MODELYEARINDEX

Which Nissan Rogue Sport years to avoid

Across 5 scored model years, the 2019 and 2018 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Nissan Rogue Sport Full report
D
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.

Year Complaint volume 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 owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2018 D 65 reports · median 35,000 mi

  1. Brakes 14

    The contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue sport. The contact stated while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the contact attempted to depress the brake pedal and the vehicles ABS did not activate therefore the contact… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 10

    Driving forward on burke road going around a bend the braking system just locked up causing the rouge sport to go off the road causing damage to car. After that the malfunction light came on. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Driver Assist 9

    I was driving my 2018 nissan rogue sport s AWD and out of the blue on the instrument panel pop up's chassis control system error and and all of the little instrument diagrams started flashing on and off the radio and… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

11 crash · 17 injuries

2019 D 88 reports · median 13,307 mi

  1. Driver Assist 27

    I was driving the vehicle on a main street at about 30 MPH, when suddenly it stopped hard. The impact of the stop made me hit my chest against the stirring wheel.. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 16

    I bought this rogue on 11/02/19. It has 800 miles on it. I got out of work today and started it. I put it in gear and the car wouldn't move. The emergency braking light was lit on the screen. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 13

    When the heat or A/C is turned on the car makes a very loud noise and the entire front of the car vibrates. The car is 9 months old. I was told it will be over $800 to inspect the problem. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

2 crash · 1 fire · 1 injuries

The best year for the Rogue Sport

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2017 is the best-scoring Rogue Sport model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 84.1 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2017 0.54× 24 B
2020 0.92× 26 B
2021 1.00× 26 C

Recalls

4 campaigns on record.

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

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2019 were reported at a median of 13,307 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Nissan Rogue Sport years should you avoid?
2019, 2018 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Nissan Rogue Sport model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Nissan Rogue Sport?
2017 is the best-scoring Nissan Rogue Sport model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 84.1 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Nissan Rogue Sport have?
4 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Nissan Rogue Sport model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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