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2018 Nissan Rogue: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
17%
113 of 703 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2018 Nissan Rogue. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 17% of relevant complaints.

Better than 91% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
113
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
703
this model year
Fires reported
1
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
3
40 crashes · 59 injuries

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES271 · 39%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE169 · 24%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER154 · 22%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM100 · 14%
ENGINE69 · 10%
POWER TRAIN46 · 7%

The years either side

2010
67%
160 of 282
2011
69%
216 of 362
2012
66%
181 of 317
2013
76%
396 of 609
2014
58%
206 of 439
2015
43%
187 of 552
2016
50%
229 of 539
2017
39%
225 of 669
2018
17%
113 of 703
2019
18%
76 of 431
2020
20%
38 of 209
2021
34%
103 of 321
2022
78%
208 of 269
2023
67%
463 of 704

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

POWER TRAIN06/15/2020CRASH1 INJURED
WIFE GOT HOME FROM STORE PULL UP DRIVEWAY SHUT VEHICLE OFF WAS STEPPING OUT WHEN THERE WAS A POP AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD TAKING HER ALONG DOWN THE DRIVEWAY CRASHING INTO SLIDING GATE.*DT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER,CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS INJURED. DEALER FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE…
POWER TRAIN08/07/2025
Transmission
ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANC07/14/2025
Engine seems very weak. Not enough power to safely pass on a highway. Absolutely gutless and sometimes upon acceleration and/or braking it jerks.

Three of 113 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 (3)

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Rogue Hybrid vehicles. Contact with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) bracket may damage the engine …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife k…

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