Complaint volume
612 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2018 Nissan Rogue Complaints
612 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2018 Nissan Rogue, grouped by component category.
612 Total complaints
32 Crash reports
1 Fire reports
34 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are service brakes, forward collision avoidance, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 32 crash reports, 1 fire report, 34 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 399 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 26,476 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to service brakes, forward collision avoidance, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2018 Nissan Rogue?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2018 Nissan Rogue
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How severe are the 2018 Nissan Rogue complaints?
32 Crash
1 Fire
34 Injury
0 Fatality
25 Towed
20 Medical attention
What are the most common 2018 Nissan Rogue complaint categories?
SERVICE BRAKES 122
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 81
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 61
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 47
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 23
AIR BAGS 20
POWER TRAIN 18
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 16
ENGINE 14
SEATS 12
612 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2019 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD RANDOMLY ACTIVATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM WOOD NISSAN (4150 E. 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN) WHO REPLACED THE BRAKING SENSORS AND RE-CALIBRATED THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,000 |
| Nov 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED TO REV OUT OF THE BLUES THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. | Crash: No Fire: No | 23,536 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE AUTOMATIC BRAKES ACTIVATE AT ANY GIVEN RANDOM MOMENT WHEN THERE ARE NO OTHER VEHICLES OR IMPEDIMENTS TO BRAKE ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 29,000 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A SUDDEN AND ABRUPT STOP FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A PAVED SECONDARY STREET IN A LINE OF VEHICLES IN AN AREA UNDERGOING ROAD REPAIR IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. WE WERE THE FIRST VEHICLE IN LINE MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. MY WIFE AND I WERE THROWN FORWARD AGAINST THE SEAT BELT/SHOULDER HARNESSES. NO INJURIES. NO COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE BEHIND US. THE BRAKES REMAINED LOCKED FOR A FEW SECOND BEFORE WE COULD MOVE FORWARD. | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,000 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ESPECALLY WHEN IN AN INTERSECTION THE SELF BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES AND I HAVE HAD NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS. ONE WAS WHILE GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AND TODAY IT HAPPEND WHEN GOING OVER A SET OF RAIL ROAD TRACKS AT APPROX 25 MPH. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME NEARLY HIT ME. PULLED INTO NISSAN DEALER A MILE DOWN THE ROAD FROM WHERE THIS HAPPENED FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE PUTTING NISSAN OWNERS AT GREAT RISK OF REAR END COLLISIONS!!! | Crash: No Fire: No | 37,300 |
| Oct 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | RADIO KEEPS FREEZING UP ,BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES & 2 UPDATES TO SOFTWARE. , FRONT AUTO BRAKING , LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I HAVE HAD NO WRECKS, JUST RANDOMLY SLOWS DOWN. ALL THESE HAVE HAPPENED DURING DRIVING. BEEN IN SHOP MORE THAN 8 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS OF OWNING THIS CAR . I HAVE TURNED VIDEOS OVER TO OUR ATTORNEY, HE IS GETTING NO WHERE WITH NISSAN. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15 |
| Oct 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | FRONT END COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ENGAGED 5 TIMES WHEN NO OBSTACLE IN LINE OF TRAVEL. TWICE IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT VARIOUS SPEED RANGING FROM 20 MPH TO 50 MPH. THE SYSTEM ENGAGED BRAKING TO FULL STOP IN TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND MY VEHICLE IN ANY OF THE OCCURRENCES. THE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS FOR FOUR OCCURRENCES, IN PARKING GARAGE FOR THE OTHER. MOVING AHEAD IN STRAIGHT DIRECTION | Crash: No Fire: No | 19,500 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE TRAVELLING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED. I DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT IT ACTIVATED AND IT WAS QUITE DISCONCERTING. IT WAS A RAINY AND MISTY DAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 19,000 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I ENTERED AN INTERSECTION MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I WAS THE FIRST PERSON AT THE INTERSECTION SO NO ONE WAS AHEAD OF ME. THIS WAS AT ABOUT 5:50AM SO IT WAS DARK. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION THE SENSORS AND LIGHTS STARTING BEEPING AND GOING OFF AND THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BREAKING KICKED IN AND STOPPED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WEEK BEFORE FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER THEY DROVE IT FOR 25 MILES. NISSAN REFUSES TO BUY THE CAR BACK. | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,700 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | NISSAN ROUGE 2018 AUTOMATIC BRAKING GETS ACTIVATED WITHOUT ANY REASON. I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP WITH AN ACCIDENT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT LUCKILY NOTHING HAPPENED. 10/19/2019 WAS WORST IT STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. THIS IS HUGE RISK FOR NISSAN ROUGE DRIVERS | Crash: No Fire: No | 5 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING STOPS SUDDENLY WITH NO OBJECTS OBSTRUCTING THE VEHICLE'S PATH. IT HAPPENS ON LOW AND HIGH SPEED, ALSO IN OPEN OR CLOSED SPACES. I HAVE BEEN CLOSED TO BE HIT BY THE CAR IN BACK SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WEBSITE IS ASKING ME WHEN THIS EVENT HAPPENED, BUT IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES PER WEEK. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I AM HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH MY EMERGENCY BREAKS. MOST TIMES, IT BREAKS WHEN THERE IS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR BEHIND. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT TWICE. I AM REPORTING THIS TO SEE IF THERE IS A WAY THIS CAN BE RESOLVED. THANKS | Crash: No Fire: No | 5 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 45MPH AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE BRAKED ABRUPTLY ITSELF FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE AEB MALFUNCTION LIGHTS TURNED ON. AFTER THE INCIDENT, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEARBY NISSAN SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT SOME AEB SENSOR ERROR CODES HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN APPLIED. SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER PERFORMING THE UPDATE FIX FOR THE AEB MALFUNCTION AT A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER TWO TIMES PRIOR TO THIS. ALL THREE REPAIR INVOICES ATTACHED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,097 |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A CONSTRUCTION METAL PLATE ON THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE MESSAGE "EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVE" WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT SWITCHED INTO PARK AND THEN INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KELLY NISSAN OF ROUTE 33 (3830 EASTON NAZARETH HWY, EASTON, PA 18045) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A "VOLUNTARY RECALL" AND SHE WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 18,000 |
| Oct 2019 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM INDICATOR TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITHTOWN NISSAN (535 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD, ST JAMES NY 11780, (631) 361-9696) AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 17,000 |
| Oct 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE IN MOTION (APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH) ON A BRIDGE APPROACHING A HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE SELF-BRAKED. I DID NOT BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID. THERE WAS NOTHING CLOSE TO ME, IN FRONT, OR BEHIND ME AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS SCREECHING FROM THE BRAKING. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WEREN'T PHASED, I WAS TOLD PERHAPS THE SENSOR PROBABLY SAW SOMETHING. THIS IS NOT SAFE, AND I AM VERY CONCERNED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I HAVE HAD MY 2018 NISSAN ROUGE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. OVER THE YEAR THE VEHICLE HAS FOR NO REASON AT ALL STOPPED ON ITS OWN, A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED ROUGHLY A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES, AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS COMPLETELY INSANE, HOW IS A CAR BRAKING ON ITS OWN. BUT THEN IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND NOW I'VE SEEN STORIES OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THE SCARIEST TIME WAS WHEN MY FIANCE AND I WERE ON A HIGHWAY DOING ROUGHLY 65 MPH AND THE CAR FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON STARTED TO BRAKE - IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO GO THOUGH MY WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NOTING IN THE ROAD, NO BUMPS - CLEAR, FLAT ROAD AND JUST SUDDENLY ITS STARTS STOPPING. IT SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF BOTH OF US AND I HAVE FELT VERY UNSAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT IT FEELS LIKE ONLY A MATER OF TIME BEFORE I AM NOT SO LUCKY. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT, I WANT A DIFFERENT CAR, I DON;T FEEL SAFE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,000 |
| Oct 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE NO OTHER OBJECT WAS IN FRONT OF ME. AND NOW I ENCOUNTERED A MALFUNCTION THAT APPEARS AS A WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD SHOWING THE EARLY BRAKE DETECTION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I TOOK A PICTURE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE | Crash: No Fire: No | 13,500 |
| Oct 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AT 6:25AM ABOUT 35 MPH ON A MAJOR ROAD, NOT HIGHWAY, WHEN THE AUTOMATIC VEHICLE BRAKES STOPPED THE CAR SUDDENLY. THE BRAKES SHOWED UP IN THE DISPLAY. THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME, CLEAR ROAD, NO RAIN. I WAS SHAKEN UP A BIT, THE BRAKES RELEASED | Crash: No Fire: No | 17,800 |
| Oct 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NISSAN CITY (225 BOSTON POST RD, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573, (914) 937-1777) THREE SEPARATE TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES. ALSO, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ADJUSTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD PERFORM THE OPPOSITE OF THE REQUESTED FUNCTION. WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED, IT DISABLED THE SPEEDOMETER; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. AFTER THE THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER, THE MANUFACTURER LAUNCHED A NEW INVESTIGATION AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK WITH THE RESULTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 1,500 |
| Oct 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE BACKUP CAMERA FREEZES UP OR DISAPPEARS WHILE BACKING UP. | Crash: No Fire: No | 17,000 |
| Sep 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | DRIVING DOWN A ROAD THANK GOD NO VEHICLES BEHIND, GOING APPROX 25-30 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHIN 10 SECONDS I GOT A YELLOW WARNING, THEN IMMEDIATELY RED WARNING LIGHT THAT COMPLETELY STOP MY VECHILE TO A DEAD STOP . THEN I PUT THE GAS ON IT WAS RUFF AND THEN IT WAS OK TO DRIVE THE CAR. MYSELF AND 3 OTHERS WERE INJURIED LIKE WE HIT A WALL. | Crash: No Fire: No Injuries: 4 Medical attention | 18,000 |
| Sep 2019 | SEATS | THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, HAS MANUAL SEATS THAT AFTER A FEW MONTHS STARTED SINKING ON THEIR OWN WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF BEING SET. IT'S UNABLE TO RETAIN THE SET SEAT HEIGHT FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND FORCES THE DRIVER TO KEEP PUMPING UP THE SEAT WHILE DRIVING OR ADJUST REAR MIRRORS TO COMPENSATE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Sep 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKES ACTIVATED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THERE WAS CLEARLY NO OBSTRUCTION IN MY DRIVE PATH TO WARRANT AN EMERGENCY STOP. | Crash: No Fire: No | 50,000 |
| Sep 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | 2018 NISSSAN ROGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE RADIO/NAVIGATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. *JS | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |