2018 Nissan Rogue Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 672 owner complaints for the 2018 Nissan Rogue (including the hybrid). It has 1 open investigation that names this model year.

Recalled components: electrical system, brakes, engine and cooling, and backover prevention and rearview camera. Most-described problem: phantom braking or false collision alerts (50 complaints, 7%). Most-reported area: brakes (264 complaints, 39%; median mileage when it happened: 12,100).

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

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Excludes the smaller Rogue Sport.

4 safety recalls for the 2018 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 2018 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 672 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 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

• Phantom braking or false collision alerts50 · 7%
  Median 10,000 miles at failure, from 38 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off33 · 5%
  Median 29,000 miles at failure, from 21 reports with mileage
• Driver-assist errors or blocked-sensor messages30 · 4%
  Median 9,200 miles at failure, from 20 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration30 · 4%
  Median 15,500 miles at failure, from 21 reports with mileage
• Backup camera problems22 · 3%
• Infotainment or touchscreen failures20 · 3%
• Check engine light19 · 3%
• Hesitation or slow acceleration14 · 2%

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

• Brakes264 · 39%
  Median 12,100 miles at failure, from 208 reports with mileage
• Forward collision avoidance174 · 26%
  Most named: automatic emergency braking (118); warnings (31) · Median 5,000 miles at failure, from 90 reports with mileage
• Electrical system96 · 14%
  Median 17,800 miles at failure, from 54 reports with mileage
• Engine57 · 8%
  Median 24,000 miles at failure, from 30 reports with mileage
• Powertrain49 · 7%
  Median 38,600 miles at failure, from 17 reports with mileage
• Speed control36 · 5%
  Median 19,500 miles at failure, from 29 reports with mileage
• Air bags32 · 5%
• Unknown or other139 · 21%
  Median 12,200 miles at failure, from 71 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 2018 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 2018 drew 373.

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.

2018 Rogue MPG

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