2012 Nissan Rogue problems
The 2012 Nissan Rogue has 436 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (31%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are engine (10%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 436 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 15
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 281 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 48 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 45 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 60 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 45 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 34 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 281 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (102 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 15 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Nissan Rogue with enough data (194 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Frontal impact caused airbags to deploy except the passenger front (no passenger) and the passenger rear side (passenger present) . Nissan claims no deployment of side airbag is because no direct "t-bone" impact on passenger side of vehicle was sensed. Nissan also claims that the driver side airbag did properly because it sensed a potential rollover situation. Nissan was moving on city street and hit (t-boned) a truck pulling a heavy loaded trailer that ran a red light.
While traveling down the road entering the freeway the vehicles power steering stopped working rendering the vehicle no control. After nearly getting hit we were able to slow the vehicle down on the freeway and push it off of the road. The vehicle was not driveable and was towed to a dealership where it was learned that the power steering needed replaced for 1500.00 dollars out of the warranty.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan rogue. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the brake warning indicator illuminated. The contact also heard a loud abnormal noise. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was driven to the dealer for diagnostic testing. After the third technician, it was diagnosed that the brakes need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle decelerated independently.