AutoUtility currently tracks 93 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 19 complaints (20.4% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 8 filings cite a crash, 8 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 93 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (19 reports • 20.4% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Brakes & Traction Control (19), Engine & Cooling (18)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 8 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 8 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
93
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
8
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
8
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 20.4% of complaints

Electrical System

19 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🩹 3 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 20.4% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

19 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 3 crash reports 🩹 4 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 19.4% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

18 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#4 Problem Area 16.1% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

15 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#5 Problem Area 12.9% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

12 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 4.3% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

4 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11759109
Filed: 08/24/2026

"Back up camera works intermittently."

Incident Date: 12/06/2001 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Engine & Cooling NHTSA ODI ID: #11754041
Filed: 07/31/2026

"A/C Started blowing warm air when car was idling, then car randomly overheated while sitting in traffic. Once car cooled down, check to coolant levels and they were fine. After the car sat overnight A/C worked fine and temperature gauge was at normal. Started the car with A/C on and popped the..."

Incident Date: 07/22/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Engine & Cooling NHTSA ODI ID: #11752031
Filed: 07/22/2026

"As I was driving, air conditioner failed to function, resulting in car overheating and 'Check Engine' light coming on. Was able drive car safely home. Problem was later diagnosed as malfunctioning radiator fan."

Incident Date: 07/02/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ENGINE
Engine & Cooling NHTSA ODI ID: #11749579
Filed: 07/10/2026

"Radiator fan failure. At around 47000 miles the radiator fan gave out. Ours caused our car to overheat on the highway and start smoking. We took it to a repair shop and got it fixed for between $1000-1500. At that time, we saw plenty of users reporting the same issue around the same mileage mark...."

Incident Date: 08/15/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: ENGINE
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11748091
Filed: 07/03/2026

"CVT issue my Rogue Sport has 81000 miles and now needs a transmission according to the mechanic shop. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)"

Incident Date: 06/26/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Nissan Rogue Sport

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2017–2022)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2017 Nissan Rogue Sport 73 3 1 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Nissan Rogue Sport Current Page 93 8 2 Current
2019 Nissan Rogue Sport 99 2 2 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Nissan Rogue Sport 57 6 1 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Nissan Rogue Sport 35 7 3 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Nissan Rogue Sport 12 2 1 View 2022 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 38 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 10 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 7 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 4 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 4 1 0 1 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 3 3 0 6 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES 3 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2 0 0 0 0
Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEATS 1 1 0 2 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELS 1 1 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 2 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 1 0 1 0
ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR 1 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (93). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Related Official Reports for 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.