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2011 Nissan Rogue — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 363 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

363

Complaints

filed with NHTSA

Involved a Crash

owner-reported

Involved Fire

owner-reported

Injuries

across all reports

Years to Avoid

Nissan Rogue — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Nissan Rogue

282 complaints

2011 Nissan Rogue

363 complaints

2012 Nissan Rogue

318 complaints

2013 Nissan Rogue

610 complaints

2014 Nissan Rogue

440 complaints

2015 Nissan Rogue

553 complaints

2016 Nissan Rogue

541 complaints

2017 Nissan Rogue

599 complaints

2018 Nissan Rogue

609 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Power Train 189 reports

Vehicle Speed Control 62 reports

Electrical System 53 reports

Air Bags 45 reports

Engine 45 reports

Unknown Or Other 36 reports

Steering 17 reports

Structure 11 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Electrical System ODI 11562853 12/31/2023

Unknown

Seat Belts ODI 10441961 12/31/2011

THE MIDDLE BACK PASSENGER SEAT BELT RECOILS SO QUICKLY TO CAUSE EYE, FACE AND HEAD INJURIES. BLOWS TO EYES CAUSES SEVERE BRUISING. *KB

Power Train ODI 11057508 12/30/2017

THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MORE THAN 50 MILES AT A TIME . IF I AM DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME AND SLOW DOWN MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE ANYMORE. I HA E TO SHUT MY CAR OFF FOR AT LEAST 5 MIN. BEFORE I CAN START DRIVING AGAIN. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE POWER TRAIN. IT STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP AND ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS 3 T…

Power Train ODI 11445217 12/28/2021

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact noticed that the vehicle was jerking prior to the failure. The driver depressed the brake pedal but was concerned about the vehicle moving. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determ…

Power Train ODI 11707170 12/26/2025

The CVT transmission started to fail. 1 day it started jerking some. 2 or 3 times. The next time was more jerking and harder. The last day the jerking was longer in length of time. Then the transmission became a little louder. The jerking was constant with acceleration. We made it home and parked the car. I did not see a code, the engine light only came on after three condi…

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Questions

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Is the 2011 Nissan Rogue reliable?

Owners have filed 363 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2011 Nissan Rogue, most often about power train. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.

Which Nissan Rogue years should I avoid?

The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.

Where do these complaints come from?

Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.

Do complaints mean a recall is coming?

Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.