2018 Nissan Rogue problems and complaints

Owners have filed 609 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Nissan Rogue. The most-reported areas: Service Brakes (253), Forward Collision Avoidance (161), Unknown Or Other (127).

Key takeaways

  • 609 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 32 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 45 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Service Brakes25342%
Forward Collision Avoidance16126%
Unknown Or Other12721%
Electrical System8113%
Engine529%
Vehicle Speed Control346%
Power Train335%
Air Bags274%
Electronic Stability Control (esc)224%
Steering183%
Seats152%
Structure122%

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

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2018 Nissan Rogue SUV FWD Later Release4/54/55/54/5
2018 Nissan Rogue SUV AWD Later Release4/54/55/54/5
2018 Nissan Rogue SUV FWD Early Release4/54/55/54/5
2018 Nissan Rogue SUV AWD Early Release4/54/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Power Train - filed 2025-08-07

Transmission

Engine,lane Departure,forward Collision Avoidance - filed 2025-07-14

Engine seems very weak. Not enough power to safely pass on a highway. Absolutely gutless and sometimes upon acceleration and/or braking it jerks.

Electrical System,unknown Or Other - filed 2025-07-09

Driver door will not open from outside or inside vehicle. Based on research this is an acuator issue that Nissan has known about since 2014 & failed to issue a recall. I am in the process of costly repair @ personal expense for a clear safety issue the know about & have failed to address, & would like reimbursement f...

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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.