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Selling a junk Nissan Rogue

Any Rogue 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

NHTSA has 8,905 owner complaints on file for the Nissan Rogue, model years 1999 to 2022, the 53rd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are transmission and drivetrain (1,726, 19%), other (1,106, 12%), electrical system (885, 10%). 488 complaints involved a crash, 167 a fire, and 405 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 59,150 miles. The 2018 model year has the most complaints (1,010). Data as of 2026-10-12.

When the top complaint is transmission and drivetrain, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a bad transmission: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.

Nissan Rogue by model year

YearComplaintsMost reportedCrashFireRecallsMedian miles
19991Transmission and drivetrain000—
20075Air bags000—
2008615Transmission and drivetrain174585,000
2009433Transmission and drivetrain108380,324
2010421Transmission and drivetrain1024273,476
2011510Transmission and drivetrain1616282,300
2012435Transmission and drivetrain1514271,000
2013858Transmission and drivetrain2531177,000
2014621Transmission and drivetrain33141056,822
2015740Transmission and drivetrain4413954,720
2016758Transmission and drivetrain487756,000
2017883Other9010529,500
20181,010Brakes645320,000
2019533Driver assistance473310,793
2020247Driver assistance1810111,900
2021437Other4151041,000
2022398Engine103651,750

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 recalls

NHTSA lists 37 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for fuel system (6), electrical system (4), steering (3). 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.

  • 2021 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 25V437000, Jun 2025): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Rogue, 2019-2020 Altima, 2019-2022 Infiniti QX50, and 2022 Infiniti QX55 vehicles equipped with 3-cylinder 1.5L or 4-cylinder 2.0L variable compression t…
  • 2021 model year, brakes (campaign 23V791000, Nov 2023): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Rogue vehicles. The left and/or right rear brake caliper assemblies may be missing an internal bushing, allowing the O-ring seal to move and brake fluid to le…
  • 2014 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…
  • 2017 model year, electrical system (campaign 22V875000, Nov 2022): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Rogue vehicles. Water may leak into and corrode the dash side harness connector.
  • 2021 model year, driver assistance (campaign 22V772000, Oct 2022): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Titan, Titan XD, Frontier, and 2021-2022 Rogue vehicles. The in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system may continuously reboot when the vehicle is restarted, which…

What a Nissan Rogue is worth as a junk car

Buyers price a junk Rogue 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 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 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 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?
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 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.