2013 Nissan Rogue problems
Owners have filed 852 complaints about the 2013 Nissan Rogue with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 36.9% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine at 12.2%.
Complaints852
Crashes25
Fires28
Injuries11
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 36.9% · 314
Engine 12.2% · 104
Vehicle speed control 10.6% · 90
Air bags 10.3% · 88
Electrical system 7.5% · 64
Unknown or other 7.0% · 60
Fuel/propulsion system 3.8% · 32
Structure 3.4% · 29
Severity
Of those complaints, 25 describe a crash, 28 describe a fire, 11 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 18 model years of the Nissan Rogue in this data, 2013 sits 4th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 70 in the last three years against 192 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,000 miles.
In owners' own words
When the car warms up the vehicle will not accelerate past 40mph or climb small hills greater than 40 mph. Vehicle will act normally but when you get off the freeway, it loses power and will not accelerate. Big safety issue when traveling on highway and you need speed to pass or even keep up with traffic. Found online that this is a common problem and I believe there needs to be a recall for safety concerns Power train · reported at 74,000 miles
The car has approximately 85,000 miles. Took into the dealership for service because of rough idling, loss of acceleration and a whining noise when accelerating. Dealership came back and said transmission was bad. Discovered that cvt failure in 2013 Nissan Rogue is common and a known issue. Recalls have been issued for some models but not all even though many owners have experienced the same problems. Power train · reported at 85,000 miles
Transmission oil cooler is needed to prevent the transmission cvt oil to stay cool so it does not go into fail safe mode here in the texas heat. After about 2 hours of driving in 90 plus weather the vehicle shuts power. It is unfortunate timing when in traffic and you have no power and you have to pull over without getting hit to put the vehicle in park and shut it down to reset the safe mode. Power train · reported at 68,500 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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