Selling a junk Nissan Rogue Sport
Any Rogue Sport sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Nissan Rogue Sport
NHTSA has 552 owner complaints on file for the Nissan Rogue Sport, model years 2017 to 2022, the 376th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are driver assistance (87, 16%), engine (86, 16%), other (80, 14%). 53 complaints involved a crash, 4 a fire, and 48 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 35,000 miles. The 2019 model year has the most complaints (153). Data as of 2026-10-12.
The guides below explain how each kind of fault changes what a buyer pays.
Nissan Rogue Sport by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 98 | Transmission and drivetrain | 9 | 2 | 1 | 49,000 |
| 2018 | 137 | Other | 15 | 0 | 2 | 38,465 |
| 2019 | 153 | Driver assistance | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19,500 |
| 2020 | 86 | Engine | 6 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 59 | Driver assistance | 16 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2022 | 19 | Brakes | 3 | 0 | 1 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Nissan Rogue Sport recalls
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for electrical system (1), driver assistance (1), seat belts (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2017 model year, electrical system (campaign 23V093000, Feb 2023): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Rogue and 2017-2022 Rogue Sport vehicles equipped with a jackknife style ignition key. The jackknife key may collapse into a folded position while drivin…
- 2021 model year, seat belts (campaign 21V555000, Jul 2021): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Rogue Sport vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, reducing the protection offered to an installed child seat. As suc…
- 2021 model year, body and structure (campaign 21V525000, Jul 2021): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Rogue Sport vehicles. The liftgate hinges can separate from the vehicle during a rear end crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements …
- 2018 model year, driver assistance (campaign 19V654000, Sep 2019): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Vers…
What a Nissan Rogue Sport is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Rogue Sport on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Nissan Rogue Sport worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Rogue Sport gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Nissan Rogue Sport that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Nissan Rogue Sport?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Nissan Rogue Sport numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.