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. NISSAN IS GOING TO REPLACE THE PART AGAIN, BUT I'M STILL NOT CONFIDENT ISSUES WILL BE RESOLVED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GAMBLE WITH. BRAKING AT THE WRONG TIME COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!
CAR STOPS SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON! ALMOST KILLED US AT LEAST FOUR TIMES! TOLD NISSAN SAID THEY FIXED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE ! HOWEVER CONTINUES TO HAPPEN THROWING PEOPLE AROUND AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED ON PARKWAY !!!!!!!!!
I PURCHASED THE 2018 ROGUE APRIL 27, 2019. ON JUNE 24, 2019 AS I APPROACHED A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT, WARNING LIGHTS AND ALARMS WENT OFF IN THE CAR. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY AS THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS, THE SUDDENLY THE CAR CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP. I WAS OF COURSE TERRIFIED. THE CAR RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER ABOUT 30…
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I PURCHASED THE 2018 ROGUE APRIL 27, 2019. ON JUNE 24, 2019 AS I APPROACHED A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT, WARNING LIGHTS AND ALARMS WENT OFF IN THE CAR. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY AS THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS, THE SUDDENLY THE CAR CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP. I WAS OF COURSE TERRIFIED. THE CAR RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
Official recalls
323V093000 · Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER
Feb 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 & remedy
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.
21V839000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm); Hybrid Propulsion System
Oct 26, 2021
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:engine Control Module (ecu/ecm)
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
Hybrid Propulsion System
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine harness, causing a blown fuse.
Consequence: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install a harness protector cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B6.
19V654000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera
Sep 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 & remedy
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.
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
2PE19010 · False Automatic Emergency Braking
Opened Sep 9, 2019 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking
NHTSA received a defect petition (DP19-001) from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleges that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer is aware of the issue due to issuing a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) launching two "Quality Actions," and initiating a "Customer Service Initiative" in relation to it. CAS contends that Nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available during the basic coverage period of the warranty. CAS also argues that the alleged failures are an unreasonable risk to safety and views Nissan's communications as not acknowledging the potential safety issue involved, instead treating the alleged problem as a performance update.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) analyzed Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) complaints received from consumers and identified a total of 129 unique subject vehicle reports (for all submission dates) alleging a false positive triggering of AEB. Of these complaints, three were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system, and all three indicating related injuries.In response to ODI's April 15, 2019 Information Request letter, Nissan provided data indicating that it has received 750 unique subject vehicle complaints relating to false positive activation of the AEB system. Of these complaints, 12 were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system. Four complaints contained allegations of injuries, three of which were the result of a collision. These complaints included duplicates of complaints that ODI received. The injury allegations were limited to soft tissue type injuries such as whiplash and bruising.Based on its review of the information identified to date, ODI has granted the petition and is opening this preliminary evaluation in order to evaluate the cause, scope and frequency of AEB false positive activations, as well as to evaluate the suitability of the manufacturer's campaign to address the concern or improve performance of the AEB system. The complaints cited can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11230875, 11230481, 11230361, 11229400, 11229302, 11229294, 11228994, 11223074, 11222925, 11222644, 11220499, 11218713, 11218608, 11217157, 11210334, 11210256, 11210148, 11209127, 11209032, 11207333, 11205931, 11205717, 11205661, 11205172, 11205124, 11205027, 11204803, 11204349, 11204324, 11196805, 11196561, 11196466, 11196091, 11195938, 11195574, 11194380, 11193989, 11192761, 11192283, 11192063, 11190855, 11190840, 11189976, 11187374, 11186903, 11185890, 11185883, 11185132, 11183406, 11180813, 11174713, 11173666, 11173302, 11172299, 11171331, 11170989, 11165434, 11164646, 11162898, 11162502, 11162396, 11161413, 11161230, 11155985, 11155209, 11155181, 11154181, 11153607, 11153334, 11151373, 11151028, 11142595, 11142557, 11142386, 11141775, 11141433, 11141387, 11141347, 11140604, 11139711, 11139226, 11133402, 11132376, 11130998, 11130662, 11129949, 11128704, 11124099, 11123564, 11123353, 11123321, 11122783, 11119475, 11119300, 11118604, 11115088, 11113479, 11113371, 11112371, 11111659, 11111057, 11110919, 11110689, 11104075, 11103844, 11103437, 11102715, 11102333, 11100117, 11099313, 11091006, 11089960, 11089798, 11089533, 11088815, 11088718, 11081072, 11079453, 11073644, 11072718, 11065505, 11061598, 11057739, 11056061, 11055766, 11048349, 11035301, 11033225, and 10972343.
DP19001 · False Automatic Emergency Braking
Opened Apr 8, 2019 · Closed Sep 16, 2019
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking
NHTSA received a letter from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleged that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer was aware of the issue due to issuing a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) launching two Quality Actions, and initiation of a Customer Service Initiative in relation to it. CAS contended that Nissan's actions do not represent an adequate long-term solution to the problem, as the action is only available during the basic coverage period of the warranty. CAS also argued that the alleged failures are an unreasonable risk to safety and views Nissan's communications as not acknowledging the potential safety issue involved, instead treating the alleged problem as a performance update.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) analyzed Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) complaints received from consumers and identified a total of 129 unique subject vehicle reports (for all submission dates) alleging a false positive triggering of AEB. Of these complaints, three were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system, and all three indicating related injuries.In response to ODI's April 15, 2019 Information Request letter, Nissan provided data indicating that it has received 750 unique subject vehicle complaints relating to false positive activation of the AEB system. Of these complaints, 12 were identified that contained allegations of a collision resulting from the activation of the system. Four complaints contained allegations of injuries, three of which were the result of a collision. These complaints included duplicates of complaints that ODI received. The injury allegations were limited to soft tissue type injuries such as whiplash and bruising.Based on its review of the information identified to date, ODI grants this petition and has opened preliminary evaluation PE19-010 in order to evaluate the cause, scope and frequency of AEB false positive activations, as well as to evaluate the suitability of the manufacturer's campaign to address the concern or improve performance of the AEB system. The complaints cited can be viewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11230875, 11230481, 11230361, 11229400, 11229302, 11229294, 11228994, 11223074, 11222925, 11222644, 11220499, 11218713, 11218608, 11217157, 11210334, 11210256, 11210148, 11209127, 11209032, 11207333, 11205931, 11205717, 11205661, 11205172, 11205124, 11205027, 11204803, 11204349, 11204324, 11196805, 11196561, 11196466, 11196091, 11195938, 11195574, 11194380, 11193989, 11192761, 11192283, 11192063, 11190855, 11190840, 11189976, 11187374, 11186903, 11185890, 11185883, 11185132, 11183406, 11180813, 11174713, 11173666, 11173302, 11172299, 11171331, 11170989, 11165434, 11164646, 11162898, 11162502, 11162396, 11161413, 11161230, 11155985, 11155209, 11155181, 11154181, 11153607, 11153334, 11151373, 11151028, 11142595, 11142557, 11142386, 11141775, 11141433, 11141387, 11141347, 11140604, 11139711, 11139226, 11133402, 11132376, 11130998, 11130662, 11129949, 11128704, 11124099, 11123564, 11123353, 11123321, 11122783, 11119475, 11119300, 11118604, 11115088, 11113479, 11113371, 11112371, 11111659, 11111057, 11110919, 11110689, 11104075, 11103844, 11103437, 11102715, 11102333, 11100117, 11099313, 11091006, 11089960, 11089798, 11089533, 11088815, 11088718, 11081072, 11079453, 11073644, 11072718, 11065505, 11061598, 11057739, 11056061, 11055766, 1104