There are 3 owner-reported lighting complaints for the 2018 Nissan Roguein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Head lamp on Driver side collect moisture (condensation) for no apparent reason. This vehicle was inspected at a local Nissan Dealership on 4/13/26. No exterior or interior damage noted. The moisture in the lamp causes the light from the lamp to be dim. Notice that the passenger head lamp is much brighter. I don't drive at night ....not sure if the on coming traffic can tell that I am driving a SUV.
On 3/5/24 I had a collision with a large deer. The front of the car was impacted. The air bags did not deploy. I was driving at 50 mph. I have sent my concern to Nissan but they have not responded. Approximately $10,000 in damage was done.
I STARTED NOTICING THE HEADLIGHTS NOT TURNING ON UPON START UP IN MY GARAGE, THEY HAVE BEEN SET ON AUTO TURNON SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST. DRIVING ON CLOUDY,OVERCAST, FOGGY DAYS NOT TURNING ON. NOV.22, APPROX. 6 PM, STARTED CAR, COULD SEE THAT HEADLIGHTS WERE ON WITH DRL ON. PUT IN GEAR, BACKED OUT, ON A CITY STREET, DROVE DOWN STREET ON HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. HAD TO PARK, TURN VEHICLE ON/OFF, TURN HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF MANUALLY BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ON. THEY WERE SET ON AUTO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER NOV.26, THEY SAID NO RECALLS/UPDATES AND WORKING. TOOK OFF, DROVE 15-20 MINUTES AND THE DASH/RADIO/HEADLIGHTS ALL BLINKED OFF THEN BACK ON.??? OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THEY GO OFF IN THE DARK AND I'M DRIVING. RADIO/MAPS ISSUE. THE RADIO RANDOMLY STOPS PLAYING. ONE TIME TOUCHED MAPS BUTTON TO TURN OFF AND THE WHOLE THING FROZE UP. RADIO NOT WORKING, MAPS NOT WORKING. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY/OR CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENS. TOTALLY RANDOM EVENTS. AFTER IT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES, RESTARTED CAR AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. ON NOV.23 RADIO QUIT PLAYING AGAIN. I'VE ALREADY TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER, SETUP TO TAKE IN NOV.26. THEY CHECKED IT NO NEW UPDATES, OPENED TECHNICAL TICKET AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL ME. CALLED ME LATER THAT AFTERNOON, SAID NISSAN AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WORKING ON A FIX WHICH COULD BE NEW UPDATE ( NO GOOD), MAYBE REPLACE THE RADIO OR THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. NO DATES GIVEN AS TO WHEN THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. TOLD JUST GO AHEAD AND DRIVE IT.THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING. WHAT WITH THIS RADIO ISSUE AND NOW THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026