2013 Nissan Rogue drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 308 complaints for the 2013 Nissan Rogue, 36% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 308 36% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 78,000 miles 237 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Based on 237 complaints that include mileage. 22% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	16
20k to 40k miles	4
40k to 60k miles	32
60k to 80k miles	70
80k to 100k miles	53
100k to 120k miles	36
120k to 140k miles	20
140k to 160k miles	5
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 237 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

I've had numerous problems with this car. While driving with my family on the highway for over 1.5 hrs. The car would not accelerate above 60 MPH. Another time while highway driving on the oh turnpike 1 hour away from home I lost acceleration while going uphill and coasted to an area to stop. While I was stopped the car smoked and it would not start until after 30 minutes. I was able to make it to a mechanic who informed it may be my transmission and he advised to not go over 60 MPH and to take the back roads home.

Reported at 125,000 miles, April 2020 Fire

I have a 2013 nissan rogue that the transmission just died on me. The car has 103 k miles and died on me in the middle lane of a 3 lane highway. I was doing 70 MPH and the car speed dropped to less than 5 MPH. I had my foot on the pedal for a good minute but the car won't go over 5 MPH. I finally managed to safely get out of the highway and the car just died on the side of road. Towed the car to the nissan dealer and was told the CVT transmission needs repaired.

Reported at 103,188 miles, July 2017

Drivetrain & axles problems in other years

Drivetrain & axles problems across all Nissan models