2025 Nissan Rogue Problems

What owners report

Most complaints from owners of this model year describe the rear liftgate glass breaking suddenly and without any apparent impact, usually with a loud pop, whether the vehicle is parked, being driven, or having a door closed. A second recurring theme involves the power liftgate moving on its own and striking people standing at the back of the vehicle. Remaining reports are scattered across engine stalls and no-starts, driver-assist warnings and unexpected braking, and a few other concerns, and many of these vehicles are low-mileage.

1. 1
   Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)

   Rear liftgate glass shatters without impact

   • 153 complaints (77%)
   • median 13,000 mi at 1.5 yrs old (20 state mileage)
   • 1 mention a crash, fire or injury
   • owner-quoted repair $500 (median of 8 quotes)
   • filed 2025–2026

   Owners describe a loud pop or bang followed by the rear hatch glass breaking into small pieces, with no rock, projectile, or collision involved. It has happened while parked in driveways and garages, while driving at highway speed, and right after a door was closed, and some report it happening more than once. According to the complaints, dealers often could not determine a cause, and several owners say they were told it was not covered under warranty and were referred to their insurance or a glass shop. Reported from a few hundred miles up to roughly 40,000 miles, in a wide range of weather, sometimes shortly after the rear defroster was used.

   What to check: Ask the seller whether the rear glass has been replaced and inspect the hatch glass for fresh chips or stress cracks along its edges. Note that the rearview camera recall for this model year is a separate item and does not address the glass.

   2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

   “On Monday May 4th 2026 I went to get into my car at 1:30pm started the car and heard what I thought was chains and the next thing I knew my rear window exploded! There wasn't any bebe shots or rocks nothing!! It scared me to death!! I called my Auto insurance and the connected me to Safe lite auto cost 480.00 to replace the window!!”

   NHTSA complaint #11735628, filed 2026-05

   “Got in my car and was buckeling my seatbelt and then a loud bang.. Sounded like a gunshot. The rear window exploded. This is a known issue with Nissan rogue. The sound scared me. I have chest pains from being so scared. Nissan dealer can't do anything and when I called Nissan customer affairs they took information and told me there is no recall and to call my insurance company”

   NHTSA complaint #11701160, filed 2025-11
2. 2
   Forward collision avoidance

   Forward collision warnings and unexpected braking

   • 20 complaints (10%)
   • median 6,268 mi at 1.2 yrs old (2 state mileage, few)
   • 5 mention a crash, fire or injury
   • filed 2025–2026

   Owners describe a 'Forward Driving Aids Temporarily Disabled' message, false emergency braking on a clear road with no vehicle ahead, and in one report the brake pedal going dead after the warning. Others report the crash warning light coming on within the first days of ownership and sensors needing replacement, and one owner says cruise control and ProPilot stopped working on a clear day. Complaints describe dealer visits where the system was inspected and pronounced fine. Several reports come within the first few hundred miles, with others at higher mileage on clear, dry roads.

   Recall 26V0810001 related service bulletin

   What to check: Test the adaptive cruise, automatic emergency braking, and lane assist on a test drive and confirm no warning lights remain. A service bulletin describes a diagnostic procedure for cruise control and ProPilot dropping out.

   2 excerpts from owner complaints in NHTSA records

   “While driving at 45 MPH with my wife in the front passenger seat, on a two lane road (one way each direction) in Wake Forest NC, no cars were in the front or rear of my vehicle , sunny clear weather, the following happened: Driving normally, then all of a sudden, the car proceeds to, what felt like emergency braking and then a split second, the dashboard signals come on , different symbols, then a red image appears on the dashboard (for a split second) then it brakes hard a second time (within a split second) then everything clears and the …”

   NHTSA complaint #11718101, filed 2026-02

   “The vehicle DTC was 11A9, they said everything was checked and “fine”. The crash collision/malfunction light came on second day of owning brand new vehicle. 2sensors are bad and need replacement. Vehicle has 437 on it.”

   NHTSA complaint #11757069, filed 2026-08, 437 miles

Buying note. Have the rear hatch glass and power liftgate checked closely, since these two areas account for most of what owners report, and ask for proof that the engine and throttle body recall work was completed. A careful pre-purchase inspection and a full scan for stored codes are worthwhile.

Summary written with AI from a sample of 60 NHTSA complaints for this model year (picked at random, with complaints that state a mileage and recent ones taken first), then checked automatically against the source records. Where a problem shows a complaint count, every complaint for this model year was matched with fixed keyword rules (written with AI and tested against the sample), and the mileage, age and repair figures are calculated from those complaints; owners' figures are as stated, not verified. Other counts refer to the sample. The excerpts come from NHTSA's public complaint records and are unverified; capitalisation is normalised, NHTSA staff notes are removed, and shortened text ends with “…”. Something wrong? Request a correction.