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2018 Nissan Rogue Sport Electrical system Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
20%of 95 total for the year
Median mileage
38,232miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the electrical system of the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport, 20% of the 95 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,232 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On four occasions my car has randomly started flashing a light on my dash and than grabbing the brakes as if someone or something was in front of me, on all four occasions there has been no one in front of me, but there has been people behind me that have had to swerve out of the way. The vehicle is brand new with less than 40k miles and is becoming more and more dangerous for my children and I.”

NHTSA complaint #11344255, filed 2020-08, 38,465 miles

“I was driving my 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport s awd and out of the blue on the instrument panel pop up's chassis control system error and and all of the little instrument diagrams started flashing on and off the radio and clock turn off the car was making a buzzing sound. So I pulled over off the road took out the manual it say take to a Nissan dealer for complete scan of all the systems. Which I will be doing on wednesday 1/8/2020, which is the earliest that they could see me. …”

NHTSA complaint #11297105, filed 2020-01, 28,000 miles

“I was driving down the road and the brakes locked up in the car came to a complete stop and the sensor system detected something in front of me when there was nothing in front of me. I wais traveling at a speed of 30 MPH.”

NHTSA complaint #11325361, filed 2020-05, 20,000 miles

“I was on the highway driving to sheboygan , wi from chicago, il. I had the cruise control on. I was going 80 in the fast lane. My car out of nowhere slowed down on its own abruptly almost causing a 4 car collision. I quickly turned on to the shoulder and once my car came to a stop the car died. I tried to turn it back on and nothing happened. I had no sensors or warning lights to give me some type of clue as to what happened. About 3 months ago, going over railroad tracks my car abruptly slammed on the brakes on its own and came to a stop on the tracks. I was unable to accelerate. …”

NHTSA complaint #11385122, filed 2020-12, 38,000 miles

“Driving forward on burke road going around a bend the braking system just locked up causing the rouge sport to go off the road causing damage to car. After that the malfunction light came on. This is the first time it happened and have drove in the unit since 2018 never had anything let that happen. Service department says they can't run a computer diagnose.”

NHTSA complaint #11322900, filed 2020-04, 30,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2022215%
2021720%
20201322%
20192222%
20181920%
20171318%

Other parts of the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport

Other or unknown
28 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsEngine
17 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
13 complaintsForward collision avoidance
8 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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