Nissan · Rogue Sport · 2020
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Recall
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Not Rated
The 2020 Nissan Rogue Sport has 1 recall and 50 owner-reported complaints on file with NHTSA. Most reported issue: engine (9 reports).
Source: NHTSA Public Records · Updated Apr 28, 2026
The 2020 Nissan Rogue Sport page works best as a research starting point. Complaint totals show how much owner-reported activity exists, while recalls and investigations help show whether any of that activity turned into formal safety action.
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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 driving.
Remedy Status
Dealers will insert a spacer into the key slot of the jackknife key, free of charge. Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed March 29, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22C5.
The radiator fans in the Nissan Rogues are faulty. The AC stops working and then the car overheats causing loss of fluid and white smoke coming out from underneath the hood. The engine light didn't even come on to warn us that the car was overheating.
Fan Assembly - Nissan (21481-6MA0B) failed at 68,000 miles. Can can overheat and car will fail. This fan helps cool the AC and radiator.
The fuel gauge has failed. The ac unit has been finicky since I purchased the vehicle and has already received one repair. Fuel gauge has been reading incorrectly for 2 weeks now. Read that it is a common issue for the nissan rogue sports. A few days ago my forward collision warn...
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The engine overheated due to cooling fan malfunctioning.
Radiator fan issue. Dealership told me it is a common problem with this car. Cost is crazy expensive to fix . And if I fix it with Nissan part will this happen again because they are making bad parts.
The cooling fan stopped working causing engine to overheat. I looked it up and this is common problem with this car.
Cooling fan is defective
The cooling fan is defective and is causing the vehicle to overheat major safety concern for my family .
The electric fan motor on the radiator failed. This caused the vehicle to overheat. The cap on the coolant reservoir did not actuate and the coolant reservoir exploded. The mechanical failure of the fan lead to a catastrophic failure of the coolant reservoir. If someone, a se...
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I had to replace my cooling system (fan, radiator, hoses, coolant) on this car after driving it only 30K miles. This led to over heating the car engine and stopped working because of that.. I was told by Nissan dealer it stopped working and they are seeing many of those issues re...
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The 2020 Nissan Rogue Sport has 1 recall recorded by NHTSA.
NHTSA has received 50 owner-reported complaints for the 2020 Nissan Rogue Sport.
NHTSA has not published a safety rating for the 2020 Nissan Rogue Sport.
The most commonly reported complaint categories for the 2020 Nissan Rogue Sport are engine (9 reports), forward collision avoidance (5 reports), service brakes,forward collision avoidance (5 reports).
Yes. NHTSA has 1 recall on record for the 2020 Nissan Rogue Sport. Scroll up to review the published recall summaries, consequences, and remedies. To check for unrepaired recalls on your specific vehicle, use your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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