2017 Nissan Rogue Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 602 owner complaints for the 2017 Nissan Rogue (including the hybrid). It has 1 open investigation that names this model year.

Recalled components: electrical system, brakes, engine and cooling, seats, and 1 more. Most-described problem: stalling or shutting off (50 complaints, 8%). Most-reported area: powertrain (123 complaints, 20%; median mileage when it happened: 56,800).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Nov 12, 2026

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Excludes the smaller Rogue Sport.

6 safety recalls for the 2017 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 2017 Nissan Rogue; it is still open. 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 602 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 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

• Stalling or shutting off50 · 8%
  Median 28,000 miles at failure, from 34 reports with mileage
• Transmission failure or replacement48 · 8%
  Median 79,100 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage
• Hesitation or slow acceleration36 · 6%
  Median 45,000 miles at failure, from 15 reports with mileage
• Check engine light30 · 5%
• Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting30 · 5%
• Loss of power or limp mode25 · 4%
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration25 · 4%
• Phantom braking or false collision alerts22 · 4%
  Median 33,700 miles at failure, from 16 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

• Powertrain123 · 20%
  Median 56,800 miles at failure, from 53 reports with mileage
• Brakes113 · 19%
  Median 25,100 miles at failure, from 82 reports with mileage
• Forward collision avoidance76 · 13%
  Most named: automatic emergency braking (39); warnings (23) · Median 13,000 miles at failure, from 35 reports with mileage
• Electrical system75 · 12%
  Median 35,000 miles at failure, from 39 reports with mileage
• Air bags72 · 12%
  Median 17,600 miles at failure, from 28 reports with mileage
• Engine70 · 12%
  Median 21,000 miles at failure, from 33 reports with mileage
• Speed control41 · 7%
  Median 24,000 miles at failure, from 15 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other139 · 23%
  Median 18,000 miles at failure, from 63 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 2017 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 2017 drew 214.

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.

2017 Rogue MPG

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