2015 Nissan Rogue: engine and transmission complaints
HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
43%
187 of 434 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
43% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2015 Nissan Rogue are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is a model-level pattern, not bad luck.
Worse than 52% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 118 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 34%).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE11/20/2019CRASH1 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TOWED BILLY NA…
POWER TRAIN05/12/2016CRASH1 INJURED
*** COPY OF MY INCIDENT REPORT MAILING ADDRESS: [XXX] CUSTOMER INCIDENT REPORT NAME: [XXX] STREET ADDRESS: [XXX] CITY, STATE ZIP: [XXX] PHONE:[XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS FILE NO: [XXX] THIS WAS THE REPORT I SENT TO NISSAN INVESTIGATIONS UNIT IN JANUARY: …
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKE10/28/2015CRASH1 INJURED
I WAS DRIVING UP HILL AND PRESSED THE BRAKES TO TURN RIGHT, AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T CAME UP, THE CAR CAME TO HALT AND THEN STARTED ROLLING BACK WARDS. NOW I TRIED TO PUT THE BRAKES BUT ITS STUCKED, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IT DIDN'T RESPONDED. SOON WITHING 4-5 SEC THE CAR PICKS UP SPEED, I CHANGED THE MODE TO PARKING, N…
Three of 187 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (9)
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima vehicles manufactured January 3, 2013, to July 29, 2013, 2015-2016 Rogue vehicles man…
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured June 9, 2015, to June 10, 2015, and 2015 Nissan Sentra and Ver…
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured July 31, 2013, to January 16, 2016. In the affected vehi…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2015 Nissan Rogue
Ask the seller whether the transmission has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown shuddering, slipping, delayed or harsh shifts, or a whine at speed.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many transmission faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the transmission.
9 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A transmission already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle. Combined across 2 body styles NHTSA files separately.
