Transmission & Drivetrain is named in 156 of the 2008 Nissan Rogue's 429 NHTSA complaints (36.4%), but in only 74 of the 2023's 708 (10.5%), the most-complained-about Rogue year from 2008 through 2026. No agency scores a model year "to avoid"; NHTSA publishes owner complaints and manufacturers' recall filings by year, not verdicts.
What follows is the Nissan Rogue's complaint record for every model year in RideTruth's catalog, 2008 through 2026. It also breaks down how much of three of those years' complaints name Transmission & Drivetrain.
How much of each Rogue year's complaints involve the transmission?
Nissan Rogue owners have filed 7,276 NHTSA complaints across the 2008 through 2026 model years in RideTruth's catalog. How many of those name Transmission & Drivetrain depends heavily on which model year you're looking at.
| Model year | Total complaints | Transmission & Drivetrain | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 429 | 156 | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 667 | 46 | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 708 | 74 | 10.5% |
In the 2008 Rogue, Transmission & Drivetrain is the single most-named category of any system, ahead of Airbags & Restraints at 133 (31%). By 2018, it had fallen to 46 of 667 (6.9%), well behind that year's leading category, Brakes, at 273 (40.9%). In the 2023 Rogue, the model year with the most complaints of any covered here, it sat at 74 of 708 (10.5%), also short of that year's top category.
Owners pick a component off NHTSA's complaint form, and a category name describes a broad system, not a diagnosis. This post says "transmission" rather than "CVT" because that category can't separate CVT reports from other drivetrain reports.
Which Nissan Rogue model year has the most complaints?
The 2023, with 708 NHTSA complaints, the most of any Rogue model year in RideTruth's 2008-2026 data.
| Model year | NHTSA complaints |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 429 |
| 2009 | 320 |
| 2010 | 282 |
| 2011 | 362 |
| 2012 | 318 |
| 2013 | 609 |
| 2014 | 438 |
| 2015 | 552 |
| 2016 | 540 |
| 2017 | 595 |
| 2018 | 667 |
| 2019 | 337 |
| 2020 | 151 |
| 2021 | 287 |
| 2022 | 260 |
| 2023 | 708 |
| 2024 | 201 |
| 2025 | 180 |
| 2026 | 40 |
The 2024 (201), 2025 (180) and 2026 (40) counts are lower partly because those cars have had less time on the road; the 2023, at 708, runs against that pattern, and none of these figures is scaled to how many Rogues were sold.
What leads the 2023 Rogue's complaints, if not the transmission?
Engine, and it isn't close. It's named in 393 of the 2023 Rogue's 708 complaints, 55.5% of the total. Other follows at 148 (20.9%), then Fuel System at 106 (15%), Driver Assistance & Speed Control at 83 (11.7%), and Transmission & Drivetrain at 74 (10.5%).
A category name doesn't explain why owners picked it. RideTruth's Engine category covers a broad system, and RideTruth's data can't say what specifically went wrong inside it.
What should someone comparing used Rogue years check next?
Check the exact VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup before ruling a used Rogue in or out on model year alone. RideTruth's garage tool tracks a saved Rogue and flags any new NHTSA recall campaign automatically.