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2014 Nissan Rogue problems

Verdict · NHTSA data

Worth extra scrutiny

The 2014 Nissan Rogue sits mid-pack among Rogue years: 607 NHTSA complaints against a model median of roughly 434, with 10 recalls and no defect investigations. Complainants reported 27 injuries in total across these filings.

No single system dominates the record — complaints spread across transmission (116), airbags (74), and electrical system (73), which usually points to general build quality rather than one defect. In government crash testing it earned 4 of 5 NCAP stars overall.

607

NHTSA complaints

10

Recalls

0

Investigations

33

Crash-involved

12

Fires reported

27

Injuries

0

Deaths

4

NCAP overall · of 5 stars

How does 2014 compare to other Rogue years?

See all Rogue years to avoid →

What are the most common 2014 Nissan Rogue problems?

ComponentComplaintsShare
Transmission11619%
Airbags7412%
Electrical System7312%
Fuel System7212%
Other6210%
Engine539%
Speed Control407%
Body & Structure366%
Visibility & Wipers152%
Lighting132%
Seats122%
Tires & Wheels81%
Suspension81%
Seat Belts71%
Steering71%
Brakes71%
Driver Assistance20%
Latches & Locks20%

Does the 2014 Nissan Rogue have recalls?

10 NHTSA recall campaigns on file. Recall repairs are free at franchised dealers.

23V093000Electrical SystemFebruary 16, 2023 · 712,458 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.

22V024000Electrical SystemJanuary 21, 2022 · 664,779 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

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. Owner notification letters were mailed September 23, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R21B9.

16V244000AirbagsApril 26, 2016 · 3,296,947 units

Defect

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.

16V219000Body & StructureApril 15, 2016 · 108,503 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear tailgate stays, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

16V149000Fuel SystemMarch 11, 2016 · 46,671 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

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

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Remedy parts are currently unavailable. Owners were sent interim notices on May 9, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. The recall is expected to begin on May 9, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

15V197000Fuel SystemApril 3, 2015 · 29,297 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

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

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began on May 26, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

15V032000Electrical SystemJanuary 26, 2015 · 468,815 units

Defect

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.

15V012000BrakesJanuary 14, 2015 · 893 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and tighten any loose bolts to the proper specification, free of charge. The recall began February 2, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

14V229000Tires & WheelsMay 2, 2014 · 334 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten any loose lug nuts to the correct specification, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin by the end of June 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

14V218000SteeringApril 28, 2014 · 1,644 units

Defect

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.

Consequence

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

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners and, dealers will inspect and repair all affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on June 2, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

Consumer complaints filed with NHTSA

Representative excerpts, cleaned of personal information. These are consumer statements, not verified defects.

When accelerating usually around 25 to 35 mph the transmission will fail and start jerking loosing all power. Have to let off and try again several times and is super dangerous. Has caused me to swerve to get out of intersection and tear up front clip of the car.

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · April 29, 2021 · crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · May 19, 2015 · crash

Sun visor mirror plastic retaining clips broke causing mirrors to dangle from wires. One of the wires broke and made contact with the other lead. This caused a short that melted the wires in the head liner and started a fire. The short did not trip a fuse and the only way to stop the short in the…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · July 29, 2023 · fire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V197000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE IT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · June 9, 2015

THE AC SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE CONTROLS CHANGE FROM ONE SETTING TO ANOTHER WITHOUT YOU PROMPTING CHANGE. IT BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN ON COOL.. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE SITTING STILL OR TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONDENSER WAS REPLACED AND THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE "O-RINGS"…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Other · June 23, 2017 · crash

2014 Nissan Rogue — common questions

Is the 2014 Nissan Rogue reliable?

It is close to typical for the Rogue: 607 NHTSA complaints, 10 recalls, and no investigations on file.

What are the most common 2014 Rogue problems?

According to NHTSA complaint data, the leading problem areas are transmission (116 complaints), airbags (74 complaints), electrical system (73 complaints).

Does the 2014 Nissan Rogue have recalls?

Yes — NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns affecting the 2014 Nissan Rogue. Recall repairs are free at franchised dealers; check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm the work was done.

Which Nissan Rogue years should you avoid?

Based on complaint rates and open investigations, the Rogue years to avoid are 2018, 2023, 2017, 2013, 2016, 2015, 2019, 2021. The cleanest record among Rogue years belongs to 1999.

How safe is the 2014 Nissan Rogue?

In NHTSA's NCAP crash testing, the 2014 Nissan Rogue earned an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.