Nissan Rogue Sport Reliability

516 NHTSA complaints (2017–2022). Complaint rate: 1984.6 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
4461.5
Complaints
516
Crash Rate
9.3%
Fire Rate
0.8%
Injuries
48
Fatalities

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2019 Nissan Rogue Sport. The 2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE.

Avoid These Years

2019
~146/yr complaints · 4 crashes

Average

2017–2018
~111/yr complaints
2020–2021
~66/yr complaints

Better Years

2022
~16/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Nissan Rogue Sport — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2019 (146)
04284126168201720182019202020212022

Common Nissan Rogue Sport Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ENGINE772.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM705.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER663.0%
SERVICE BRAKES5510.9%
POWER TRAIN527.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING517.8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2313.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS2025.0%
AIR BAGS1752.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM120.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
20179682View
201812614View
2019AVOID14641View
2020735View
202159161View
2022GOOD161View

See also: Nissan Rogue Sportaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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