2018 Nissan Rogue Sport problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (13) · Power Train (10) · Engine (10)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
40 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (2)
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.
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 (130)
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 130 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-12 · Unknown Or Other“rearview camera display is blank / grey…”
2026-09-10 · Power Train“nissan rogue sport with 39,500 miles. while driving on a busy highway the vehicle all of a sudden was losing power and surging dangerously. barely made it home. there were no warning lights. it had to be towed to a garage. there were no leaks. i was told the cvt transmission would have to be replaced. it was towed to a nissan dealer who verified t…”
2026-08-24 · Electrical System“back up camera works intermittently. …”
2026-07-31 · Unknown Or Other“a/c started blowing warm air when car was idling, then car randomly overheated while sitting in traffic. once car cooled down, check to coolant levels and they were fine. after the car sat overnight a/c worked fine and temperature gauge was at normal. started the car with a/c on and popped the hood, the radiator fan was not on nor did it come on. n…”
2026-07-22 · Engine“as i was driving, air conditioner failed to function, resulting in car overheating and 'check engine' light coming on. was able drive car safely home. problem was later diagnosed as malfunctioning radiator fan. …”
2026-07-10 · Engine“radiator fan failure. at around 47000 miles the radiator fan gave out. ours caused our car to overheat on the highway and start smoking. we took it to a repair shop and got it fixed for between $1000-1500. at that time, we saw plenty of users reporting the same issue around the same mileage mark. it has now been two years since that repair and our …”
2026-07-03 · Power Train“cvt issue my rogue sport has 81000 miles and now needs a transmission according to the mechanic shop. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)…”
2026-06-25 · Unknown Or Other“radiator cooling fan completely stopped working in 2023 and caused my car to overheat. also caused all coolant to evaporate from the heat. can not use ac at all without car overheating.…”
2026-06-18 · Air Bags · 78,436 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue sport. the contact stated while driving at 65 mph, the contact noticed an abnormal loud sound. the contact stated that all the air bags independently deployed. the contact stated that the deployed air bags impaired the contact vision. the contact held the steering wheel tightly. the contact stated that the vehic…”
2026-06-02 · Unknown Or Other“while driving my 2018 nissan rogue sport the car began to overheat when i slowed down or came to a stop. i brought it to my mechanic who informed me the radiator cooling fan failed and had to be replaced. i found out that many nissan rogue sport models have had this issue. i think it is a saftey isse when you car overheats....…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.