2012 Nissan ROGUE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2012 Nissan Rogue SUV FWD has received positive safety ratings overall. It scored a 4 out of 5 in the overall rating, indicating above-average safety features. In terms of specific ratings, it achieved a 4 in overall front crash rating, 5 in overall side crash rating, and 4 in rollover rating. Additionally, it is equipped with standard electronic stability control, which enhances vehicle stability in various driving conditions.

Unfortunately, the Nissan Rogue does not come with forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems. The vehicle has had 298 complaints reported, which may raise some concerns about its reliability. Moreover, there have been 2 recalls issued for this model, suggesting potential safety or performance issues that require attention. It is advisable for potential buyers to carefully consider these factors when evaluating the overall safety of the Nissan Rogue.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

298

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2012 Nissan Rogue SUV FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2012 Nissan Rogue 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.

No
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.

No

2012 Nissan Rogue SUV FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2012 Nissan Rogue 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 2008 Score 2012 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 3 4

Side Crash Ratings

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

Test 2008 Score 2012 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 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 2008 Score 2012 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2012 Nissan ROGUE

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 contact owns a 2012 nissan rogue. the contact stated while driving at approximately 75 mph, the transmission failed to operate as designed and the vehicle lost motive power. there were no warning lights illuminated. the contact pulled over to the side of the road and was able to drive the vehicle again after the vehicle had cooled down. the vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or mechanic. the vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 107,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-08-01

Complaint:
"vehicle was driven for 1 hour and 6 minutes for 73 miles. the max speed reached for 65 of the miles was 75 mph and the cvt fluid temperature protection logic caused the vehicle to decelerate and the driver was barely able to pull off the interstate to a safe location. there should be a recall, owners of this vehicle should not be responsible to pay for a design flaw of this vehicle. this is the 3rd incident that this happened the last 6 months."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2025-01-06

Complaint:
"my 17yr old son and 20 yr old daughter were traveling to visit grandparents. they were driving normal highway speed and the transmission just cut out and the rpms reved up to the red line and they barely made it off the road before a collision. this vehicle only has 70k miles and contains one of the faulty transmissions that they are aware of. this model was not included in their recall and is dangerous. this should be considered deception of the consumer, since they knew they built a faulty product and all of these vehicles should be recalled. nissan should reimburse all consumers for such a poor/faulty/dangerous product."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-01-03

Complaint:
"november 21,2022 while driving my husband to the hospital for major surgery the transmission malfunctioned in our car (it was 16 degrees outside). we had to very slowly drive it back home and take our other car to the hospital. some days after this we got it to our mechanic where he confirmed it was the transmission that needed to be replaced. it has not yet been inspected by anyone either than our mechanic. it is inoperable at this time. there were no warning lamps or messages that appeared prior to the failure."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-09-11

Complaint:
"going up hill at 130,000 it doesn't want to pull, you have to put hazards on pray your not hit in the ass end because it happens at random. it then acts fine after a few minutes"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-12-11

Complaint:
"i spoke with nissan telling her my 2012 nissan rogue which i bought new, is currently having cvt transmission issues at 115000 miles. she told me, there was nothing nissan is willing to do for me after 60000 miles. i am highly concerned as not only is nissan unwilling to stand behind their product but also unwilling to do the right thing. i have followed their service book and completed all scheduled maintenance as directed. i stated i would be submitting a complaint in writing. given i have twin 5 year old’s and if we were to be in accident then my husband has documentation to submit i had previously informed nissan of the existing issue which is also well known and documented. also, that shall nissan choose not to honor my request by replacing my transmission i shall have no choice but to contact the bbb and a. g. as i do not want any other family to be injured or killed as result of nissan choosing not to do the right thing. the issue is, while driving on the freeway, the engine will not go into second gear and will not go faster than 10mph after stopping. this is a safety issue which nissan is aware of. the way to correct the issue is to stop the engine and let it cool for approx 1 hour then you can drive again. as stated on google, “transmission problems are common with the 2012 rogue and can make for expensive repairs. nissan's continuously variable transmission is known to be problematic, especially around the 100,000-mile mark. most nhtsa complaints relate to problems with the cvt.mar 30, 2022” the 2012 nissan rogue is reported to still have issues with its transmission and engines. the problems are largely similar, with acceleration problems being the most common. the problems can occur as early as 60,000 miles, and sometimes the vehicle will stall while driving.jun 22, 2022 if nissan is aware of the issue with the cvt transmission, why are they not doing something about it? are they waiting for a lawsuit or a death before they do anything? help"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-08

Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2012 nissan rogue. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power, and failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not yet repaired. the manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 154,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-08-06

Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2012 nissan rogue. the contact stated that while attempting to drive, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to move. the contact had the vehicle towed to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 101,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-03-06

Complaint:
"while operating the vehicle on a busy road in rush our traffic, the vehicle would not accelerate but the engine was running and the rpms were very high when trying to go. suddenly the vehicle the lurched forward; luckily no one was in front of me as my car would not more at first, the vehicle would only go 20 mph and no faster. i was in a 40 mph lane and put my hazards on as i did not know what was happening. made it to a stop light and once the light changed the same happened as the car would not move then lurched into a gear i guess and i could only go 20 mph. the check engine light was not on, but did come on a short minute later. while making a left hand turn from a stop, the vehicle would not move when pressing the gas, then vehicle lurched forward and would barley move as oncoming traffic was coming my way. i drove the vehicle less then 15 miles to get to a auto repair shop from the very 1st time this started to happen. i was informed i needed a new transmission. this was a scary and unsafe driving experience and this ended up being very costly."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-08-04

Complaint:
"transmission problems"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-02-06

Recalls for the 2012 Nissan ROGUE

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 nissan rogue vehicles manufactured march 7, 2007, to november 26, 2013, and 2014 nissan rogue select vehicles manufactured september 23, 2013, to july 2, 2014. the affected vehicles may experience an electrical short in the harness connector due to a mixture of snow/water and salt seeping through the carpet on the driver side floor near the harness connector."
Consequence:
An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
Remedy:

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the kick panel wiring harness connector and will if necessary install a new harness connector and waterproof seal, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Component(s) Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2015-01-26

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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