49 complaints reported

2021 Nissan Rogue UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
49
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Apr 2026

The vehicle has experienced multiple incidents of change of transmission from automatic to manual while driving, without warning. When this occurs, the vehicle loses speed while in motion, creating an immediate and severe safety hazard. •The issue began shortly after purchase •The defect has occurred multiple times, including twice in a single weekend •The issue persists despite multiple dealership service visits •The dealership initially misdiagnosed the issue •I possess video recordings of the shutdown events •The vehicle is currently at Clay Cooley Nissan (since November 15, 2025) •Nissan has delayed inspection until February 5, 2026 •I am unable to safely drive the vehicle •My family is without transportation •I continue to incur financial hardship as a result A vehicle that loses speed unexpectedly while driving poses a risk of: •Collision •Injury or death •Loss of vehicle control •Endangerment of other motorists

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2025
Feb 2026

June 2025 rear door locks stopped working. (Odometer 12,538) I was unable to lock/unlock doors with key fob or with inside driver's door lock/unlock button. Repaired 06/10/2025 at Mentor Nissan, 44060, by replacement of parts #82500-6R0B & 82501-6R0B: CONTROLLER-LOCK in both rear doors. Incident #2: Feb 2026 front driver-side door lock became inoperable, the same as had occurred with the rear door locks. I'm at Nissan Mentor today (02/17/2026) for evaluation & repair. (Odometer 15,200) Both of these door lock issues resulted in inability to enter/exit vehicle. Very dangerous if someone were unable to exit vehicle in emergency. Otherwise a big inconvenience requiring one to climb over other seats to enter/exit vehicle. The car is under extended warranty. June 2025 I paid $100 deductible plus tax & fee, totaling $110.21. Today's repair cost to be determined. In each incident there were no warning lamps or messages. Both issues began with intermittent lock/unlock failure, then escalated to complete failure within 2-3 weeks. This has caused several inconveniences of not being able to enter the vehicle through the effected doors. And now the second incident again requires waiting for repair. In the first instance with rear door there was a wait of several weeks for the needed replacement parts. I anticipate the same delay with the front door repair. As I write this I'm at Mentor Nissan facility waiting for report from service department.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2026
Dec 2025

Rear Window "exploded" while car was parked at a private residence driveway, 50 degree day, foggy morning. No one was in car at time in this case.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2025
Nov 2025

I’m not exactly sure what is wrong but can only assume it would be engine or transmission related. While driving whether it’s city streets going 5 to 35 miles an hour or on the freeway with a speed limit of 75 at any moment while driving RPMs will shoot high and stay high until I am able to safely pull over Put the vehicle in park and then proceed back into drive. This has happened several times while on the freeway, which poses serious safety issues in pulling off a freeway safely, and has happened numerous times driving the city streets in my town. I took the vehicle in to be checked out And was told CVT transmissions are notorious for having issues, especially in this year make and model of vehicle. Shortly after having the vehicle serviced I see the article showing over 400,000 vehicles are being recalled for the same exact issue. I need to make sure that my car is included in that recall because it is the exact same issue and needs resolved as this is a fairly new vehicle and should not be having these issues or opposing danger to myself and my family When I have attempted to resolve the issue.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2025
Oct 2025

Since October of 2024, I've been having recurring leaks coming through the front right passenger's side at the top corner of the windshield, where the seam in the fabric meets. I have had multiple appointments at Nissan dealerships, where I've been told "your drains are clogged," "it's how it was manufactured," "we'll add some sealant," etc. and the problem has progressively gotten worse and worse, spreading to other areas of my roof, staining my interior, and causing mold and mildew issues. I wonder if it's not a sunroof problem, but a roof rack problem. There was a recall on a batch of 2021 Nissan Rogues in 2021 for this issue, but my car's manufacturing date unfortunately did not fall under that recall. Nissan will not check to see if that's the issue since my car is not technically under recall. I've found a huge community of people online who have had the same problems with their Nissan Rogues, and have unfortunately either had to sell their cars back to the dealership, or are living with mold and mildew in their cars because it's a problem that Nissan has not been willing to fix. I'm asking that this problem is looked into further on behalf of myself and other 2021 Nissan Rogue owners whose particular manufacturing dates did not fall under the recall for the leaking roof racks (attached) and are continuing to have water leak into their cars. My whole sunroof, besides the glass, was replaced in June of 2025, and the problem worsened (photos attached). My car is now back in the shop at a different dealership, with the hopes that they can help me.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2024
Oct 2025

I continue to get a check engine light on my car that reads code P0101. The very first time it happened I took it to a mechanic they read the diagnostic code and advised I would need to replace the Mass Airflow sensor. I purchase the part from a Nissan dealership and it was replaced by a mechanic approximately January 2025. The light would continue to come on sporadically. I took it back and was told that engine air filter was dirty. It was replaced the code was cleared and driving fine. 10 months later the same light and code are appearing on my car. It’s been taken to a mechanic whom after checking wiring and other components again believes it’s the mass air flow sensor. This part is not cheap but continues to cause a problem even when replaced with genuine parts.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2025
Oct 2025

My auctuators door locks have failed numerous times. The passenger rear was replaced when the vehicle was still under warranty. In the last 6 months the front drivers side, and passenger side has failed. Nissan does not have a recall on these and should! My car only has 32,000 miles on it. There obviously is an issue that needs to be addressed with a recall.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2025
Sep 2025

My back hatch has been leaking causing my camera to mess up I do have video of it but I’ve been told many other rogue owners have this issue

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2025
Jul 2025

Hi Team, I own a certified 2021 Nissan and am currently experiencing a water leak at the top front corners of the windshield. The vehicle has been inspected for windshield defects and clogged drains, but no issues were found. After conducting some research online, I discovered that this issue closely resembles the one described in Technical Bulletin NTB21-097B. Which is describing this issue is happening with all 2021 manufactured vehicles. However, my vehicle’s VIN does not show any active recall associated with this bulletin. I am attaching pictures for your reference. I kindly request that you consider covering this issue under the scope of the bulletin and advise me on the next steps in the process. Thank you for your assistance. Thanks [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2024
Jun 2025

Sunroof randomly shattered while driving on highway with no debris. Further research shows this is not the first time the sunroof randomly shattered while driving.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2025
Jun 2025

I had turned on my front and rear window defrosters and as I was driving along the road, my rear windshield shattered unprovoked.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2025
Jun 2025

Car was off keys inside car and all doors locked

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2025
Jun 2025

Hi Team, I own a certified 2021 Nissan and am currently experiencing a water leak at the top front corners of the windshield. The vehicle has been inspected for windshield defects and clogged drains, but no issues were found. After conducting some research online, I discovered that this issue closely resembles the one described in Technical Bulletin NTB21-097A. However, my vehicle’s VIN does not show any active recall associated with this bulletin. I am attaching pictures for your reference. I kindly request that you consider covering this issue under the scope of the bulletin and advise me on the next steps in the process. Thank you for your assistance. Thanks [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2025
May 2025

The back-up camera on my car no longer functions. When put in reverse, the back-up area appears gray and there is an X in it. The birds-eye view portion works on the sides and front, but the back is also gray and has an X in it. Other 2021 Nissan Rogues were recalled for this problem happening around the 50,000 mile mark. Mine was not one of them but I am thinking it probably should have been. No accidents have happened and I do know how to use mirrors to back up but this should not be happening. I would not report it if I had not seen that thousands of2021-22 Nissan Rogues had been recalled for this issue. I am putting the date as 5/1/25, but this happened intermittently when it was windy so I thought it had something to do with the wind. It completely stopped working on 5/1/25.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2025
Apr 2025

The display went black when backing up and the rear camera turned on

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2025
Apr 2025

When closing the back window of my Nissan Rogue it shattered

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2025
Mar 2025 Crash

Unknown; motor acceleration while brake was pressed

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2025
Jan 2025 Fire

My 2021 Nissan rouge spontaneously caught on fire at midnight on 7/31/2025.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2025
Oct 2024

Navigation system is unreliable and unsafe Nissan verified this and a failure and ordered a new unit 2 years ago and has not arrived and they refuse to fix it it the navigation drops out when driving in the middle of navigation causing a safety hazard and goes blank and I have to do a reset the dealer also has done resets and hasnt fixed it nissan has acknowledged the problem as there are many problems and dont care if its fixed many times ive had to go to my phone as this has display and system has almost got us killed many times....

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2022
Oct 2024

Right when the summer started to reach 100 degree weather, the air conditioner went out on my car. It jas stopped reading the outside air temperature. Nissan I have gotten two different opinions that vary greatly in price and time. After doing some research, I have noticed this is an ongoing problem with 2021 Nissan Rogues. With Nissan being difficult to work with. Nissan states the whole compressor needs to be replaced.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2024
Oct 2024

Roof leak causing interior stains

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2024
Sep 2024

Since i Financed my car is have been hearing cracking sounds when turning the steering wheel. I reached out to dealership several times and kept being told someone will contact me. Over months and several calls no help was giving. I went to dealership and made someone come out to check my car noise. They made me take it back another day to be fixed they said it was the break back plate turns out I get car back noise stated again. I called again took back again they said it was rear strut part was on backorder so had to wait weeks for part. Took it back on 9/17 as they take the old strut out another piece they claimed crumbled into pieces my car stayed overnight as they had to order part. 9/18 i get a call they fixed it test drove but still hears cracking sounds. Now they saying it's the tire rod on front drivers side where I originally stated I hear the cracking sounds. How can a 2021 rogue with 23k miles when I purchased from Nissan dealership have a bad tire rod. I've done research just now and see my nissan isn't only one. I believe this is something that should be looking into with this yr model nissan. The dealership also should of addressed this issue back when I 1st bought the car and informed them about it. Almost 7 months now driving with a bad tire rod with my family in the car.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2024
Jun 2024

Sunroof spontaneously blew out and shattered while driving down highway.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2024
May 2024

On or about, July 25, 2024, while standing next to vehicle, I noticed cracking of the windshield rubber (the rubber around the windshield). After further inspection, it’s along the top, where there is also rubber seals (which is now melted into the vehicle). This vehicle is 3 years old with 12,200 miles.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2024
May 2024

The panoramic sunroof spontaneously exploded while on the highway. The noise was highly disturbing and almost made us crash because it was so unexpected. A glass company and insurance adjuster have looked at it and determined the whole system will have to be removed. There were no prior warnings.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2021 NISSAN ROGUE, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2024

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The 2021 Nissan Rogue has 49 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.