NHTSA vehicle safety data
2012 Nissan Rogue Recalls, Ratings & Complaints
The 2012 Nissan Rogue has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns and 319 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Nissan dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2012 Nissan Rogue, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
2012 Nissan Rogue owner complaints
Owners have filed 319 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Nissan Rogue, describing incidents dated November 25, 2011 to October 2, 2026.
Most-cited components
- Power Train 136 complaints
- Engine 45 complaints
- Unknown or Other 44 complaints
- Electrical System 43 complaints
- Air Bags 41 complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control 41 complaints
Of the 319 complaints on file, 8 report a crash and 12 a fire; across all 319 complaints, owners report 7 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
Newest complaints
ODI #11772700 · Filed
The car had been parked for 2 days. It began smoking from underneath and it was an electrical smell. The power locks would not operate, nor would the remote. Within 3 minutes of increasingly heavy smoke, fire broke through the windshield. I was able to break the glass and extinguish the fire however…
ODI #11764709 · Filed
Vehicle had been parked for approximately 2 days. With no one around the car alarm started, brake lights came on and rear wiper started to operate. Heavy electrical burning smell followed 2-3 minutes by smoke. 3-4 minutes later fire broke through the windshield. I was able to extinguish the fire…
ODI #11733848 · Filed
The doors unlock or lock on their own. Some locks then don’t lock or unlock. Sometimes they have to be unlocked manually. The trunk does not unlock at all. I can’t open the trunk.
Owner-reported
2012 Nissan Rogue mileage at failure
213 of the 319 complaints on file for the 2012 Nissan Rogue give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.
| Component | Median | Middle half | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | Median 80,000 miles | Middle half 70,000–105,000 miles | Based on 101 complaints |
A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.
Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.
These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.
Most complaints NHTSA received since May 17, 2021 give no mileage. So that they aren't undercounted, each one received since then that gives a mileage also stands in for those that gave none, which can put a component's median above most of the mileages it is based on.
Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out
Electrical Short Due to Water Seepage
NHTSA #15V032000 · Electrical System · NHTSA notice
Reported January 26, 2015 · Nissan North America, Inc.
Potentially affected: 468,815 vehicles
Repair completion: 65.97% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)
Owners notified February 26, 2015 · Vehicles built March 7, 2007 – November 26, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
An electrical short can cause a vehicle fire.
Manufacturer 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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
TIRE PRESSUSRE MONITORING SYSTEM/FMVSS 138
NHTSA #12V068000 · Tires — Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems · NHTSA notice
Reported February 22, 2012 · NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Potentially affected: 2,983 vehicles
Owners notified February 15, 2012 · Vehicles built November 23, 2011 – January 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 MURANO AND ROGUE VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 23, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2012. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138,TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.
Safety consequence
A NON-ACTIVE TPMS CANNOT WARN A DRIVER THAT A TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED. UNDERINFLATED TIRES CAN RESULT IN TIRE OVERLOADING AND OVERHEATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOWOUT AND POSSIBLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE STILL IN DEALER INVENTORY. DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Other Nissan Rogue model years
Check your 2012 Nissan Rogue VIN
Not every recall applies to every VIN in a given year. Enter the 17-character VIN from your Nissan Rogue at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
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