Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.
The 2013 Nissan Rogue has 610 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, most for transmission and drivetrain (314). It gets 24 to 25 mpg combined on gasoline, with a 5-year fuel cost of $12,990 to $13,530 at U.S. average prices. NHTSA gives it 4 overall stars. There is 1 recall campaign, covering the electrical system, which may apply to this car.
Written by AI from public EPA and NHTSA data. Not a review.
Fuel economy
24–25 mpgcombined; city 22–23, highway 26–28; every version of this model year
Five years of fuel
$12,990–$13,530U.S. average; Ohio $11,610–$12,090 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026
Owners have filed 610 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Rogue. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.
Complaints by part of the car
Part
Complaints
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Power train
314
1
2
0
Engine
104
3
5
1
Air bags
90
11
2
8
Vehicle speed control
90
0
1
0
Electrical system
65
0
11
0
Unknown or other
60
0
2
0
Fuel/propulsion system
32
0
0
0
Structure
30
3
4
1
Seat belts
12
2
1
1
Steering
12
1
0
0
Suspension
6
0
0
0
Visibility/wiper
6
0
0
0
13 more parts
Engine and engine cooling
5
0
0
0
Seats
5
0
0
0
Service brakes
5
3
0
0
Wheels
5
1
1
0
Electronic stability control (ESC)
4
0
2
0
Exterior lighting
3
0
0
0
Fuel system, gasoline
3
0
0
0
Forward collision avoidance
2
0
0
0
Communication
1
0
0
0
Equipment adaptive/mobility
1
0
0
0
Latches/locks/linkages
1
0
0
0
Tires
1
0
0
0
Visibility
1
0
0
0
Complaints by model year
Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2013 Rogue over its history. Campaigns are matched by model and year, so each one may apply to a given car, and its repair may already be done: check a VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup for the open recalls on that exact car.
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.
Risk: 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.
Carmakers sent NHTSA 127 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2013 Rogue, the latest on Apr 13, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.
The parts they mention most: electrical system (29), equipment (27), power train (15), engine and engine cooling (12), wheels (12).
NHTSA defect investigations
Opening an investigation isn't a finding of a defect. Outcomes are as NHTSA's summary states them. A recall is shown as an investigation's outcome only where NHTSA's summary names it; other recalls NHTSA's file lists with it are marked as listed, not caused.
Investigation
Part
Opened
Status
Preliminary evaluation PE15001 Improper Frontal Air Bag Deployment
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Specs
EPA class: small sport utility vehicle. EPA greenhouse gas score: 6 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:
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Version
Engine
Transmission
Fuel
City / hwy / comb
Rogue Front-Wheel Drive
2.5 L, 4 cyl
Automatic (variable gear ratios)
Regular Gasoline
23 / 28 / 25
Rogue All-Wheel Drive
2.5 L, 4 cyl
Automatic (variable gear ratios)
Regular Gasoline
22 / 26 / 24
Sources and dates
U.S. EPA fuel economy data, file of Sep 29, 2026
NHTSA owner complaints, file of Oct 17, 2026
NHTSA recalls, file of Oct 17, 2026
NHTSA manufacturer communications, file of Oct 17, 2026
NHTSA defect investigations, file of Oct 17, 2026
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, file of Aug 7, 2026
U.S. Energy Information Administration, file of Oct 12, 2026
Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data