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2018 Nissan Rogue Sport

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 94 safety complaints about the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport with the US government. Of those, 8 describe a crash, 14 people were injured and no death is recorded. 2 recall campaigns are open against it, covering the electrical system and back-over prevention.

The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 19 complaints, 20% of the total. The typical failure was reported at 41,030 miles, the median across the 40 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers January 2020 to September 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

94 complaints on file

94

Complaints

8

Describe a crash

0

Mention fire

14

People injured

0

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 27 · 29%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 19 · 20%
ENGINE 17 · 18%
SERVICE BRAKES 17 · 18%
POWER TRAIN 13 · 14%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 8 · 9%
AIR BAGS 7 · 7%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 4 · 4%
SEAT BELTS 4 · 4%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 · 4%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 3 · 3%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2 · 2%
0 12 23

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 94.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2020 at 19.

20 15 10 5
20 21 22 23 24 25 26

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2020 to 2026, the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA crashes a car into a barrier and a pole and measures what happens to the dummies inside. This is what it awarded the 2018 Nissan ROGUE SPORT, and it is a separate question from what owners report going wrong later.

Test SUV AWD SUV FWD
Overall
Frontal crash
Frontal, driver
Frontal, passenger
Side crash
Side barrier
Side pole
Rollover
Chance of rollover 14.3% 15.9%
Stability control standard Forward collision warning standard Lane departure warning standard

A rating belongs to a tested body style and drivetrain, not to the model as a whole, which is why more than one is listed. A dash means NHTSA did not rate that test for this vehicle.

Recall campaigns

2 on file

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER

23V093000 · February 16, 2023

The 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.
The 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.
The remedy
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.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 712,458 vehicles across all model years covered

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

19V654000 · September 12, 2019

The 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 and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
The risk
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 1,228,830 vehicles across all model years covered

In owners’ own words

Quoted from the complaint file

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

3 injured · crash · towed · 29,000 miles

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. The contact stated that while approaching a stop sign at an unknown speed the vehicle was involved in a collision where another vehicle collided with the front passengar side of the vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained head, shoulder, and back injuries, and medical treatment was needed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it has not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,000.

NHTSA complaint 11525890. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

2 injured · crash · towed · 15,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN ROGUE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLES ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE THEREFORE THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT END PREVENTION AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 4-5 UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS INQUIRED ABOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER EXPERIENCED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A

NHTSA complaint 11299268, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

2 injured · crash · towed · 21,000 miles

THIS NISSAN ROGUE SPORT WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH-IMPACT CRASH AUGUST 30, 2020. THE DRIVER THAT STRUCK OUR ROGUE SPORT WAS EXITING HIGHWAY 635E IN DALLAS, TX. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT IS DOCUMENTED WITH THE IRVING POLICE DEPARTMENT, TX DOT CRASH ID 17836976.1*DT SEE ALSO 11353459. *DSY*JB

NHTSA complaint 11352659. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

2 injured · crash · towed

I was stationary at a red light, and car traveling behind me at full speed (approximately 50-60 mph) did not stop and crashed into my car (rear-ending me). My airbags did not deploy: not even the side airbags, even though the trunk was crashed/pushed up into the middle of the car, damaging the side supports between the front and back seats. ALSO, the driver's seat reclined fully upon impact! This car has electric adjustable seats, so the seat has a mechanized gear that faulted.

NHTSA complaint 11706540. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

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 the CVT transmission would indeed need to be replaced. Nissan said that because the Motor oil changes were not done at a Nissan dealer they would not give good will assistance on this car. I told them that motor oil has nothing to do with the CVT transmission. They didn't seem to care, they just said they are not helping.

NHTSA complaint 11763437. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Back up camera works intermittently.

NHTSA complaint 11759109. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
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. Now anytime the car idles for more than 1 or 2 minutes it overheats.

NHTSA complaint 11754041. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

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.

NHTSA complaint 11752031. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

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 fan is starting to squeak and make noise again like it did the few months before it gave out the first time. Our mileage is now 57,000 and I expect we will need to replace our fan within the next 6 months. Also, when trying to get the fan replaced, it is often on back order which our mechanic found interesting—showing this must be a common

NHTSA complaint 11749579, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

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)

NHTSA complaint 11748091. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Nissan Rogue Sport

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2022 12 1 —
2021 23 3 —
2020 40 1 —
2019 100 2 —
2017 74 1 —

Other 2018 Nissan models

Rogue 668 Altima 225 Sentra 185 Murano 113 Titan 90 Kicks 85 Pathfinder 77 Armada 75

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every Nissan on this site — 205 vehicles.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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