Nissan Rogue Years to Avoid — and the Years to Buy
Every Nissan Rogue model year from 1999 to 2026, benchmarked against each other with 10,261 federal complaints, 46 recall campaigns, and the odometer readings owners put in their reports.
Avoid: 2013, 2015–2018, 2023. These years top the Rogue's complaint rankings by volume and severity.
The trouble strip
One cell per model year. The whole answer in one glance — click any year for the full report.
The defining problem
Transmission & drivetrain tops the Nissan Rogue file with 1,823 complaints, concentrated in the 2008–2016 model years, most often reported around 75,000 miles. The year pages break down what fails and when.
Every year, ranked
| Year | Verdict | Complaints | Recalls | Top problem | Trouble index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Too early to call | 40 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2025 | Too early to call | 196 | 3 | Visibility & wipers | 18 |
| 2024 | Too early to call | 274 | 4 | Other | 26 |
| 2023 | Avoid | 984 | 6 | Engine | 84 |
| 2022 | Typical | 341 | 6 | Engine | 27 |
| 2021 | Below average | 418 | 10 | Other | 41 |
| 2020 | Typical | 235 | 1 | Driver assistance | 22 |
| 2019 | Below average | 525 | 3 | Driver assistance | 54 |
| 2018 | Avoid | 1,004 | 3 | Brakes & stability | 100 |
| 2017 | Avoid | 876 | 5 | Other | 97 |
| 2016 | Avoid | 751 | 7 | Transmission & drivetrain | 75 |
| 2015 | Avoid | 733 | 9 | Transmission & drivetrain | 72 |
| 2014 | Below average | 613 | 10 | Transmission & drivetrain | 58 |
| 2013 | Avoid | 852 | 1 | Transmission & drivetrain | 75 |
| 2012 | Below average | 434 | 2 | Transmission & drivetrain | 39 |
| 2011 | Below average | 510 | 2 | Transmission & drivetrain | 44 |
| 2010 | Below average | 421 | 2 | Transmission & drivetrain | 40 |
| 2009 | Below average | 433 | 3 | Transmission & drivetrain | 35 |
| 2008 | Below average | 615 | 5 | Transmission & drivetrain | 49 |
| 2007 | Few reports | 5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 1999 | Few reports | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
Questions buyers ask
What Nissan Rogue years should I avoid?
Federal complaint records point to 2013, 2015–2018, 2023 as the Nissan Rogue years to avoid — they drew the highest volume of serious complaints relative to the model's other years.
What is the most common Nissan Rogue problem?
Transmission & drivetrain tops the Nissan Rogue file with 1,823 complaints, concentrated in the 2008–2016 model years, most often reported around 75,000 miles.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover the Nissan Rogue only, scored against this model's own worst year — not against other models. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.