2012 NISSAN ROGUE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 314 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (116 complaints · 36.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 8
  • Fires 10
  • Injuries 7
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 116 of 314 owner complaints (36.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 116 complaints, 36.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 116 · 36.9% AIR BAGS: 29 complaints, 9.2% of reports AIR BAGS 29 · 9.2% · 2 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 29 complaints, 9.2% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 29 · 9.2% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 24 complaints, 7.6% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 24 · 7.6% · 1 crash reports 7 fire reports ENGINE: 22 complaints, 7.0% of reports ENGINE 22 · 7.0% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 14 complaints, 4.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 14 · 4.5% SERVICE BRAKES: 8 complaints, 2.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 8 · 2.6% · 1 crash reports WHEELS: 5 complaints, 1.6% of reports WHEELS 5 · 1.6% VISIBILITY: 4 complaints, 1.3% of reports VISIBILITY 4 · 1.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 66 complaints, 21.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 66 · 21.0% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 116 36.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 29 9.2% 2 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 29 9.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 24 7.6% 1 crashes · 7 fires
ENGINE 22 7.0% 1 crashes · 2 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 14 4.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 8 2.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 5 1.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 4 1.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 66 21.0% 3 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2011; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 2012. 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2015-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2016-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2016-Q3: 16 owner reports 16 2016-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2017-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2017-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2017-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 2017-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2018-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2018-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2018-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 2018-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2019-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2019-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2019-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2019-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2020-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 2020-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2021-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2022-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2022-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2022-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2022-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2023-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2024-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2024-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2024-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2026-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2011 Apr 2026 Recall campaign 12V068000 ◆ Recall campaign 12V068000 Recall campaign 15V032000 ◆ Recall campaign 15V032000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 3
2013-Q1 Owner reports 2
2013-Q2 Owner reports 3
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 3
2014-Q1 Owner reports 3
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 5
2014-Q4 Owner reports 3
2015-Q1 Owner reports 7
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 10
2015-Q4 Owner reports 6
2016-Q1 Owner reports 8
2016-Q2 Owner reports 12
2016-Q3 Owner reports 16
2016-Q4 Owner reports 8
2017-Q1 Owner reports 8
2017-Q2 Owner reports 9
2017-Q3 Owner reports 14
2017-Q4 Owner reports 6
2018-Q1 Owner reports 5
2018-Q2 Owner reports 14
2018-Q3 Owner reports 14
2018-Q4 Owner reports 15
2019-Q1 Owner reports 10
2019-Q2 Owner reports 10
2019-Q3 Owner reports 9
2019-Q4 Owner reports 7
2020-Q1 Owner reports 7
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 14
2020-Q4 Owner reports 7
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 5
2021-Q3 Owner reports 2
2021-Q4 Owner reports 3
2022-Q1 Owner reports 6
2022-Q2 Owner reports 6
2022-Q3 Owner reports 6
2022-Q4 Owner reports 4
2023-Q1 Owner reports 6
2023-Q2 Owner reports 2
2023-Q4 Owner reports 5
2024-Q1 Owner reports 7
2024-Q2 Owner reports 4
2024-Q3 Owner reports 1
2024-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 2
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
2025-Q4 Owner reports 3
2026-Q1 Owner reports 2
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 12V068000
Recall campaign 1 15V032000
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 12V068000

    Report date
    Component:
    TIRES
    Consequence:
    A NON-ACTIVE TPMS CANNOT WARN A DRIVER THAT A TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 15V032000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
    Remedy:
    Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-22.

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