IllustrationWHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT ME BRAKING. IT JUST AUTOMATICALLY STOPPED. A WARNING SYMBOL FLASHED QUICKLY ON MY DASH THEN THE CA CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ALTHOUGH I WAS ONLY GOING. 20 MPH.
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 reportsWHILE DRIVING YESTERDAY, MY VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP WITH ANY WARNING. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD NEAR ME, NO DEBRIS, NOTHING WHICH SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY GET TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND BREATHE WHILE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT JUST HAPPENED. MY 2 CHILDREN AND I SAT THERE STUNNED AND SCARE…
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WHILE DRIVING YESTERDAY, MY VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP WITH ANY WARNING. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD NEAR ME, NO DEBRIS, NOTHING WHICH SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY GET TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND BREATHE WHILE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT JUST HAPPENED. MY 2 CHILDREN AND I SAT THERE STUNNED AND SCARED. THANKFULLY BECAUSE NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND WE AVOIDED A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE SUDDEN STOP. I PULLED OUT MY CAR MANUAL AND DISCOVERED IT WAS A "SAFETY FEATURE" AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BREAKING. I DONT THINK IT'S A SAFETY FEATURE IF IT ALMOST CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE SENSOR CAME ON AND ALL WHEELS LOCKED UP ALMOST CAUSING SOMEONE TO REAREND ME NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR HAS HAPPENS TO MY HUSBAND WHILE DRIVING ALSO NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THERE IS NO RECALL. THERE IS A BULLETIN TELLING THE MECHANIC TO RE…
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WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE SENSOR CAME ON AND ALL WHEELS LOCKED UP ALMOST CAUSING SOMEONE TO REAREND ME NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR HAS HAPPENS TO MY HUSBAND WHILE DRIVING ALSO NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THERE IS NO RECALL. THERE IS A BULLETIN TELLING THE MECHANIC TO REBOOT THE SENSOR. SO IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT NO WARNINGS!! I WAS ON A CITY STREET. NOT ONLY ARE MY CHILDREN AND I IN DANGER!! IT'S ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING!!
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE AEB SYSTEM WILL SUDDENLY ENGAGE AND FORCE THE CAR TO BRAKE. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN PARKING GARAGES BUT JUST HAPPENED WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE (I-684) AND SHE ALMOST GO INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO NISSAN FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY NISSAN. HOWE…
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WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE AEB SYSTEM WILL SUDDENLY ENGAGE AND FORCE THE CAR TO BRAKE. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN PARKING GARAGES BUT JUST HAPPENED WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE (I-684) AND SHE ALMOST GO INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO NISSAN FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY NISSAN. HOWEVER THE ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THE FIRST AFTER THE CAR WAS WORKED ON AT THE DEALER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ACTIVATED AS PART OF THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE FEATURE. THERE WAS NO DANGER OF IMPACT AND SPEED WAS ABOUT 20-30MPH ON A CITY STREET. THE BRAKING WAS …
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THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT ON THIS PROBLEM BUT THE FIRST AFTER THE CAR WAS WORKED ON AT THE DEALER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ACTIVATED AS PART OF THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE FEATURE. THERE WAS NO DANGER OF IMPACT AND SPEED WAS ABOUT 20-30MPH ON A CITY STREET. THE BRAKING WAS NOT HARD BUT MORE LIKE ABS ENGAGEMENT OR CROSSING A "CATTLE GUARD". IT LASTED FOR LESS THAN 5 SECONDS. NO DETAILING WARNING WAS GIVEN AND THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE ICON DID NOT LIGHT. ONLY ONE OCCURRENCE DURING THIS DRIVE OF APPROXIMATELY 75 MINUTES. UPON THE RETURN TRIP, AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING THE SAME BRAKING OCCURRED ONLY THIS TIME AT HIGHWAY SPEED 60-65 MPH. IT DID NOT REOCCUR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP, APPROXIMATE TOTAL TRIP TIME OF 75-80 MINUTES. WILL BE RETURNING THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER EVALUATION BUT UNSURE IF IN THE FUTURE THIS VEHICLE MIGHT SUDDENLY STOP, ACTIVATING AIR BAGS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT CAUSE RESULTING IN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPING ON ROADWAY.
FOUR TIMES OUR 2018 NISSAN ROGUE HAS ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM, WHEN SLOWING DOWN. AT ONE TIME ,WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THE ENGINE DIED ON A RAILROAD TRACKS. ENGINE RESTARTED BUT WAS SCARY. TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP, TWICE, THEY REPLACED A SENSOR, STILL DID THE SAME PROBLEM TWO TIMES AFTER THAT. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE…
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FOUR TIMES OUR 2018 NISSAN ROGUE HAS ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM, WHEN SLOWING DOWN. AT ONE TIME ,WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THE ENGINE DIED ON A RAILROAD TRACKS. ENGINE RESTARTED BUT WAS SCARY. TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP, TWICE, THEY REPLACED A SENSOR, STILL DID THE SAME PROBLEM TWO TIMES AFTER THAT. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR FOR DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION, NOW WITH CAR SALESMEN KNOWING THIS PROBLEM, RESELLING THIS CAR IS A LOST CAUSE. NISSAN NEEDS TO BUY BACK THIS CAR.
THE VEHICLE FRONT EMERGENCY BRAKING ACTIVATES WHEN NOT REQUIRED CREATING A CLEAR AND EMINENT DANGER TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND ANY VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE SOFTWARE ON 7/25/2019 BUT IT IS STILL OCCURING AS OF 7/29/2019. THIS EVEN OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS AND CLEAR VISIB…
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THE VEHICLE FRONT EMERGENCY BRAKING ACTIVATES WHEN NOT REQUIRED CREATING A CLEAR AND EMINENT DANGER TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND ANY VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE SOFTWARE ON 7/25/2019 BUT IT IS STILL OCCURING AS OF 7/29/2019. THIS EVEN OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS AND CLEAR VISIBILITY.
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS (7/5/2019 & 7/15/2019) THE CAR ENGAGED ITS AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM (ALERTED AND BRAKED TO A STOP SUDDENLY) WHILE IN MOTION FOR NO APPARENT REASON. BOTH EVENTS HAPPENED IN THE SAME LOCATION (ON A HIGHWAY UNDER AN OVERPASS BRIDGE) WITH NO CARS OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE.
CAR BRAKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OR BACK OF ME AND MY VEHICLE JUST SUDDENLY BRAKED. HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN BROOKLYN, NY ON THE BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY. DATE OF OCCURANCE IS JULY 4TH 2019.
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