2013 Nissan Rogue problems
The 2013 Nissan Rogue has 858 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (36%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are engine (13%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 858 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 31
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 596 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 | 67 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 43 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 85 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 126 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 126 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 86 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 43 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 12 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 596 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (237 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 25 complaints mention a crash; 31 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Nissan Rogue with enough data (404 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
My father was hit while driving his 2013 rogue while turning left. Oncoming car hit right passenger side so hard the battery of the rogue was found two blocks away. The car was totaled. My mother was sitting behind my father on the driver side back seat. Neither side air bags deployed. Both sustained multiple injuries. My father died as a result. ..updated 12/11/17
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH on the highway, other vehicles were honking attempting to get her attention. Then a strong abnormal odor was coming the vehicle and it was discovered that there was a fire coming from the driver’s side footwell. The contact merged to the shoulder of the highway and safety exited the vehicle. No injuries were reported. The fire department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan rogue. While the driver was at a stop sign attempting to turn left, the contact noticed another vehicle coming towards her. As a result, the contact veered to the right and crashed into the rear driver side of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
This 2013 nissan rogue lost acceleration completely when on a slight hill/incline. Speed went from 60MPH to 30MPH in seconds, nearly causing a collision with a big rig truck on my side and a large vehicle coming up behind. The gas pedal was completely to the floor with no result in acceleration. When able to come to a complete stop, I had to power down vehicle completely. I opened the hood (hoping to cool the potentially hot engine to resolve) and restart.
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.