2021 Nissan ROGUE SPORT - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport SUV FWD has an outstanding safety rating of 5 out of 5, making it a very safe vehicle. It excels in both front and side crash tests with high ratings across the board. Additionally, the car is equipped with standard electronic stability control, forward collision warning, and lane departure warning systems, enhancing its safety features.

However, it is worth noting that there have been 15 complaints and 3 recalls reported for this specific model. Despite these concerns, the overall safety of the Nissan Rogue Sport remains excellent based on the crash test ratings and advanced safety technologies it offers.

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Complaint Count

15

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2021 Nissan Rogue Sport SUV FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2021 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.

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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.

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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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2021 Nissan Rogue Sport SUV FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2021 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 2021 Score 2022 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 5 5

Side Crash Ratings

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

Test 2017 Score 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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 actuators on the doors are failing, so the door locks are unreliable. i paid to have the front passenger door's actuator replaced at a cost to me of almost $700. now i am having the same issue with the driver's side actuator, which means another $700 repair. i worry that the same thing will happen to the two back doors. to me, this is a quality issue. the car is barely 3 years old (i purchased it in august 2020). if i don't spend the money to get this fixed, i run the risk of getting carjacked or the car broken into. i have tried and failed to get any kind of resolution from nissan consumer affairs - they keep using stall tactics rather than being straightforward. i am also unhappy with the resolution of the jackknife key recall. they did the bare minimum to resolve this issue and now i have a key that is forced to stay in the open position at all times. the key is now over 4" long. it's also sharp and i've lost count of how many times i've stabbed my leg and put holes in my pants pockets."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2023-01-10
Complaint:
"i went through a recent ddos attack by a neighbor where they used signal boosting to spoof my key fob. from there, they were able to access the intelligent drive system, gps and audio. on june 25th, the same criminals tracked me down through the gps outside of marshall tx and attmpted to hijack the vehicle. i had to call 911 and run for safety, it was terrifying. the entire day i could hear interference over the radio, this remained an issue for weeks. i took it to a nissan dealer to show them the mass amount of malware that was installed, but was told i could just buy another car instead. to make matters worse, at one point in time, this group that hacked the vehicle, was able to alter my speed remotely. it is impossible to have anyone at nissan take me seriously on this matter, yet you can see online that this is a known concern for this model specifically. i believe it is pertinent that nissan review boot loader settings on these vehicles for a known fatal flaw that leaves the user vulnerable to these types of attacks, this could have caused me to crash several times and is downright scary that anyone with a little background could penetrate these systems so easily."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2025-01-06
Complaint:
"my new 2021 rogue sport does not always excellarate, especially on u turns or wait i g to make a turn. i have had the car less than 3 months and near afraid to drive it. it almost does one or more of these when out driving. i mentioned it to the dealership and they say it has a break in point and i needed to drive it for at least 1500 miles. it just went over 1000 miles."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2023-06-01

Recalls for the 2021 Nissan ROGUE SPORT

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2021 rogue sport vehicles. the seat belt automatic locking retractor (alr) may deactivate early, reducing the protection offered to an installed child seat. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 208, "occupant crash protection.""
Consequence:
A seat belt retractor that does not function as intended can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy:

Dealers will replace the front passenger seat belt and as necessary both outer rear seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 14, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is RT049 & RT050.

Component(s) Involved: SEAT BELTS > FRONT > RETRACTOR
Date of incident: 2021-07-21

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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