Complaint volume
263 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
2021 Nissan Rogue Complaints
263 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2021 Nissan Rogue, grouped by component category.
263 Total complaints
18 Crash reports
3 Fire reports
6 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 unknown or other, electrical system, engine. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 18 crash reports, 3 fire reports, 6 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 54 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 38,923 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to unknown or other, electrical system, engine?
- 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 2021 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.
2021 Nissan Rogue
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How severe are the 2021 Nissan Rogue complaints?
18 Crash
3 Fire
6 Injury
0 Fatality
23 Towed
5 Medical attention
What are the most common 2021 Nissan Rogue complaint categories?
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 50
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 20
ENGINE 12
STEERING 11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 9
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 9
POWER TRAIN 8
STRUCTURE 8
AIR BAGS 6
263 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The automatic emergency braking has activated randomly while in reverse and in drive on many occasions. These instances have almost gotten my hit while on the interstate as well as other busy highways in Fort Lauderdale. The car has been inspected on multiple occasions by Nissan and they have been unable to fix it and merely suggest turning off this feature. The front braking sensors have malfunctioned and I have the warning notifications. The radio unit continues to go blank without any warning and Nissan is unable to determine why this happens. They have added an update from the Nissan Sentra Recall for the same issue, but it has not been rectified. I have several videos and photos of the incidents, however the file types are not supported on this website. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | When trying to start the car I had to push the Brakes almost to the floor to get it to start. THEY WERE EXTREMELY SOFT TO GET IT TO START THE ENGINE AND THEN THEY WERE GOING TO THE FLOOR BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THEY ARE ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. Then while I was driving to pick up my prescriptions and approaching a Stop Sign, then 3 Stop Lights or approaching a vehicle that is already stopped in front of me my brakes are extremely soft and do not engage. They almost go to the floor. The car does not immediately slow down or come to a stop. I have to keep pumping the brakes and even then they were Extremely soft and went almost to the floor before Stopping. I have small feet Size 6-7 and One time my foot slid under the pedal. I had to use the Parking brake at the Stop Sign and the Stop Lights to feel comfortable enough that I would not move forward and be sure I that I came a full Stop. I pulled into a McDonalds Parking Lot less than a mile from my home to see if I turn off the car it will reset the brakes and it did not work. I called Elevated Nissan in Merriam, Kansas which is the Dealership I purchased it from (less than another Mile away from the McDonalds) they were closing in 25 minutes, so I drove less than 5 mph to get there and dropped off the vehicle. I showed [XXX] in service how they would go to the floor. He called me the next morning and after the vehicle sitting in the shop all night long the brakes engaged in a normal fashion the next day. They are trying to find out what is causing them to go soft. These Brakes can cause a Serious Catastrophe resulting in injury or worse. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | UNKNOWN, I had just got off or my 8 hour work shift at 3:30 pm eastern time. I went to my truck/rear hatch to put my stuff in and I notice glass on the ground. I look up and notice 2 holes the size of a soft ball on the bottom right and left corner of my back windshield. The glass was whole back glass was completely shattered. Every time I shut a door on either side of the door more glass shattered from the back windshield. I was park in an area where no cars were within 10 feet of my car the weather was about 80 degrees, we've had much hotter days in VA. There is absolutely no explanation for this besides a malfunction in the windshield being used on the vehicles. Upon my own research I have discovered this same incident has happened to many other Nissan owners with the damage to the wind shield looking identical, it the same exact spots. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving down a road at 40mph that has a speed limit of 45 there are a set railroad tracks that you go over. Of course I slow to 20mph but the forward collision warning activated but it was not a warning but an out right complete stop of the vehicle which would have cause rear end collision if someone was behind me. And it was reported to Nissan about the situation and requested to disable this safety feature but was denied. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Driving down the road at 55 mph moon roof exploded! Very loud explosion ! Disoriented me! Glass fragments everywhere! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2022 | VISIBILITY | air condition faliure | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2022 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | Car and driver reported early builds pre January 28th 2021 from the Japan plant recorded a 2 star safety rating on the passenger small overlap test. Nissan updated retrofitted the passenger airbag module software and seatbelt and was supposed to start a campaign to notify owners to have this done and we were never notified and Nissan is no help when you call and provide VIN. They only tell me no recalls on this VIN. Please note the assembly line builds were provided the retrofit after Jan28th 2021 in Japan builds and Smyrna Tenn builds were already updated before the first build came off the line. My wife's truck and this VIN qualifies with a build date of November 2020 from Japan's factory. Very concerned of the safety of any passenger in our truck and Nissan is dragging their feet and not taking this seriously I feel due to expense. Not sure how many are affected but they need a severe push to remedy this issue. Please help us and God bless you for having this forum. We purchased this Feb 2021 and its been long enough for Nissan to do the right thing for public safety for our family. Thank you. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This vehicle was purchased new without disclosure of any recalls. When I checked the vin a few months ago it showed as haveing 5 recalls, some of them major. When I checked recently it showed as having O unfixed recalls. The dealer never fixed the recalls and is running me around to even schedule. I didn’t think they could sell new cars with open recalls? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The vehicle was being driven to work approximately 30 miles. It was noticeable that the fuel gauge was dropping rather quickly. When entering the parking lot and parking the odor of gas was strong. After walking around the vehicle a puddle of liquid was under the passenger side door area. After looking under the vehicle the underside was saturated with fuel. The fuel tank was now empty. The vehicle was 75 miles from a Nissan dealer so we towed it to a class A mechanic shop for repair. At the time we were thinking something just pulled apart like a connection. The mechanic put the vehicle on a lift and took off all the covers to explore and found the fuel line blew apart. I contacted a Nissan dealership which told me I would have to tow it to them which would be my cost. It is still at the mechanic shop and whenever Nissan finds a new fuel line it will be repaired. This vehicle is a 2021 and has 44000 miles this should not happen. Now it will be 3 weeks minimum to get this fuel line because the Nissan parts service cannot find the fuel line. I think Nissan needs to look into this issue because we had 4 people riding in the car the day before and if it would of blew out at that time and caused a explosion 4 lives could of been gone. Lucky the vehicle didn’t ignite in this situation but I’m sure it could very easily being close to the exhaust system. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2021 nissan roge sv. 23621 miles Sunroof explode while driving on highway it was glass everywhere. Became a unsafe vehicle for my kids. Dealer ship mike edman nissan horrible customer service will do anithing to no cover the guarantee and face the problem.7 calls to nissan Customer affairs never contact me. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I have the roof leak, infotainment issues, a rattle in my dash | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | First I had the leak which there was a TSB on due to the clips on the roof rack not being sealed properly. Had the clips replaced and resealed only to have 2 days later the leak back. For me it was the drivers side C pillar and drivers side hatch area. Took back & was told also have a faulty sunroof & sunroof seal. So now sunroof, seal & headliner also being replaced. There are tons online reporting the leaking issue. This needs to be fixed & changed to a recall!!! We should not be worried about having leaking on a brand new car and soaked headliners & pillars | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | STRUCTURE | The A pillar was leaking and has since been addressed by my local dealer adhering to the service Bulletin, however there are hundreds of other owners of the 21 and 22 Nissan Rogue experiencing the same thing with many having reoccurrences after 6 months. My concern is mildew/mold forming. It took months for proof of leaking to show (colors from Carwash bled through). | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I recently filled up my windshield wiper fluid tank to the max. As I was driving, my visibility was impaired by dirt/dust. I activated my wipers to clean the front windshield and nothing came out. I had to pull over on the highway because I had difficulty seeing. When I opened the front hood to check my fluid level, it was empty. I used a bottle of water to clean the front windshield. I purchased another bottle and when I was filling up the wiper fluid tank, it started to come out of the bottom of the vehicle. I took it to the dealership and was told that it was cracked and needed to be replaced. They said I must have hit something on the road. The problem with that is there is no other visible damage underneath the vehicle. A mechanic told me that he has been seeing numerous Rogues coming in with the same problem: cracked windshield wiper fluid reservoirs. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was distortion on the front windshield. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the dealer replaced the windshield on two separate occasions; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent a field technician to inspect the vehicle at the dealer. The field technician recommended that the front windshield be replaced with an after-market windshield from another auto glass company. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 500. | Crash: No Fire: No | 500 |
| May 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Traveling approximately 30 mph, suddenly appears Red triangle with a Warning ....Not Available ....System Malfunction, and a yellow illuminated object on the speedometer on the instrument panel of the car. The Warning sign remains on until vehicle turned off, once vehicle is restarted and you get to approximately 30 mph, the warning light reappear. The vehicle has been taken to the dealership multiple times since Sept/ Oct 2021. All I know is whatever the service dept at the dealership does to remove warning, the warning sign always return. I am thinking it take more than resetting computer in vehicle to repair vehicle. The photos I am submitting has approximately 12k miles, you will notice the warning sign is on them as well. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On several occasions as I'm driving my car on its on will shift from drive to 1. I then have to pullover and put it back on drive. It's happened at different speeds since I bought it and reported to the sales guy and did nothing | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact’s husband owns a 2021 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving at 45-50 MPH, the vehicle was going at a slower speed than the speed displayed on the speedometer. The warning message “Engine Malfunction/Power Reduced/Service Now” was illuminated. The contact continued to drive at a slower speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter, the battery, and unknown sensors needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure; however, one of her keypads was replaced and reprogrammed. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure and inquired about a buy back. The failure mileage was approximately 4,514. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 4,514 |
| Apr 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while deriving approximately 20 mph when there was another vehicle coming towards the contacts vehicle head on. In order to avoid the other vehicle, the contact had swerved to the right and ended up colliding into a guard rail causing the vehicle to flip over several times. None of the vehicle's air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The guard rail had completely detached from the street. The contact received injuries to their mouth and back that required medical attention. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The contact stated the individual driving the other vehicle never stopped therefore they were unsure of them having any injuries. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed Medical attention | 8,000 |
| Mar 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While I was driving my back window exploded. Nothing hit me, and there was no cars behind me. The entire window just shattered. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked at the residence, the rear windshield exploded without impact. Safelite Auto Glass was contacted and arrived at the residence and replaced the rear windshield. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,000 | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,000 |
| Feb 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The keys locked in the car, the car should not lock if the keys are inside | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, an unknown object struck underneath the vehicle. The contact then noticed that oil was leaking underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the valve body was damaged. The contact was also informed that the oil pan and cover had been slashed by the object. The vehicle was not repaired due to parts being back ordered. The manufacturer was contacted via email but no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 2,289. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 2,289 |
| Feb 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2021 NISSAN ROGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER EXCCEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Back window exploded outward for no reason. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |