2013 Nissan Rogue problems: recalls, complaints and whether this is a year to avoid

Is 2013 a good year for the Nissan Rogue?

The spread across this nameplate is wide: the 2023 draws 5 times the complaints of the 2020. On a run like that the model year you buy matters more than the badge, and 2013 sits near the top of it.

Older years have been on the road longer and collect more complaints for that reason alone, and a year that sold in higher volume collects more while being no worse.

This retrieval holds 10 of the nameplate’s model years. 2019, 2021, 2022 are absent, which means no records came back for them — not that they were clean. The ranking above is among the years shown.

The 2013 accounts for 12% of every complaint filed against the Nissan Rogue in this retrieval, which works out to 46.9 complaints per year on the road across the 13 years since it was sold new — the figure to compare against other years, because it removes the advantage a newer car gets simply from having had less time to accumulate reports.

Complaints rose sharply against the preceding year: the 2013 carries 1.9 times the reports of the 2012. A jump that size between consecutive years usually means something changed in the car rather than in how many were sold, and it is worth asking a seller what was done to this one.

Which recalls cover the 2013?

Take the campaign number to any franchised Nissan dealer. Recall repairs are free with no mileage or ownership limit, and they follow the car rather than the owner, so a used 2013 with an unrepaired campaign is a free repair you can claim. How recalls work.

Recall text is abridged from the NHTSA record. Search the campaign number at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the full notice and affected VIN ranges.

What do owners report on the Nissan Rogue?

Across every Nissan Rogue year, not the 2013 alone — NHTSA does not split component totals by model year.

• Power Train — 1,279 reports
• Unknown or Other — 629 reports
• Electrical System — 561 reports
• Air Bags — 461 reports

Which other Nissan Rogue years should you compare?

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If you are deciding between years, the table above is the short answer and the Nissan Rogue page carries the full run with the component breakdown. Before money changes hands, run the VIN for open recalls and read the inspection checklist — ten minutes in the seller’s driveway finds most of what matters.