2015 Nissan ROGUE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2015 Nissan Rogue SUV AWD has an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, indicating above-average safety features and crash protection. It received impressive ratings in various crash scenarios, including a 5-star overall side crash rating, a 4-star front crash driver side rating, and a 3-star front crash passenger side rating. The vehicle also scored well in rollover and side pole crash tests, with a 4-star rollover rating and 4-star side pole crash rating.

In terms of safety features, the Nissan Rogue comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, providing additional stability and control on the road. It also offers optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems, enhancing driver awareness and potentially preventing accidents.

Despite its strong safety performance, the Nissan Rogue has had a significant number of complaints, totaling 469, and has been subject to 9 recalls. It is important for owners to stay informed about any potential issues and ensure that necessary recalls are addressed promptly to maintain the vehicle's safety standards.

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Complaint Count

469

Recall Count

9

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2015 Nissan Rogue SUV AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2015 Nissan Rogue SUV AWD

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.

Optional

2015 Nissan Rogue SUV AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2015 Nissan Rogue SUV AWD 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 2015 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 2015 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 2015 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 4 5

Complaints for the 2015 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:
"our 2015 nissan rogue will occasionally not accelerate when driving, which can be extremely dangerous. i am not a mechanic, but i believe the transmission is faulty, the vehicle only has 59,000 miles on it! also, tried driving the vehicle yesterday and it starts up fine, but it will not move foward or backward! please help us with this issue! thank you"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2025-05-01
Complaint:
"i was driving on freeway with cruise control on and noticed a couple of 'slips' in the transmission that made the car slow down and 'jerk'. thinking it might have been a bit of bad gas, i kept driving for about 20 minutes. at one point the car seemed to slip into neutral and the tachometer revved up to about 8000 rpm even though the car was still in drive. i pulled over on the off-ramp and then i lost all ability to move using any gear. i did not see any warning lights. the car is at a shop now to diagnose. had this happened while on the freeway, who knows what might have happened."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-07-12
Complaint:
"was driving the vehicle and came to a train crossing in our area,put the vehicle in park and waited until train had passed (6 minutes ?) and after gates went up and placed vehicle in drive again i couldn't get it to move....after waiting and putting it in low position it slowly caught and was able to get vehicle home which is 1.5 miles and have not been able to get it to move in any position. contacted dealer and was told its a well known issue but nissan is not covering these bad cvt transmissions and hope you can help!it's a 2015 model with just over 60k"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-05-09
Complaint:
"my issue was with the car’s cvt, specifically related to the torque converter (code p0744). i was driving on the highway, driving up hill on a busy interstate and my car suddenly and very noticeably decelerated/lost engine power such that even attempting to accelerate by pushing the pedal all the way to the floor would not allow me to recover my speed. this put me as well as drivers in my surrounding area at risk as cars and semis had to suddenly brake and began honking and attempting to pass. this could have easily caused a serious accident. the problem has been confirmed by the dealer and the recommendation was to replace the transmission and add a component to help prevent overheating for around $8,000. they admitted that this is a known issue and there have been lawsuits, yet no recalls have occurred. the dealer that confirmed the issue was a nissan dealership and therefore i would assume qualifies as the manufacturer. there were no warning lamps, messages, or any symptom/indication of a problem prior to this occurrence; not even the manufacturer proactively reaching out to warn of the potential for this to occur based on others’ experiences with the cvt. here is a link to the video provided of the inspection performed by the dealer https:// [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-08-07
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2015 nissan rogue. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated and jerked before stalling. after restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality however, the failure became a regular failure. no warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with transmission failure. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. the failure mileage was 50,000. the consumer stated that half of the cost of repair was initially going to be covered by the manufacturer but that was later denied by them. the vehicle exceeded the allotted time for reimbursement."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-07-07
Complaint:
"the contact's son owns a 2015 nissan rogue. the contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. no warning light was illuminated. the vehicle coasted off to the side of the roadway. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the mechanic related the failure to technical service bulletin: 15-084 (cvt judder); however, the vehicle was not covered under the tsb. the failure mileage was approximately 126,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-09-07
Complaint:
"the transmission failed. the vehicle is not in my possession anymore it was sold to carmax in may 2023. my safety and safety of others was put at risk in my opinion. the car would randomly not accelerate, i would have to pull over and restart the car. this at times would help and i would have no problem moving forward. often it would not help and i would continue to not be able to accelerate. on the highway pulling over to restart the car or not being able to accelerate is scary. the car would at times not start and needed time to rest it seemed before i could get it to start again. the vehicle was inspected by nissan in chicago, il twice, first on 5/23/22 and second on 3/14/23. the reports are attached. on 5/23/22 nissan found nothing to explain the issue i described of not being able to accelerate but they stated-possible transmission issues that had not failed yet. it had also been inspected by an independent dealer several times- with no findings. no warning lights came on until march 2023 which is when i brought it to nissan the second time on 3/14/23 hoping the warning light would give them more information. they found many other things that needed to be worked on but no mention of transmission issues. the report is attached. the batavia mobil recommended the transmission being replaced after their inspection on 5/1/23 and that is attached."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-08-06
Complaint:
"2015 nissan rogue-consumer would like nissan to replace the faulty transmission for 100% of the cost as is being done with other nissan owners with the same transmission model even if the consumer is outside of the extended warranty by 8 months but 20,000 miles under the mileage limit that was set by the lawsuit. notice to submit claim attached."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-08-03
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2015 nissan rogue. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard a whining sound located on the front passenger’s side of the vehicle. no warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission was faulty. the dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to speak with the manufacturer. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 83,146."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-03-03
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2015 nissan rogue. the contact stated while driving 20 mph, the vehicle would not properly accelerate. there was no warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 76,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-02-03

Recalls for the 2015 Nissan ROGUE

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 altima vehicles manufactured january 3, 2013, to july 29, 2013, 2015-2016 rogue vehicles manufactured october 14, 2014, to august 12, 2016, and 2016 maxima vehicles manufactured june 4, 2015, to august 19, 2015. an incorrect occupant classification system (ocs) electronic control unit (ecu) may have been installed in the front passenger seat. the incorrect ecu and seat combination may misclassify the front passenger seat occupant."
Consequence:
If the front passenger seat occupant is misclassified, the air bag may deploy incorrectly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy:

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECU and update the OCS software free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > SENSOR > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Date of incident: 2016-12-19
Recall:
"nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 nissan maxima, 2013-2016 nissan altima, nv200, leaf, sentra, and pathfinder, 2014-2016 nissan nv200 taxi, infiniti qx60, qx60 hybrid, and q50 hybrid, 2014-2017 nissan rogue and infiniti q50, 2015-2016 nissan murano, murano hybrid, and chevrolet city express, 2014-2015 nissan pathfinder hybrid, and 2013 infiniti jx35 vehicles. in these vehicles, the front seat passenger occupant classification system (ocs) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. as a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash."
Consequence:
If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Remedy:

Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > SENSOR > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Date of incident: 2016-04-26

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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