Nissan Rogue Sport

246 complaints across 5 scored model years and 4 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Nissan Rogue Sport Full report

Grade 2017–2021

2019 vs model median 2.2×

Model median3× median

Driver Assist 27

Brakes 16

Electrical 13

Avoid

2018 · 2019

Best

2017 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Nissan Rogue Sport
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2017	0.54×	24	B
2018	1.96×	65	D
2019	2.18×	88	D
2020	0.92×	26	B
2021	1.00×	26	C
2022 P	0.38×	17	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	27.5
City / Highway	26.5 / 30.5
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,250

Recalls

4 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
19V654000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2018, 2019	1,228,830
23V093000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER	2017–2022	712,458
21V525000	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS	2021	13,215
21V555000	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	2021	4,083

Others in Subcompact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	2018	C
Audi E-Tron	none flagged	C
Audi Q3	20202021	C
BMW X1	2014	C
Buick Encore	2015	C
Buick Encore GX	none flagged	B
Cadillac XT4	none flagged	B
Chevrolet Captiva	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2019 Rogue Sport

Complaints in window: 88
Severity-weighted: 115.5
Model median (weighted): 53
vs model median: 2.18×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 2
Open investigations: 0

Score 40.5 D