Model year report

2010 Nissan Rogue: what breaks, and at what mileage

What breaks on the 2010 Nissan Rogue

On the 2010 Nissan Rogue, the failure owners report most often is other powertrain problem, and the reports cluster around 67,500 miles. Across every failure mode on this year, half the dated reports were filed before 72,000 miles. Overall it scores 71 out of 100, high risk for a 2010.

High risk for a 2010 — 134th riskiest of the 275 2010 vehicles we can rate. 421 owner reports; fleet size estimated from this year's own recall paperwork.

What owners report breaking

Owners have reported 51 named failure modes on the 2010 Nissan Rogue, and the three most-reported carry 35% of everything filed.

Other powertrain problem leads with 68 reports, about 1.0 per 1,000 vehicles and with the middle half of reports between 50k to 97,500 miles.

Other speed control problem follows with 44 reports, usually reported between 51k to 107,500 miles.

CVT failure follows with 36 reports, usually reported between 57k to 90,000 miles.

By system, the reports fall mostly into transmission (124), adas (65) and engine (34).

At what mileage it happens

349 of the reports on the 2010 Nissan Rogue came with an odometer reading, and half of those were filed before 72,000 miles.

Cumulatively, 25% by 50,000 miles, 72% by 100,000 miles and 96% by 150,000 miles of the dated reports had been filed, with 1 filed above the top of the chart.

The busiest stretch is between 50,000 and 60,000 miles, which alone holds 13% of the dated reports.

15% of the dated reports were filed below 36,000 miles.

In the order they tend to show up: other powertrain problem around 68k, other engine problem around 68k, other speed control problem around 70k and CVT failure around 71k.

Median

Other powertrain problem

68k
Other speed control problem

70k
CVT failure

71k
Other engine problem

68k
Cruise control failure

86k
Other electrical problem

75k
Complete transmission failure

84k
Overheating

76k
Airbag warning light or occupant sensor fault

121k
Other fuel system problem

73k
Fuel gauge or level sensor failure

73k
Control arm, ball joint or bushing failure

93k

Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens

Showing the 12 most-reported failure modes of 51. The full list is in the table below.

How reports accumulate

Share of reports filed by each mileage

half by 72k

Every report with an odometer reading, cumulative, from 0 to 200,000 miles. A further 1 report came in above that, which is why the line stops short of the top. A curve that climbs early is a car with early problems, whatever its total.

Line share of reports filed by that mileage
Dashed the median reported mileage

What happens when these parts fail

Across the named modes, 6 mention a crash, 20 a fire and 4 an injury. Those are the words owners used in their own complaints, and NHTSA does not verify them, but they are the closest thing in this data to a measure of what a failure actually did.

The average severity weight across every report on this year is 4.94, where a stalled engine or a failed airbag weighs many times more than a rattling trim panel, and a figure this high means the reports are dominated by failures with safety consequences rather than annoyances. The weighting is set out in full on the methodology page.

What the top failures cost to put right, as editorial estimates for an independent US shop rather than figures from NHTSA: other powertrain problem at $400–$4,500, other speed control problem at $250–$2,000, CVT failure at $3,000–$8,500 and other engine problem at $300–$4,000. Dealer labour, a seized bolt or a part that is no longer made can push any of these past the top of its range.

43% of the reports on this year sit in the engine, transmission, drivetrain or cooling systems — the four where a repair bill is usually four figures.

Every reported failure mode

Mileage figures are percentiles of owner-reported readings. Click a column to sort.
Failure mode	System	Reports	With reading	25th	Median	75th	Per 1,000	Typical repair	Severity
Other powertrain problem	transmission	68	64	50k	68k	98k	1.0	$400–$4,500	High
Other speed control problem	adas	44	40	51k	70k	107k	0.7	$250–$2,000	Critical
CVT failure	transmission	36	27	57k	71k	91k	0.5	$3,000–$8,500	Critical
Other engine problem	engine	30	26	47k	68k	106k	0.4	$300–$4,000	High
Cruise control failure	adas	20	20	48k	86k	94k	0.3	$200–$1,400	High
Other electrical problem	electrical	18	17	40k	75k	121k	0.3	$250–$2,000	Moderate
Complete transmission failure	transmission	16	13	79k	84k	127k	0.2	$2,800–$8,000	Critical
Overheating	cooling	15	15	64k	76k	101k	0.2	$400–$3,500	High
Airbag warning light or occupant sensor fault	airbag	14	6	—	121k	—	0.2	$300–$1,600	High
Other fuel system problem	fuel	13	11	30k	73k	105k	0.2	$300–$2,200	High
Fuel gauge or level sensor failure	fuel	7	3	—	73k	—	0.1	$300–$1,200	Moderate
Control arm, ball joint or bushing failure	suspension	6	6	—	93k	—	0.1	$400–$2,200	High
Wiring harness or short circuit	electrical	5	1	—	111k	—	0.1	$400–$3,500	High
Catalytic converter failure	emissions	5	2	—	50k	—	0.1	$900–$3,500	Moderate
Fuel pump failure	fuel	4	4	—	60k	—	0.1	$600–$2,600	High
Parking brake failure	brakes	4	4	—	86k	—	0.1	$250–$1,300	Moderate
Steering rack, gear or tie rod failure	steering	4	1	—	59k	—	0.1	$700–$2,600	High
Headlight failure or clouding	lighting	4	2	—	87k	—	0.1	$150–$1,800	Moderate
Tail light, brake light or signal failure	lighting	4	4	—	109k	—	0.1	$100–$900	Moderate
Other steering problem	steering	4	4	—	114k	—	0.1	$350–$2,400	High
Stalling while driving	engine	3	3	—	56k	—	0.0	$300–$2,500	Critical
Shifter, linkage or stuck-in-park failure	transmission	3	3	—	72k	—	0.0	$250–$1,400	High
CV axle or driveshaft failure	drivetrain	3	3	—	120k	—	0.0	$450–$2,200	High
Differential or transfer case failure	drivetrain	3	3	—	74k	—	0.0	$900–$4,200	High
Airbag inflator rupture	airbag	3	0	—	—	—	0.0	$0–$0	Critical
Seat belt or retractor failure	airbag	3	3	—	97k	—	0.0	$200–$900	High
Steering column or shaft failure	steering	3	2	—	25	—	0.0	$600–$2,500	Critical
Sunroof failure or glass breakage	body	3	2	—	42k	—	0.0	$700–$4,500	High
Electrical fire or melted wiring	electrical	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	$1,500–$9,000	Critical
Fuel injector failure	fuel	2	2	—	53k	—	0.0	$450–$2,800	Moderate
Engine sensor failure	electrical	2	2	—	50k	—	0.0	$180–$900	Moderate
Airbag failed to deploy in a crash	airbag	2	2	—	54k	—	0.0	$1,000–$5,000	Critical
Door latch or handle failure	body	2	2	—	47k	—	0.0	$250–$1,200	High
Other brake problem	brakes	2	2	—	80k	—	0.0	$300–$1,800	High
Other lighting problem	lighting	2	1	—	121k	—	0.0	$120–$1,200	Moderate
No-start or intermittent start failure	engine	1	1	—	81k	—	0.0	$200–$1,800	Moderate
Radiator or coolant leak	cooling	1	1	—	44k	—	0.0	$350–$1,900	High
Thermostat failure	cooling	1	1	—	55k	—	0.0	$250–$900	Moderate
Transmission will not engage a gear	transmission	1	1	—	46k	—	0.0	$1,500–$6,000	Critical
Alternator or charging system failure	electrical	1	1	—	85k	—	0.0	$450–$1,600	High
Control module (ECM/PCM/BCM) failure	electrical	1	1	—	100k	—	0.0	$700–$3,000	High
Loss of braking	brakes	1	1	—	3k	—	0.0	$400–$3,000	Critical
Premature brake pad or rotor wear	brakes	1	1	—	24k	—	0.0	$300–$1,400	Moderate
Airbag deployed without a crash	airbag	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	$2,500–$8,000	Critical
Strut, shock or spring failure	suspension	1	1	—	16k	—	0.0	$500–$2,000	Moderate
Tire blowout or tread separation	wheels	1	1	—	3k	—	0.0	$200–$1,500	Critical
Air conditioning failure	hvac	1	1	—	46k	—	0.0	$400–$2,800	Moderate
Other suspension problem	suspension	1	1	—	30k	—	0.0	$350–$2,000	Moderate
Other wheel or tire problem	wheels	1	1	—	15k	—	0.0	$200–$1,500	High
Other driver assistance problem	adas	1	1	—	107k	—	0.0	$250–$1,800	High
Other body or interior problem	body	1	1	—	55k	—	0.0	$200–$2,000	Moderate
Unclassified problem	other	46	34	43k	55k	91k	0.7	—	Moderate

Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound. Repair costs are typical independent-shop ranges for the failure, not figures from these reports.

How often, against how many were built

Scaled by an estimate of how many of these cars exist, the 2010 Nissan Rogue draws about 6.3 per 1,000 vehicles, which puts it in the 90th percentile of complaint rates among 2010 vehicles we can rate.

That denominator is the weakest number on the page and it is fair to say so plainly. Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound.

The working figure is 66,973 vehicles. If the true number is twice that, every rate on this page is half what it says; the ranking against other 2010 vehicles, which is what the risk score uses, is far more robust than the rate itself.

What owners wrote

Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The odometer reading is the one the owner gave.

CVT failure

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan rogue. The contact was attempting to accelerate from a complete stop yet the vehicle would not respond. The contact abruptly depressed the accelerator pedal into the floorboard yet the vehicle would not accelerate over 5 MPH. The vehicle was shut off and resumed normal operation when restarted. The dealer performed a diagnostic and determined that the CVT valve body would need replacing. The vehicle was left with the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 1,700.

1,700 miles NHTSA complaint 810975 filed 2010-08-31

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan rogue. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power abnormally while decelerating to a toll booth and the vehicle became resistant to acceleration attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the CVT transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired yet the failure recurred after one year. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the dealer advised that the failure as caused by the valve body. The vehicle was left with the dealer for further repairs. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current was 13,000. Updated 9/19/11 *cn updated 2/21/12 *cn

3,000 miles NHTSA complaint 871111 filed 2011-08-02

Recalls on the 2010 model year

NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns covering the 2010 Nissan Rogue, affecting an estimated 67,351 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.

The campaigns cover electrical system and equipment:electrical:navigational system(global positioning . Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.

Recalls also distort complaint counts. Publicity about a campaign reminds owners that complaining is possible, so reports for a recalled component often spike after the recall rather than before it.

15V032000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

468,815 vehicles 2015-01-26

Defect: 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.
Consequence: 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.

10V401000

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

7,948 vehicles 2010-09-10

Defect: Nissan is recalling certain vehicles that were equipped with a garmin nuvi model 750 navigation system. The batteries contained in the affected gps units can overheat.
Consequence: Overheated batteries could result in a fire.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by garmin technicians by replacing the battery and inserting a spacer on top of the battery free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2010. Owners may contact garmin directly at 1-866-957-1981 or nissan at 1-800-647-7261.

Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.

How it ranks in the 2010 field

The score at the top of the page, placed among its peers. The zones are the same thresholds the scorer applies, read out of the scorer itself, so the picture and the band word cannot disagree.

Risk score against the rest of the 2010 field

Scores are ranked within the model year, never across years, because an older car has had longer to accumulate reports.

Left fewer and less serious reports
Right more, or worse
Marker this vehicle

How 2010 compares with the other years

High risk for a 2010 — 134th riskiest of the 275 2010 vehicles we can rate. Because the ranking is against the same model year only, age cancels out of it.

Across the 19 model years of this car that carry enough reports to score, 2025 comes out best at 64 and 2018 worst at 80, with 2010 itself at 71.

If the model year is negotiable, 2025 scores lower than 2010 by a margin worth acting on. Same body, same engines, different luck — usually a supplier change or a mid-cycle fix, which the complaint data can show but never explain.

Within the 2007–2013 generation specifically, 2009 is the strongest year at 69 and 2013 the weakest at 73.

Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.

Risk score by model year, out of 100

Shorter is better. Years with too few reports to score are shown without a bar rather than as a zero, because no data is not good news.

Within the 2007-2013 generation, 2009 Nissan Rogue scores best at 69 and 2013 Nissan Rogue worst at 73.

Where to spend the inspection money

The mileages below are where the first quarter of reports for each mode had already been filed, which makes them the point at which a fault is worth looking for rather than the point at which it happens: other fuel system problem from about 30k, other electrical problem from about 40k, other engine problem from about 47k and cruise control failure from about 48k.

On a 2010 Nissan Rogue with more miles than that on it, the useful question to put to a seller or a mechanic is whether other fuel system problem has been dealt with, and if so with what parts and at whose expense. A car that has already had the repair is in a different position from one that has not.

None of this is a diagnosis. It is a list of what other owners of the same model year reported, ordered by when they reported it, which is a good place to point an inspection and a poor place to stop.

The limits of complaint data

421 owner reports; fleet size estimated from this year's own recall paperwork. Every count on this page is therefore a floor: it is the number of owners who went to the trouble of filing with a federal agency, which is a small and self-selected fraction of the owners who had the fault.

Of those 421 reports, 349 carried an odometer reading, so the mileages here describe 83% of the sample rather than all of it. Owners also round: readings pile up on multiples of ten thousand, which is why this site publishes "about 90,000 miles" and not "91,438".

Named failure modes come from matching phrases in the complaint text, so a badly worded complaint can land in the wrong bucket. The effect washes out across hundreds of reports and does not wash out across five.

And nothing here predicts what one car will do. These are other people's complaints, filed years apart, on cars maintained by strangers. Read the page as a map of where this model year has previously gone wrong, then have the specific car in front of you inspected.

Questions this page answers

What are the most common problems with the 2010 Nissan Rogue?

The most-reported failures are other powertrain problem (68 reports, median 67,500 miles), other speed control problem (44 reports, median 70,000 miles) and cvt failure (36 reports, median 70,000 miles). Counts come from owner complaints filed with NHTSA, which are voluntary, so they show what owners bothered to report rather than every fault that occurred.

At what mileage do 2010 Nissan Rogue problems start?

Other powertrain problem is the earliest failure mode to show up, with a median reported mileage of 67,500 miles and a quarter of reports before 50,000 miles. Across all failure modes on this year, the median report sits at 72,000 miles.

Is the 2010 Nissan Rogue reliable?

It scores 71 out of 100 on our risk index, which is high — 134th riskiest of the 275 2010 vehicles we can rate. The score is a comparison against other 2010 vehicles, not a prediction about any individual car, and it is built from complaint rates, severity and how early failures appear.

Which year of the Nissan Rogue is best?

Within the 2007–2013 generation, 2009 scores best at 69 out of 100 and 2013 worst at 73. Same body, same engines, different luck.

Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.

What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car

Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt 20 August 2026 Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed