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2026 Nissan Rogue problems

Owners filed 54 complaints about the 2026 Nissan Rogue with NHTSA between Nov 2025 and Oct 2026. The most-cited component is engine (10).

Complaints
54
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
3
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
3
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Engine10
  2. Electrical system10
  3. Visibility/wiper8
  4. Power train7
  5. Visibility6
  6. Structure5
  7. Service brakes4
  8. Forward collision avoidance4
  9. Steering2
  10. Seat belts1
  11. Suspension1
  12. Exterior lighting1
  13. Tires1
  14. Fuel/propulsion system1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20251
202653

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Engine

10 reports1 crash1 fire
“The contact owns a 2026 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed on several occasions, the RPM elevated to 8,000 RPM without the accelerator pedal depressed. The contact slowed down and came to a complete stop, and the vehicle shut off, and the lights were inoperable. The contact stated that the vehicle was restarted after several attempts. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 6,250.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 9, 2026EngineODI 11770238

Electrical system

10 reports
“I picked up my adult daughter from the LAX on August 5th at 9:00am. I was in the driver’s seat and pushed the button to open the liftgate, so she could load her luggage. As she was loading her luggage, the power liftgate closed on her - unprompted. It hit her in the back of the head. (across the back, near the base of her skull) She yelled at me for "closing the trunk on her head" but I did not hit any button. She had a really bad headache for an hour or so, but later that evening and the next day, she developed severe back of the head and neck pain. We took her to a emergency clinic the next morning on 8/6/26 and the physician gave her medicine (injection and prescription) for severe acute headache and cervical paraspinal muscle spasm. He told her to follow up with neurology bc she may have trigemenal neuralgia. We did not put the pieces together (that the liftgate was the source of her pain) until later... after the liftgate knocked me unconscious on 9/1 and I now have a traumatic brain injury and neck injury.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 5, 2026Electrical system, Unknown or otherODI 11769006

Visibility/wiper

8 reports
“While driving at highway speeds, the panoramic sunroof glass spontaneously exploded without any prior warning, impact, or rock strikes. The sudden, loud explosion caused severe driver distraction and panic, creating an immediate safety hazard on the highway. Additionally, shattered glass fragments fell onto the interior sunshade, posing a significant risk of lacerations to the occupants. The vehicle was immediately taken to an authorized Nissan dealership, where service technicians inspected the roof and found no evidence of external impact. A warranty case was opened with Nissan Corporate. The vehicle is currently sitting at my local Nissan dealership and is fully available for inspection. The dealer has taken photos (again) and submitted them to the manufacturer. However, the vehicle has been sitting for weeks without a repair timeline, and the dealer is refusing to provide a warranty loaner vehicle while waiting for Nissan Corporate to approve the claim. There were no warning lights, messages, or prior symptoms before this sudden structural failure.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 22, 2026Structure, Visibility/wiperODI 11766027

Power train

7 reports1 crash1 related recall
“The contact owns a 2026 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that on several occasions while accelerating, the vehicle failed to accelerate or respond as needed. The RPM was elevated; however, the vehicle failed to move. The contact stated that during the failure, the transmission was shifted between park(P) and drive(D) until the proper gear was recognized and the vehicle moved forward. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was scheduled to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,587.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 24, 2026Power trainODI 11766755

Visibility

6 reports
“I have a 2026 Nissan Rogue. The back window spontaneously "popped" and shattered. I understand there is an issue with 2025 Rogue doing this. I purchased mine in October of 2025. I was in the drivers seat and had pushed the rear hatch button to open it. It went up approximately 1/2 way and there was a loud "pop", to the point my neighbors came out to see what happened. I called my dealership and they had me bring it in. They informed me there was no recall for the glass and could not cover it under warranty because they had no "proof" it was spontaneous. I paid 100% to have my window replaced by Safelite at a cost of $374.00.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 29, 2026VisibilityODI 11767826

Structure

5 reports
“My daughter suffered a catastrophic failure of the drivetrain in her 2023 Nissan Rogue while leaving Knoxville, Tennessee, on [XXX]. I had the car towed to Ted Russell Nissan, 8565 Kingston Pike, 37919. After a few days, they informed us that it would be repaired under warranty and provided us with a new Nissan Rogue (vin#[XXX]) as a loaner/rental free of charge until the repairs were completed. Five days later, she placed her three year old son in his car seat in the back passenger side of the Rogue, in the driveway of her home in Johnson City, TN. When she walked around to the driver’s door, the car locked itself, locking the key fob, her phone, and her son in the car on a hot sunny day. She used a tablet to call her mother who called 911. The police were dispatched and extracted the child by breaking into the driver’s door. The lock system clearly failed, as it is not supposed to be possible to lock the key fob in the vehicle. Clearly, the child’s life was threatened by this failure. I contacted the dealer and relayed this information to them. Their only response was ‘is there any damage to the vehicle’. When I returned the vehicle on September 12, they had…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 7, 2026StructureODI 11769563
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.