2011 Nissan Rogue Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 362 owner complaints for the 2011 Nissan Rogue.

Recalled components: electrical system and steering. Most-described problems: loss of power or limp mode and transmission failure or replacement (77 complaints, 21% each). Most-reported area: powertrain (189 complaints, 52%; median mileage when it happened: 84,100).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Oct 2, 2026

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Excludes the smaller Rogue Sport.

2 safety recalls for the 2011 Nissan Rogue

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA's investigations file, dated Oct 2, 2026, lists no investigations for the 2011 Nissan Rogue.

What owners report

Owners have filed 362 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Rogue. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Loss of power or limp mode77 · 21%
  Median 84,300 miles at failure, from 68 reports with mileage
• Transmission failure or replacement77 · 21%
  Median 87,000 miles at failure, from 68 reports with mileage
• Hesitation or slow acceleration62 · 17%
  Median 76,500 miles at failure, from 56 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off29 · 8%
  Median 82,000 miles at failure, from 25 reports with mileage
• Airbag warning light or airbag fault26 · 7%
  Median 81,500 miles at failure, from 20 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration22 · 6%
  Median 88,500 miles at failure, from 17 reports with mileage
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting17 · 5%
• Overheating or coolant loss16 · 4%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Powertrain189 · 52%
  Median 84,100 miles at failure, from 160 reports with mileage
• Speed control62 · 17%
  Median 73,000 miles at failure, from 53 reports with mileage
• Electrical system52 · 14%
  Median 81,100 miles at failure, from 34 reports with mileage
• Air bags45 · 12%
  Median 90,000 miles at failure, from 27 reports with mileage
• Engine45 · 12%
  Median 79,400 miles at failure, from 38 reports with mileage
• Steering17 · 5%
• Body structure11 · 3%
  Most named: body (9)
• Unknown or other36 · 10%
  Median 90,700 miles at failure, from 29 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Nissan Rogue recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2011 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2023 Rogue drew the most (480) and the 2011 drew 24.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2011 Rogue MPG

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