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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2010 Nissan Rogue Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
124about this part
Share
44%of 282 total for the year
Median mileage
73,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 124 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2010 Nissan Rogue, 44% of the 282 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 73,000 miles.

Example complaints

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

“2010 Nissan Rogue driving on highway I-57 northbound around 159th doing the speed limit of 60 the conjuring start slowing down I pulled over on the shoulder and turn the car off and it would start up it wouldn't say anything had the car towed to a mechanic saturday morning monday they told me the trance wisconsin CVT trans the car is has 84000 miles 2010 excellent condition no major issues and they won't honor the warranty on the car”

NHTSA complaint #11066876, filed 2018-02, 85,000 miles

“After driving on the highway for about an hour, the car decelarates and I am unable to keep up with traffic. This will continue until I am going about 55 MPH. Once I get off the highway and stop, the car will not go again until after a few minutes. This can be very dangers when trying to get into traffic after traveling onthe highway. This has happened 4 times now. This needs to be recalled by Nissan asap.”

NHTSA complaint #10909687, filed 2016-09, 77,000 miles

“I took the car to the dealership I purchased the car from because there were winning noises coming from the left side in the engine/transmission compartment. In addition to cut and unsealed wires under the dash and in the fuse box, as well as a stuck caliper (that they replaced for my convenience according to the service manager). The car has been in the dealer for a total of 2 weeks in the 1 month I have own the car and they have only fixed the caliper. …”

NHTSA complaint #11099586, filed 2018-06, 86,000 miles

“9-5-15 was making a right turn car came to sudden stop in the middel of turn.ending up finding out the tranission blow cost me 4500.00 to put a new transission in. Once I got the transission put in I toke the vehicle back telling then when at a stop sign or lights the car would die out. Sometimes the car has no power when taking off. Car has been to 3 differant shops for the dieing out, it has no codes no one can find whats wrong with the car.”

NHTSA complaint #10955402, filed 2017-02, 122,843 miles

“Driving on I-76 on cruise control at 75 MPH when vehicle starts to run rpms in excess of 4k while losing acceleration. Pull over and turn off vehicle. Check under the hood, slight burning smell. Wait about twenty minutes, turn vehicle on, won't accelerate at all. Wait some more, drives for a little while, then high acceleration with loss of speed again, this time never going over 60 MPH. I'm lucky I was not rear ended on the interstate and killed with my two year old son.”

NHTSA complaint #11097334, filed 2018-05, 138,880 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026713%
202553%
20244420%
20238711%
20224115%
2021279%
202043%
2019237%
2018487%
201712321%
201617632%
201514025%
201411526%
201331451%
201213643%
201118952%
201012444%
200910132%
200815636%

Other parts of the 2010 Nissan Rogue

Vehicle speed control
66 complaintsEngine
46 complaintsAir bags
39 complaintsOther or unknown
39 complaintsElectrical system
32 complaintsFuel system
26 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsSeats
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Nissan Rogue

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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