2015 Nissan Rogue problems
Owners have filed 736 complaints about the 2015 Nissan Rogue with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 19.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 13.2%. A further 16.7% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints736
Crashes44
Fires13
Injuries51
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 19.2% · 141
Unknown or other 16.7% · 123
Air bags 13.2% · 97
Electrical system 11.1% · 82
Engine 7.6% · 56
Structure 5.3% · 39
Seat belts 3.7% · 27
Vehicle speed control 3.1% · 23
Severity
Of those complaints, 44 describe a crash, 13 describe a fire and 51 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 18 model years of the Nissan Rogue in this data, 2015 sits 6th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 108 in the last three years against 257 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 49,620 miles.
In owners' own words
AWD High Temperature warning message. Asked to stop vehicle. Once the message disappears and proceed to resume travel there's an odd humming sound from tire area as though the 4 wheel drive is engaged on drive pavement. Vehicle doesn't handle as well. This warning can happen 2 minutes to 2 hours into drive and on in surface type. Also, the AWD will engage without warning and will not turn off. Power train
The CVT malfunctions after about an hour of driving. There is a failure of power transfer to the drive wheels. The engine rpms increase but there is no forward motion resulting in the vehicle being stranded in traffic. I spoke to the nearest Nissan dealer which is one hour from my home in Mountain Home, AR and was told that this is a known problem and is an indication of imminent CVT failure. Power train
CVT Transmission failure. Loss of vehicle propulsion and burning smell on highway. Warning light came on after symptoms of failure. Owner has only driven 24k miles since purchase and goes for routine vehicle service at Nissan regularly. Further research show identical safety related issues for models with CVT from 2012-2016. There are no recalls despite pending lawsuits for this issue. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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