2018 Nissan ROGUE SPORT - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport SUV FWD has an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5. It received solid scores in front and side crash tests, with a 5-star rating for overall side crash protection. The vehicle also scored well in rollover and side pole crash ratings. It comes equipped with standard electronic stability control for added safety on the road.

In terms of advanced safety features, the Nissan Rogue Sport offers optional forward collision warning, which can help prevent accidents by alerting the driver to potential collisions. However, it does not have lane departure warning.

On the downside, there have been 60 complaints reported for this model, which is relatively high, and there have been 2 recalls issued for this vehicle. It's important for owners to stay on top of any recalls to ensure the safety of their vehicle.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

60

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2018 Nissan Rogue Sport SUV FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport SUV FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

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2018 Nissan Rogue Sport SUV FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport SUV FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2017 Score 2018 Score 2022 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated 5 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 2 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2017 Score 2018 Score 2022 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2017 Score 2018 Score 2022 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2018 Nissan ROGUE SPORT

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the backup camera is blurry during the day and at night totally useless with a grayed out picture as if your looking into a cloud. i have taken the car for this issue and some settings were changed, that only made things worse. i was then told is working normal. if this is normal it would be much safer not to have the backup camera as having it makes you want to use it. almost hit a lady walking behind my car while backing out of a parking spot at 9pm. nissan needs to recall these backup cameras."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2018-04-07

Complaint:
"the backup camera clarity is poor during the day and has no visibility at night. i took the car to the dealership in 2021 and was told that’s how it is and is normal. this is a safety issue that needs to be reviewed and a recall determination made."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-08-01

Complaint:
"failure of the motor assembly fan shroud. ac stopped working while driving not realizing that the radiator fan had stopped working and no light indicator on the dashboard appeared. this could lead to damage on the radiator and engine due to no cooling. the replacement part is out of stock and hard to find and very expensive."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-08-07

Complaint:
"not sure where to start with complaint.....i just bought a 2018 nissan rogue sport, and talked to a key-smith about getting a duplicate fob....was told that the 2014 - 2018 rogues have an issue with fobs possibly causing an malfunction in the car system, and if it did the minimum fix for it is $ 1100. (besides the $ 350 to get another fob). he said i would have to sign a waiver stating i understand the issue, and couldn't hold them liable. he said he see's this allot and doesn't understand why nissan doesn't have a recall on it. help."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-12-08

Complaint:
"the rearview camera is not working; the image is no longer visible increasing the risk of crash."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-10-11

Complaint:
"this has happened at least 3x a mist/fog comes out of the ac while running, vehicle in motion for awhile cold air not coming out sounds like ac is running though vehicle does not cool then even when you put the vehicle on max ac it sounds like it is running but the vents are barely releasing any air and it is not cold have taken to hill nissan in winter haven 2x and they claim they can not fix because they can not duplicate the problem"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2022-07-10

Complaint:
"active braking assist engaged twice with no obstruction or imminent crash. the car stopped itself causing danger of being hit from behind."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-06-10

Complaint:
"the a/c stops blowing while driving."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-12-09

Complaint:
"emergency braking system triggers itself randomly. on several occasions, i was driving at night hours with no road hazards, or other vehicles on the road with me, and suddenly the warning emergency light comes on, and my car stops. this has happened on 3 separate occasions in the 8 months i've had the car."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-04-09

Recalls for the 2018 Nissan ROGUE SPORT

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 nissan altima, armada, frontier, kicks, leaf, maxima, murano, nv, nv200, pathfinder, rogue, rogue sport, sentra, titan, titan diesel, versa note and versa sedan vehicles, as well as infiniti q50, q60, qx30 and qx80 vehicles. additionally included are 2019 nissan gt-r and taxi and infiniti qx50, qx60, q70, q70l vehicles. the back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 111, "rear visibility.""
Consequence:
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

Component(s) Involved: BACK OVER PREVENTION > SENSING SYSTEM > CAMERA
Date of incident: 2019-09-12

NISSAN Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

NISSAN ranks 5 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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