2008 Nissan Rogue: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 612 complaints
612
Total Complaints
85,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
17
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

50,000 25th Percentile
85,000 Median Mileage
115,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
128
AIR BAGS
121
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
50
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
ENGINE
35
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
32
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
28
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
28
STEERING
14
SEATS
13

Severity Assessment

17
Crashes
4
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE IS AN 2008 ROGUE NOT IN YOUR DATABASE. I USED AN ALTIMA FOR PROCESSING PASSENGER AIRBAG RANDOMLY TURNING ITSELF OFF WHEN FEMALE ADULT OF 110 POUNDS IS PROPERLY SEATED AND BUCKLED. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SYSTEM TESTS AT DEALERSHIP ARE NOT REVEALING FAULTY SENSORS. *TR"
"AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED; INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR"
"WITH APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES ON MY NEW 2008 NISSAN ROGUE, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STARTING FLASHING. IT WAS DETERMINED ON DECEMBER 26, 2007 THAT I NEEDED AN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. THE PART IS OUT OF STOCK AND IS ON BACK ORDER. CURRENT ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE OF THE REPLACEMENT PART IS JANUARY..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28