2018 Nissan Rogue problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (211) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking (47) · Vehicle Speed Control (35)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
409 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (3)
Electrical System:ignition:anti-Theft:immobilizer/Proximity:key/Sender 2023-02-16 · campaign 23V093000 · 712,458 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: 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.
Fix: 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.
Hybrid Propulsion System 2021-10-26 · campaign 21V839000 · 5,905 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: A blown fuse may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2019-09-12 · campaign 19V654000 · 1,228,830 vehicles
Defect: 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 an
Risk: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Service bulletins (247)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Electrical System 2026-03-30 · NTB15-049CC · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
telematics service information hint: this bulletin applies to vehicles equipped with a 4g network compatible tcu. tcus compatible with 3g network only are no longer supported. service information the applied vehicles that come equipped with a factory installed sos switch, located near the overhead m
Service Brakes 2025-02-20 · NTB19-042F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
automatic emergency braking warning light blinking applied systems: vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see figure 1) service information if the automatic emergency braking (aeb) warning light or is blinking (but not illuminated steadily) or the customer states it is blinking, and there are no rel
Service Brakes 2025-02-20 · NTB19-033G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
intelligent cruise control inoperative and aeb/feb warning light on or radar obstruction message displayed with dtc c1a16 or c2582 if you confirm important: the purpose of action (on the next page) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. you must closely follow the entire ser
Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings 2025-01-21 · NTB18-041E · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
false activation of aeb, feb, or fcw if you confirm the following system(s) falsely activated or the customer reports false activation of: aeb (automatic emergency braking); feb (forward emergency braking); fcw (forward collision warning) action 1. check service comm or dealer business systems
Showing the 6 most recent of 247 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-27 · Unknown Or Other“ on march 20, 2026, at 83,606 miles i reported to gunn nissan dealership my 2018 nissan was shaking and shuddering. over a five-month period , and repeated trips to gunn nissan the shaking and shuddering progressed to clunking without gunn identifying the problem as a cvt issue. on september 6, 2026, pep boys discovered that the transmiss…”
2026-10-23 · Structure · 24,000 mi“the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated to 60 mph. the contact continued to depress the brake pedal, but the vehicle continued accelerating. while continue to depress the brake pedal the vehicle decelerated and then operated normally. the vehicle was driv…”
2026-10-12 · Air Bags“passenger airbag light turn off a few second after starting the vehicle. nissan of staten island, ny technician tried to perform zero-point rest but was unable to do. found current code b0040-00 occupant sensor unit in abnormal voltage and pass diagnostic trouble code b-00a0-02 occupant sensor unit malfunction. recommended to replace occupant detec…”
2026-09-23 · Power Train“2018 rogue hybrid fwd, ~101,090 miles. driving normal, stopped car due to traffic, on acceleration had sudden revving without corresponding acceleration/lurching, hybrid warning followed by cel, p0776 and p0701, nissan dealer diagnosis requiring replacement of hybrid transaxle 31020-3zx4c, quoted transaxle $8,818.28 and total repair around $12,500…”
2026-09-11 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:electronic Lock/Latch Actuator · 24,000 mi“the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. the contact stated that the front driver's side door failed to lock. the contact associated the failure with the door actuator from an unknown recall found online. the failure mileage was approximately 24,000.…”
2026-08-23 · Power Train“the vehicle was sold to me 3 months outside of the extended manufacturer's warranty in december of 2025 with known issues with the cvt transmission. since owning the vehicle for less than one year, the transmission has begun to fail. the vehicle was taken to a different nissan dealership (poughkeepsie nissan in wappingers falls, ny) where it has be…”
2026-08-17 · Unknown Or Other“the vehicle has developed this problem: the passenger-side door will not lock or unlock using either the key fob or the interior power-lock switch and has to be operated manually. because the same failure has occurred on two consecutive model years, i am concerned this may be a recurring door-lock actuator defect rather than normal wear. i have a …”
2026-08-10 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification · 129,000 mi“the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that there was a possible computer component failure and that the ocs sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but th…”
2026-07-24 · Service Brakes“while driving nothing in front of me, the car breaks. it happen a few times while doing 70 mph. the car breaks and slows down. it's done it while going 30 mph as well.…”
2026-07-01 · Unknown Or Other“i was returning from dropping my daughter off at hobby airport in houston. while driving highway speed on [xxx], my sunroof exploded. i was so startled that i almost wrecked. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.