"How reliable is the 2011 Nissan Rogue?"

"Based on 508 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Nissan Rogue has a median complaint mileage of 80300 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Nissan Rogue?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Nissan Rogue is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 508 total complaints filed."

2011 Nissan Rogue: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 508 complaints

508

Total Complaints

80,300mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

56,500 25th Percentile

80,300 Median Mileage

105,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

188

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STEERING

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

STRUCTURE:BODY

SERVICE BRAKES

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAVE A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE THAT HAD 1000MI. ON IT & I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, I GOT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE BUT THE ROGUE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE & A VEHICLE WAS ON MY BUMPER BEFORE I KNEW IT! IT DID GET UP TO 3,000RPM'S, NO LOUD NOISE. IT WAS QUITE SCARY. ABOUT A WK. LATER IT DID A SIMI..."

"THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2011 NISSAN ROGUE INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. *TR"

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC UPHILL AND HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIV..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN 188 complaints

25th: 62,000 mi Median: 83,153 mi 75th: 102,390 mi

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 61 complaints

25th: 33,349 mi Median: 74,000 mi 75th: 97,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 52 complaints

25th: 63,500 mi Median: 81,149 mi 75th: 119,000 mi

ENGINE 45 complaints

25th: 60,252 mi Median: 79,392 mi 75th: 101,089 mi

AIR BAGS 44 complaints

25th: 59,500 mi Median: 87,500 mi 75th: 113,750 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 50 TX: 44 NY: 43 PA: 39 FL: 35 NJ: 23 OH: 22 MD: 19 CT: 17 GA: 17

Who Files Complaints?

1.2%

Original Owners

98.8%

Second+ Owners

Nissan Rogue — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2008	612	85,000	POWER TRAIN	17
2009	430	80,000	AIR BAGS	10
2010	421	72,000	POWER TRAIN	10
2012	429	70,000	POWER TRAIN	15
2013	846	75,000	POWER TRAIN	25
2014	606	49,800	POWER TRAIN	33
2015	722	49,000	POWER TRAIN	44
2016	741	51,100	POWER TRAIN	48
2017	843	26,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	90
2018	973	15,000	SERVICE BRAKES	64
2019	510	5,171	SERVICE BRAKES	46
2020	228	8,000	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING	18
2021	370	27,255	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	30
2022	329	46,000	ENGINE	13
2023	818	37,200	ENGINE	29
2024	213	19,750	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	7
2025	156	10,830	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	8

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