2010 Nissan Rogue problems and complaints

Owners have filed 282 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Nissan Rogue. The most-reported areas: Power Train (124), Vehicle Speed Control (66), Engine (46).

Key takeaways

  • 282 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 10 involve a crash, 17 a fire, 10 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Power Train12444%
Vehicle Speed Control6623%
Engine4616%
Air Bags3914%
Unknown Or Other3914%
Electrical System3211%
Fuel/Propulsion System186%
Steering93%
Fuel System83%
Suspension62%
Service Brakes62%
Engine And Engine Cooling52%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2010 Nissan Rogue 4-DR w/SABNot ratedNot ratedNot rated4/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Electrical System - filed 2025-03-19

Upon my husband going to start the vehicle in the morning, he smelled an electrical fire. The door was locked which was odd so he attempted to use the key fob to unlock and it did not work. He went around to the passenger side door and it opened. To his surprise the interior of the vehicle smelled very strongly of smok...

Air Bags - filed 2024-09-04

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while the vehicle was started and running, her husband sat in the driver's side seat and wiped the center console, and without warning, the driver’s and passenger’s side curtain air bags inadvertently deployed. The contact mentioned all the doors of the vehi...

Electrical System,unknown Or Other - filed 2024-08-19

While parked and waiting for drive-thru service, my Nissan Rogue began to smoke and immediately turned into flames under the hood. There was no malfunction or problems before this incident. Approximately 15 minutes prior to the incident, the driver stopped and filled truck with gas. After driving from the gas station, ...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.