Nissan Rogue Years to Avoid and the Best Years

Years to avoid: 2018 and 2023 At least twice the 147.5 complaints of a typical Rogue year. Most described: phantom braking (2018), engine failure (2023).
Best years: 2016, 2021, and 2022 Under three quarters of the 147.5 complaints of a typical Rogue year since 2016, with no open NHTSA investigation or do-not-drive or park-outside recall. The 2020 drew few complaints too, but its first three years fell in the pandemic, when people drove less.

Based on owner complaints filed with NHTSA in each model year's first three years, not adjusted for sales. The 2024 to 2026 models are too new to judge. See every year ranked

Data: US EPA and NHTSAUpdated Nov 12, 2026

Every model year since 2010 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 34 mpg combined, arrived in 2017. Includes the 2014 and 2015 Rogue Select, the previous-generation Rogue Nissan sold alongside the new one; NHTSA files it under the Rogue name. Excludes the smaller Rogue Sport.

Rogue problems by year, ranked by owner complaints

How the years are ranked

Model years ranked by owner complaints filed with NHTSA in their first three years (model year Y: filed by the end of Y+2), so every year is measured over the same time on the road. Years without three full years of data, and launch or final years with very few sold, are left out. Counts are not adjusted for how many were sold.

A typical Rogue year drew 147.5 complaints in its first three years: the median of its years since 2016, higher than the median of all its ranked years (100). Years to avoid drew at least twice that, and at least 50. Best years are up to three years since 2016 with the fewest complaints, each under three quarters of a typical year since 2016 (147.5), with no open NHTSA investigation and no do-not-drive or park-outside recall that covers all versions; the 2020 is never picked, as its first three years fell in the pandemic. How the verdict works.

Model year	First 3 years	All complaints	Recalls
2023 Rogue Avoid Most described: engine failure or replacement	480	774	6
2018 Rogue Avoid Most described: phantom braking or false collision alerts	373	672	4
2017 Rogue Most described: stalling or shutting off	214	602	6
2019 Rogue Most described: phantom braking or false collision alerts	188	341	4
2014 Rogue Most described: stalling or shutting off	124	440	10
2021 Rogue Best Most described: the check engine light coming on, then loss of power or limp mode	107	298	10
2016 Rogue Best Most described: transmission failure or replacement	101	544	7
2015 Rogue Most described: the airbag warning light or an airbag fault	99	554	9
2022 Rogue Best Most described: loss of power or limp mode	95	271	6
2013 Rogue Most described: loss of power or limp mode	63	610	1
2020 Rogue Most described: door lock or latch problems	61	154	1
2010 Rogue Most described: hesitation or slow acceleration	35	282	2
2012 Rogue Most described: transmission failure or replacement	26	319	2
2011 Rogue Most described: loss of power or limp mode and transmission failure or replacement	24	363	2

Compare other models' worst years in the worst model years guide.

Check your Rogue for open recalls

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Year by year

Model year	Best rating	Recalls	Complaints	Crash test
2026 MPG · Recalls and problems	32 mpg Gas	2	59	Not rated
2025 MPG · Recalls and problems	33 mpg Gas	3	206
2024 MPG · Recalls and problems	33 mpg Gas	4	236
2023 MPG · Recalls and problems	33 mpg Gas	6	774
2022 MPG · Recalls and problems	33 mpg Gas	6	271	4 to 5 stars
2021 MPG · Recalls and problems	33 mpg Gas	10	298
2020 MPG · Recalls and problems	29 mpg Gas	1	154
2019 MPG · Recalls and problems	34 mpg Hybrid	4	341
2018 MPG · Recalls and problems	34 mpg Hybrid	4	672
2017 MPG · Recalls and problems	34 mpg Hybrid	6	602
2016 MPG · Recalls and problems	28 mpg Gas	7	544
2015 MPG · Recalls and problems	28 mpg Gas	9	554
2014 MPG · Recalls and problems	28 mpg Gas	10	440
2013 MPG · Recalls and problems	25 mpg Gas	1	610
2012 MPG · Recalls and problems	25 mpg Gas	2	319
2011 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	2	363
2010 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	2	282	Not rated

Owner complaints by model year

All complaints filed so far. Counts rise with sales volume and with time on the road, so recent years look better than they may turn out. The highlighted bar is the model year with the most complaints in its first three years.

2023: 774 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Nissan Rogue
Model year	Complaints
2010	282
2011	363
2012	319
2013	610
2014	440
2015	554
2016	544
2017	602
2018	672
2019	341
2020	154
2021	298
2022	271
2023	774
2024	236
2025	206
2026	59

Best combined rating by model year

The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 24 to 33 mpg (every year from 2010 to 2026); highest in 2021. Hybrid: 34 mpg (2017 to 2019).

Best gas version
Best hybrid version

2026: gas 32 mpg · hybrid not offered

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Nissan Rogue best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version	Best hybrid version
2010	24	–
2011	24	–
2012	25	–
2013	25	–
2014	28	–
2015	28	–
2016	28	–
2017	29	34
2018	29	34
2019	29	34
2020	29	–
2021	33	–
2022	33	–
2023	33	–
2024	33	–
2025	33	–
2026	32	–

Every Rogue year's ratings in one table

Comparisons

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Questions

Which Nissan Rogue years should you avoid?

The 2018 and 2023 Rogue are the years to avoid: each drew at least twice the 147.5 owner complaints of a typical Rogue year in its first three years. Owners of the 2023 most often describe engine failure. Complaints can't tell you whether a particular car is sound, so whatever the year, check its open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy. Safety recall repairs are free at Nissan dealers for vehicles up to 15 years old from first sale.

What are the best Nissan Rogue years?

The 2016, 2021, and 2022 Rogue are the best years: they drew 101, 107, and 95 owner complaints in their first three years, each under three quarters of the 147.5 complaints of a typical Rogue year since 2016, and none has an open NHTSA investigation or recall telling owners not to drive or to park outside. The 2020 drew few complaints too, but its first three years fell in the pandemic, when people drove less. Only years since 2016 are considered, since owners filed fewer complaints in the early 2010s. The 2024, 2025, and 2026 are not ranked yet: they have had fewer than three full years on the road.

Which Nissan Rogue years have the most problems?

Counting owner complaints filed with NHTSA in each model year's first three years, the 2023 (480) drew the most, then the 2018 (373). Owners of the 2023 most often describe engine failure or replacement.

Which Nissan Rogue years have the most recalls?

The 2014 and 2021 have the most safety recalls in NHTSA's file (10 each). A recall can cover a problem that affects only a few cars, so open a year's page to see what each one covers. No recall for 2010 to 2026 models tells owners not to drive the car or to park it outside.

What are the most common Nissan Rogue problems?

In the 6,725 owner complaints NHTSA lists for 2010 to 2026 models, owners most often describe loss of power or limp mode (687 complaints); hesitation or slow acceleration (520 complaints); and transmission failure or replacement (488 complaints). One complaint can describe several problems. Each year's recalls and problems page lists what owners describe for that year.

Which Nissan Rogue year has the best MPG?

The best EPA fuel economy is 34 mpg combined, first reached by the 2017 hybrid version.

Sources and method

US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Nov 4, 2026.
NHTSA recall file dated Nov 12, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Nov 11, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.

Complaint counts are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.