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2012 Nissan Rogue drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 135 complaints for the 2012 Nissan Rogue, 31% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
135 31% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 102 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2012 Nissan Rogue Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 29 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 21 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 102 complaints that include mileage. 21% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles29
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles21
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 102 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

After a panic stop which activates the ABS system, this vehicle is unresponsive to throttle input for an excessive period of time (10 seconds or more). This has been demonstrated to the dealer and a new, similar vehicle showed the same performance. The dealer indicates it must be inherent with the vehicle, no fix is available from nissan. This unresponsiveness after a panic stop is un-safe.

Reported at 13,000 miles, September 2012

CVT; bought used; had a transmission which had overheated in excess of 50 times per the dealer. Transmission fluid exchange performed after vehicle purchase and burned up within two weeks. CVT was diagnosed and was replaced at a cost of 5698 dollars. Nissan failed to place an oil cooler on the 2012 nissan transmissions which has lead to these transmissions experiencing failure due to overheating.

Reported at 102,000 miles, August 2019

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