NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 298 owner complaints for the 2021 Nissan Rogue.
Recalled components: backover prevention and rearview camera, brakes, fuel system, engine and cooling, and 3 more. Most-described problem: the check engine light coming on (23 complaints, 8%), then loss of power or limp mode (17). Most-reported area: electrical system (62 complaints, 21%).
One of the best Rogue years by owner complaints
The 2021 drew 107 owner complaints in its first three years, against about 148 for a typical Rogue year since 2016. No open NHTSA investigation names it, and it has no recall telling owners not to drive or to park outside.
Years to avoid: 2018 and 2023; best years: 2016, 2021, and 2022. Based on owner complaints, not adjusted for sales.
Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated
Year to avoidBest year
Excludes the smaller Rogue Sport.
10 safety recalls for the 2021 Nissan Rogue
Grouped by the part recalled, largest group first, newest first within each part. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for what is wrong, the fix and the full notice.
Risk: An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
The in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system may continuously reboot when the vehicle is restarted, which can result in an inoperative rearview display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Fix: The IVI software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 18, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are R22B8, R22C1, and PC923/25.
Fails federal standard 111 (rear visibility) · 27,388 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Titan, Titan XD, Frontier, and 2021-2022 Rogue vehicles.
Risk: An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
When the Sirius XM subscription is set to "Not Subscribed," it may cause the infotainment head unit to reboot, resulting in an inoperative rearview camera. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Fix: The Infotainment system software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 29, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22A5 PC901 PC902.
Fails federal standard 111 (rear visibility) · 10,477 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Rogue, 2022 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Titan rental vehicles.
Risk: A loss of brake fluid may reduce braking performance, increasing the risk of crash.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
The left and/or right rear brake caliper assemblies may be missing an internal bushing, allowing the O-ring seal to move and brake fluid to leak.
Fix: Dealers will replace the left and right rear brake calipers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 12, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC933. The two vehicles that were previously inspected under recall 21V-286 and did not receive a brake caliper replacement will need to have the new remedy completed.
2 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Rogue vehicles.
Risk: A loss of brake fluid may reduce braking performance, increasing the risk of crash.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
The rear left and/or right brake caliper assemblies may be missing an internal bushing, allowing the O-ring seal to move and brake fluid to leak.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the left and/or right rear brake calipers, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 10, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC804.
14,054 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Rogue vehicles.
Risk: Fuel pump failure may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
Abnormal wear inside the fuel pump may cause it to overheat and fail.
Fix: Dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 27, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B8.
24,793 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Rogue vehicles.
Risk: An improperly secured fuel hose may leak, increasing the risk of a fire. The fuel hose may also disconnect completely, causing the engine to stall and increasing the risk of a crash.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
The fuel hose may not be secured in the proper position and the fuel tank lock ring may not be fully seated.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, reposition and secure the fuel hose and lock ring, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC791.
2,150 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Nissan Rogue vehicles.
NHTSA listing: ROGUE. Components: Fuel system: delivery, hoses, lines/piping, and fittings; Fuel system: storage, tank assembly. Nissan campaign PC791.
Risk: Engine failure increases the risk of a crash. A bearing failure may cause a breach in the engine block, allowing hot oil to be discharged, increasing the risk of an engine fire.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
The engine bearings may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine failure.
Fix: Dealers will reprogram the engine control module (ECM) software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed April 8, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261 or Infiniti's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. Nissan's numbers for this recall are R25A8/A9 and R25B1/B2.
443,899 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Rogue, 2019-2020 Altima, 2019-2022 Infiniti QX50, and 2022 Infiniti QX55 vehicles equipped with 3-cylinder 1.5L or 4-cylinder 2.0L variable compression turbo (VC-Turbo) engines.
Risk: Seat belts that do not retract properly may be difficult to operate, preventing their usage, which can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
The rear seat belts for the left-hand and right-hand rear seats may not retract properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 209, "Seatbelt Assemblies."
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the rear seat belts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 27, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC915.
Fails federal standard 208 (occupant crash protection) · 8,391 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Rogue vehicles.
Risk: An insecurely anchored child seat can move during a sudden stop or crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
The second-row upper tether wires may have been improperly welded to the seatback frame, preventing a child seat from being securely anchored. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the rear seatbacks as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 30, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC812.
Fails federal standard 225 (child seat anchorages) · 47,098 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Rogue vehicles.
Risk: The wheel vibration may break the wheel studs and cause the wheel assembly to separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What's wrong, the fix and the full notice
The incorrect wheel nuts may have been installed, and may loosen causing wheel vibration.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wheel nuts and replace any incorrect ones, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC799.
21 vehicles.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Nissan Rogue vehicles.
NHTSA listing: ROGUE. Nissan campaign PC799.
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 2 investigations that name the 2021 Nissan Rogue; both are closed. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.
2021 Nissan Rogue inner tie rod failures
Preliminary evaluation PE24020Closed Aug 24, 2026 (opened Aug 5, 2024)
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to assess allegations of tie rod bending, deformation, or related steering linkage damage in certain 2021 Nissan Rogue vehicles.
NHTSA listing: ROGUE. Component: Steering (linkages, tie rod assembly).
Complete loss of motive power due to engine failure
Preliminary evaluation PE23023Closed Jul 18, 2025 (opened Dec 13, 2023)
On December 13, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE23-023 to investigate allegations of engine failures leading to loss of motive power in model year (MY) 2021-2023 Nissan Rogue; MY 2019-2021 Nissan… NHTSA's full summary
NHTSA ties this investigation to recall 25V-437, listed above.
NHTSA listing: ROGUE. Components: Engine and cooling; Engine.
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 298 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 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
Check engine light23 · 8%
Loss of power or limp mode17 · 6%
Stalling or shutting off16 · 5%
Overheating or coolant loss16 · 5%
Fuel smell or fuel leak14 · 5%
Won't start13 · 4%
Engine failure or replacement13 · 4%
Suspension parts (struts, ball joints, control arms)13 · 4%
Most named: warnings (18); automatic emergency braking (15)
Powertrain28 · 9%
Body structure19 · 6%
Most named: body (19)
Brakes18 · 6%
Unknown or other80 · 27%
A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%.
Nissan Rogue recalls and complaints by model year
The highlighted bars are the 2021 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 2021 drew 107.
Owner complaints
2021: 298 complaintsTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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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
Safety recalls
2021: 10 recallsTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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Safety recalls by model year, Nissan Rogue
Model year
Recalls
2010
2
2011
2
2012
2
2013
1
2014
10
2015
9
2016
7
2017
6
2018
4
2019
4
2020
1
2021
10
2022
6
2023
6
2024
4
2025
3
2026
2
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.
In the 298 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2021 Nissan Rogue, the problems described most are the check engine light coming on (23), loss of power or limp mode (17), and stalling or shutting off (16). NHTSA does not verify complaints, and one complaint can describe several problems.
Is the 2021 Nissan Rogue safe?
In NHTSA crash tests every tested version of the 2021 Nissan Rogue earns 4 stars overall. The table above lists each tested version.
Is NHTSA investigating the 2021 Nissan Rogue?
No. NHTSA's investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026, lists no open investigations for the 2021 Nissan Rogue. It lists 2 closed ones; the most recent closed on Aug 24, 2026.
How do I check if my Rogue has an open recall?
Enter the 17-character VIN from your dashboard, door jamb or registration at nhtsa.gov/recalls. The lookup lists unrepaired recalls for that exact vehicle. Safety recall repairs are free at Nissan dealers.
Sources and method
NHTSA recalls file (NHTSA datasets), dated Nov 12, 2026; every campaign checked against NHTSA's recalls API.
NHTSA owner complaints file, dated Nov 11, 2026. Counted by complaint number, so a complaint naming three components counts once in the total.
NHTSA investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026. Defect petitions, which ask NHTSA to open an investigation, are listed apart and only while open. Audit queries, which check whether a company met its recall and reporting duties rather than whether a vehicle has a problem, are not listed.
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (NCAP).
NHTSA model names covered: ROGUE.
Complaint counts are unverified owner reports. They rise with sales volume and time on the road, so compare model years with care. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.