2013 Nissan Rogue Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 610 owner complaints for the 2013 Nissan Rogue.

Recalled components: electrical system. Most-described problem: loss of power or limp mode (139 complaints, 23%). Most-reported area: powertrain (314 complaints, 51%; median mileage when it happened: 79,300).

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

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Excludes the smaller Rogue Sport.

1 safety recall for the 2013 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 has opened 1 investigation that names the 2013 Nissan Rogue; it is closed. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

A preliminary evaluation is NHTSA's first step, to gather information and decide whether to look further. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 610 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 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 mode139 · 23%
  Median 74,000 miles at failure, from 115 reports with mileage
• Transmission failure or replacement97 · 16%
  Median 89,500 miles at failure, from 76 reports with mileage
• Hesitation or slow acceleration85 · 14%
  Median 86,000 miles at failure, from 64 reports with mileage
• Airbag warning light or airbag fault50 · 8%
  Median 85,300 miles at failure, from 30 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off40 · 7%
  Median 84,500 miles at failure, from 30 reports with mileage
• Check engine light39 · 6%
  Median 89,800 miles at failure, from 30 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration28 · 5%
  Median 73,000 miles at failure, from 21 reports with mileage
• Overheating or coolant loss27 · 4%
  Median 73,000 miles at failure, from 23 reports with mileage

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

• Powertrain314 · 51%
  Most named: automatic transmission (3) · Median 79,300 miles at failure, from 242 reports with mileage
• Engine104 · 17%
  Median 72,500 miles at failure, from 70 reports with mileage
• Air bags90 · 15%
  Median 67,500 miles at failure, from 48 reports with mileage
• Speed control90 · 15%
  Median 80,900 miles at failure, from 70 reports with mileage
• Electrical system65 · 11%
  Median 63,100 miles at failure, from 38 reports with mileage
• Fuel and propulsion system32 · 5%
  Median 77,000 miles at failure, from 23 reports with mileage
• Body structure30 · 5%
  Most named: body (27) · Median 40,000 miles at failure, from 19 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other60 · 10%
  Median 84,000 miles at failure, from 34 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 2013 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 2013 drew 63.

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.

2013 Rogue MPG

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