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2014 Nissan Rogue: Use caution

Owners filed 192 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Nissan Rogue in its first five years on the road, about 101 for every 100,000 sold: 1.3× the rate of a typical Rogue year. That's above average, so use caution.

The biggest problem area, counting serious complaints more, is the air bags (21% of complaints, median 15,000 miles).

Complaint index
1.3×
per vehicle sold, vs. a typical Rogue year
Rank
10th of 14
1st = fewest complaints
Complaints
192
first five years; 101 per 100,000 sold
Recalls
10
campaigns
2nd generation, 2014–2020 (first year of the generation; redesign years often run worse) · Updated September 24, 2026 · How we rate
2014 Nissan Rogue S AWD

Photo: 2014 Nissan Rogue S AWD · Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Problem areas

Ranked by severity-weighted complaints · share · median miles
  1. Air bags21% · 41 complaints · median 15,000 miles
  2. Fuel and propulsion29% · 55 complaints · median 24,000 miles
  3. Powertrain19% · 36 complaints · median 51,000 miles
  4. Speed control8% · 15 complaints · median 25,000 miles
  5. Engine11% · 21 complaints · median 24,000 miles
  6. Electrical10% · 19 complaints · median 3,000 miles
  7. Brakes5% · 9 complaints · median 34,000 miles
  8. Seats and belts6% · 12 complaints · median 16,000 miles
  9. Body and structure4% · 8 complaints · median 4,000 miles
  10. Lights3% · 6 complaints · median 21,000 miles

Bars rank problem areas by complaints weighted for severity (crashes, fires, injuries and deaths count more). A complaint can name more than one area. Mileage is reported on about half of complaints.

What owners describe

Air bags

Owners describe the front passenger air bag warning light staying on or blinking even when someone is seated there, a problem that often returns after dealer visits or recall repairs. Some owners also report air bags not deploying in actual crashes, and getting mixed answers from dealers about whether their vehicle is covered by the recall.

Warning signs:
Many report the passenger air bag off light coming on intermittently while driving or stationary, sometimes clearing after restarting the car; some also report the air bags failing to deploy in a collision.
What shops did:
Dealers often replaced or reprogrammed occupant sensors, seat cushions, or connectors, but many owners say the light returned or the dealer found no problem and charged for diagnostics.
Mileage:
most between 5,000 and 55,000 miles, among 47 complaints that give it

“The "passenger airbag off" light illuminates and the passenger airbag remains off indefinitely”

“Red blinking airbag light and yellow airbag light are illuminated on the dashboard”

Fuel and propulsion

Owners of this Rogue frequently report the fuel pump failing, causing the car to stall or lose power suddenly, sometimes on highways at speed. Many say dealers linked it to a recall but struggled to get replacement parts quickly, leaving them driving a vehicle they worried could stall again.

Warning signs:
Many report sudden loss of power or RPM while accelerating or at highway speed, rough idling, whining noises, or the check engine light coming on before stalling.
What shops did:
Dealers often replaced the fuel pump, sometimes under a recall campaign, though many owners say replacement parts were on back order for weeks or months and some vehicles were found not eligible for the recall despite showing the same symptoms.
Mileage:
most between 15,000 and 90,000 miles, among 40 complaints that give it

“While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle.”

“Car stalls as if the car is not getting gas. Constant pressure on the gas pedal is needed to prevent from stalling at stops.”

Powertrain

Owners describe their Rogues losing power or acceleration unexpectedly, often tied to the CVT transmission, sometimes while driving on highways. Many say dealers diagnosed transmission failure requiring costly replacement, and some mention recalls or bulletins related to fuel pumps or transmissions.

Warning signs:
Many owners report jerking, shuddering, RPM surges without matching acceleration, hesitation from a stop, engine revving loudly with little forward motion, and dashboard warning lights before failures.
What shops did:
Dealers often diagnosed a faulty CVT transmission, cooler, or related component needing replacement or rebuilding, though some could not duplicate the problem or offered only partial cost assistance.
Mileage:
most between 45,000 and 95,000 miles, among 78 complaints that give it

“The rpms would go up and down and the vehicle would jerk as if the transmission was trying to find the right gear”

“the vehicle started shuddering. The contact released the accelerator pedal and the vehicle stopped shuddering.”

Summaries are written with AI from the owner complaints shown on NHTSA's site and checked against them; quotes are word for word.

Recalls (10)

Check a VIN on NHTSA ›
  • NHTSA 23V093000February 2023712,458 vehicles

    Electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: immobilizer/proximity: key/sender

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while driving.

    Risk: Driver contact with a key in the collapsed position could inadvertently shut off the vehicle while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the vehicle shuts off while driving, the air bags may not deploy in a crash as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

    Fix: Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge.

  • NHTSA 22V024000January 2022664,779 vehicles

    Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Rogue vehicles. The electrical connector for the under dash harness may corrode due to water and salt intrusion from the driver's side foot well.

    Risk: Corrosion in the electrical connector can result in power window/seat failure, all-wheel-drive warning light illumination, battery drainage, and electrical connector damage that increases the risk of a fire.

    Fix: Dealers will remove the harness tape and harness covering and replace both connectors and apply white lithium grease to the connectors as necessary, free of charge.

  • NHTSA 16V244000April 20163,296,947 vehicles

    Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

    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.

    Risk: 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.

    Fix: Nissan will notify their owners.

  • NHTSA 16V219000April 2016108,503 vehicles

    Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured July 31, 2013, to January 16, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the rear lift gate support stays may corrode due to insufficient anti-corrosion treatment.

    Risk: Corrosion of one or both of the rear lift gate support stays could cause a sudden release of pressure. If this occurs, the support stays may break off, increasing the risk of injury.

    Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear tailgate stays, free of charge.

  • NHTSA 16V149000March 201646,671 vehicles

    Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured July 25, 2013, to December 21, 2013, and February 1, 2014, to June 7, 2014. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing.

    Risk: If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge.

  • NHTSA 15V197000April 201529,297 vehicles

    Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured January 2, 2014, to June 4, 2014. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing.

    Risk: If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge.

  • NHTSA 15V032000January 2015468,815 vehicles

    Electrical system

    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.

    Risk: An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.

    Fix: 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.

  • NHTSA 15V012000January 2015893 vehicles

    Service brakes

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to November 5, 2014, and 2014-2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured August 12, 2014, to November 15, 2014. During the assembly process, the front wheel hub assembly fasteners may not have been properly torqued.

    Risk: The under-torqued fasteners may result in a brake caliper separating from the wheel assembly causing a reduction in braking performance or reduced steering control. These conditions increase the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and tighten any loose bolts to the proper specification, free of charge.

  • NHTSA 14V229000May 2014334 vehicles

    Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Pathfinder and Rogue vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The right side wheels of the affected vehicles may have one lug nut each that was not properly tightened.

    Risk: If the lug nut becomes loose from not being properly tightened, it may fall off, allowing the other lug nuts to become loose, possibly resulting in a wheel separation, and increasing the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten any loose lug nuts to the correct specification, free of charge.

  • NHTSA 14V218000April 20141,644 vehicles

    Steering: column

    Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Rogue vehicles manufactured January 10, 2014, to January 17, 2014. In the affected vehicles, an incorrect bolt may have been used to connect the intermediate shaft to the upper steering assembly.

    Risk: The incorrect bolts could loosen and fall out resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Nissan will notify owners and, dealers will inspect and repair all affected vehicles, free of charge.

A recall only helps if the repair was done. Enter the vehicle's 17-character VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup before you buy.

Service bulletins

Nissan sent NHTSA 332 service bulletins and other notices to dealers covering the 2014 Rogue. These are repair instructions, not recalls. Warranty extensions and bulletins about its top problem areas:

  • NTB19-071D · September 2024DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended.
  • NTB12-103I · June 2024CVT/TCM CALIBRATION DATA “WRITE” PROCEDURE This bulletin has been amended.
  • NTB17-003F · December 2023FLUID LEAK CAUSED BY TRANSFER ASSEMBLY RIGHT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT OIL SEAL This bulletin has been amended.
  • NTB21-094B · December 2023TRANSFER ASSEMBLY SEAL REPLACEMENT FOR AWD FRONT DRIVE SHAFT REMOVAL This bulletin has been amended.
  • NTB12-103H · May 2023CVT/TCM CALIBRATION DATA “WRITE” PROCEDURE This bulletin has been amended.
  • NTB12-055J · March 2023CLICKING NOISE FROM FRONT OR REAR AXLE DURING TAKE-OFF/ACCELERATION This bulletin has been amended.
  • NTB19-071C · March 2023DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended.
  • NTB10-029I · November 2022ABNORMAL NOISE, VIBRATION AND/OR BINDING FEELING FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL This bulletin has been amended.

All 2014 Rogue bulletins on NHTSA ›

Questions owners ask

Is the 2014 Nissan Rogue reliable?
Owners filed 192 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Nissan Rogue in its first five years on the road, about 101 for every 100,000 sold: 1.3× the rate of a typical Rogue year. That's above average, so use caution. Ratings compare Rogue years with each other using complaints filed with NHTSA; they don't measure every problem owners have.
What are the most common 2014 Rogue problems?
Owners' complaints most often involve the air bags (21%), the fuel or propulsion system (29%) and the powertrain (transmission and drivetrain) (19%). A complaint can name more than one area.
Has the 2014 Nissan Rogue been recalled?
Yes. NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the 2014 Nissan Rogue, the most recent in February 2023 (electrical system). Enter the vehicle's VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup to see whether the repairs were done.

Sources

Owner complaints, recalls and manufacturer communications from NHTSA's public data files, as of September 24, 2026. Complaints are counted once each, over the model year's first 60 months on the road. UsedScore is not affiliated with NHTSA or Nissan. The 2014 Nissan Rogue on NHTSA.gov · How we rate