2020 Nissan Rogue problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (23) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking (16) · Electrical System (13)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
52 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
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.
Service bulletins (122)
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
Lane Departure: Warning 2024-10-04 · NTB20-066C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
lane camera aiming vehicle reference values not in esm service information if the lane camera requires aiming, the values in table a on page 4 must be used. for all other models/model years, consult the electronic service manual (esm).
Showing the 6 most recent of 122 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-22 · Steering · 💥 crash“the steering wheel completely detached while i was driving, resulting in a car accident and totaled car. the first responders stated that they “have never seen anything like this before. steering wheels no not typically detach in this manner.”…”
2026-09-29 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 🔥 fire“on thursday, xxx at 14:44 pm while driving on route 202 in [xxx], the car made a loud popping sound from under the hood, followed by other metallic sounds, then all dashboard warning indicator lights flashed & the accelerator stoped working. as the car was being steered to the shoulder, a huge plume of black smoke rose from under the hood followed …”
2026-09-09 · Structure:body“while trying to get into my vehicle my door wouldn't open. i had to open it manually with my key. once inside, i noticed the door locks also wouldn't lock or unlock my driver's side door. after searching into this, i fear if i dont manually lock it while in use (driving) my car door can fly open. …”
2026-09-07 · Service Brakes“my front and back auto collision breaking sensor keeps going off as if something is in front of me. it’s not in the back as well. also will indicate on my dash that there is a vehicle following me too far fast or too close and there will be nothing behind me. this is very scary when i first started happening. i looked it up online and a lot of vehi…”
2026-08-28 · Unknown Or Other“vehicle information: 2020 nissan rogue component: structure/doors latch/lock/linkage description of incident: i am writing to report a serious safety defect regarding the front door lock actuators on my 2020 nissan rogue. without warning, the front door lock actuator(s) completely failed, rendering the electronic locking and unlocking mechanism use…”
2026-08-28 · Seats“drivers seat, unsafe movement wall car in motion, and when applying brake. seat lever at times constantly drains battery rear and forward motion sensor applies brakes when nothing obstructing rear seat belts have made it difficult to either secure or unsecure passengers door locks on driver side need to go around through passenger to unlock. we hav…”
2026-05-08 · Structure:body“the door lock actuator no longer reliably locks or unlocks the driver's door. …”
2026-04-28 · Electrical System“driver's side door locks intermittently will not lock or unlock with button or intelli key fob. requiring to use manual key inside intelli key to unlock/lock car or manual inside lock itself. multiple people have filed complaints about this. there is even a class action lawsuit. something should be done to force nissan to do a recall instead of …”
2026-04-09 · Unknown Or Other“the front passenger door lock does not fully engage or disengage with the key fob or when putting the car in park. the lever must be maually controls by hand to unlock or lock the door.0…”
2026-04-09 · Electrical System · 🔥 fire“the 2020 nissan rogue as i was driving, started smoking, then stalled. i immediately got out and popped the hood and there was flames everywhere. entire engine bay burned. i saved the car from burning completely by dumping water. as i was in a national forest, that is very acceptable to wildfires. fire department and fire investigator came out. fir…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.