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2016 Nissan Rogue steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 23 complaints for the 2016 Nissan Rogue, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
23 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
3,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2016 Nissan Rogue Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 3,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 3,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 80% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 3,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2016 nissan rogue s FWD. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH when the steering wheel suddenly locked while driving with the curve of the road. Once this occurred, the contact was unable to steer the vehicle causing them to end up in front collision with an eighteen wheeler. The air bags did deploy. The vehicle was towed and deemed totaled. A police report was filed. The contact received injuries on the entire right side of their body and medical attention was needed.

Reported at 90,000 miles, December 2020 CrashInjury

When I turn to the left or the right my vehicle makes a popping and cracking noise sounds like the wheel is going to fall off.this car was brand new no mikes took it to the dealer was scared to drive it to north carolina the stated it was the struts and it would take 1 week before the part would be in and gave me a rental at nissn wesley chapel I took it on august 16th no one called me I returned on the 22 they stated this isn't the first car like this I called consumer report and they said they are aware of the…

Reported at 998 miles, August 2016

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