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Nissan · NHTSA safety record

2019 Nissan Rogue Sport

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

Owners have filed 100 safety complaints about the 2019 Nissan Rogue Sport with the US government. Of those, 2 describe a crash, 1 mentions a fire, 1 person was 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 forward collision avoidance, named in 29 complaints, 29% of the total. The typical failure was reported at 12,000 miles, the median across the 32 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers October 2019 to September 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

100 complaints on file

100

Complaints

2

Describe a crash

1

Mention fire

1

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
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 29 · 29%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 22 · 22%
ENGINE 20 · 20%
SERVICE BRAKES 20 · 20%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 20 · 20%
POWER TRAIN 11 · 11%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9 · 9%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2 · 2%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 · 2%
SEAT BELTS 2 · 2%
STRUCTURE 2 · 2%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 · 1%
0 15 31

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 100.

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 2025 at 20.

24 18 12 6
19 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 2019 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 2019 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 15.9% 14.3%
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.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

1 injured · 21,945 miles

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A MAIN STREET AT ABOUT 30 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY IT STOPPED HARD. THE IMPACT OF THE STOP MADE ME HIT MY CHEST AGAINST THE STIRRING WHEEL.. NOW I HAVE A PAINFUL ACHE ON MY CHEST AND BACK..MY BODY FEELS VERY SORE FROM THIS SUDDEN IMPACT. THE CAR IIS NEW! THESE TYPE OF INCIDENTS SHOULD NOT BE PART OF OUR DRIVING EXPERIENCE, AT ALL!

NHTSA complaint 11282382. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · towed · 52,000 miles

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, there was a burning odor inside the vehicle. After, turning off the vehicle antifreeze started leaking from the radiator. After restarting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the thermostat and radiator fan were faulty and needed to be replaced. The thermostat was replaced but the failure persisted due to the faulty fan. The local dealer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,000.

NHTSA complaint 11427171. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · towed

My son financed a nissan rogue sport in Aug of 2023. He was in an accident in Nov of 2023. I have not spoken to him since. He spoke with some of my family members, told them the accident was his fault and he doesn't understand what happened. He said he just lost control while driving. I'm thinking it was the key fob, he's a very tall boy and the crash could have been a result of hitting the key fob while driving. I'm hoping there is a way to find that out. The dealership we got the car from Wjk Tempe Dodge. 7975 S Autoplex Loop Tempe AZ 85284-1023. I tried calling them to get some info but got no responses. The vehicle is totaled and sits on the side of my home with a tarp over it. It has

NHTSA complaint 11566681, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 600 miles

WHEN TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AT FULL SPEED SENDING MY CAR INTO A CEMENT POLE. THE CAR WENT OVER THE POLE AND STOPPED. NONE OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SOMEONE CALLED 911 AND THE MY HUSBAND TOOK ME TO THE ER.

NHTSA complaint 11268253. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I was driving and my heat hand shot up to the hot and I pulled into the parking lot and cut the car off and noticed the fan was not working

NHTSA complaint 11763695. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR

35,550 miles

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Rogue Sport. While driving the vehicle at an undisclosed speed, the air conditioning system intermittently ceased to blow cool air. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the cooling fan assembly needed to be replaced. The repair was not yet performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,550.

NHTSA complaint 11759763. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
The check engine light, thermostat, or sensor affliated with the engine overheating. An engine overheating without warning lights or a dashboard indicator leaves you entirely blind to critical, fast-moving mechanical failures.Without an indicator, you cannot pull over before extreme heat causes severe metal distortion. Yes, the vehicle has been inspected by service department. Three times it has been brought into for.same issue I was sent home with vehicle with the belief it was safe to drive There was no warning lights or sensors or messages prior to the failure.

NHTSA complaint 11757881. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
Throwing code P0841. RPM’s bouncing, slow to accelerate, enters limp mode. Dangerous when on the road as the car is not properly accelerating with the flow of traffic and could potentially stall out in the middle of the road. Will need either the valve body replaced or an entire transmission replacement. After a lot of research, this is an EXTREMELY common problem with this CVT transmission and I feel it should actually be addressed by Nissan instead of customers continually having to shell out thousands of dollars in repairs of a transmission they know fails. This car doesn’t even have 100K miles on it.

NHTSA complaint 11752879. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
On April 2, 2026, I was operating my 2019 Nissan Rogue Sport (Mileage: 45,905) at approximately 30 mph when a sudden surge occurred in the engine compartment. Despite depressing the accelerator, the vehicle lost all forward propulsion. I managed to coast through my development and into my garage. Upon arrival, all dashboard warning lights illuminated simultaneously, at which point I immediately deactivated the engine. After exiting the vehicle, I observed a total loss of transmission fluid onto the garage floor. The vehicle was towed to Naples Nissan, where technicians confirmed a catastrophic CVT failure. Prior to this event, the vehicle exhibited no symptoms of mechanical

NHTSA complaint 11733546, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Radiator fan leading to engine overheating, fan fails to turn on causing high engine temperatures & AC failure. Nissan is aware of issues & takes no responsibility. Early on when vehicle experienced symptoms & under warranty, I brought vehicle in several times & was told they couldn’t find anything wrong. Since warranty has expired, we’ve had to fix once & now it’s happening again. Some symptoms: loud rattling in engine bay, AC blows hot air while idling & low speeds, engine overheating & stalling.

NHTSA complaint 11731498. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

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Other years of the Nissan Rogue Sport

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2022 12 1 —
2021 23 3 —
2020 40 1 —
2018 94 2 —
2017 74 1 —

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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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