2021 Nissan Rogue

Small SUV · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
33mpg1
30 city · 37 highway
CO₂ 270 g/mi · 168 g/km2
Fuel cost
$1,8063
per year · estimate
Power
201hp4
rated
Crash rating
4of 5 ★5
frontal 4 · side 5 · rollover 4
10 recall campaigns6
Kerb weight
8
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
How much to run it33 mpg · $1,806 / yr
Combined
33 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Rogue FWD
City · highway
30 · 37EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
270 g/mi2EPA168 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 168 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,8063EPA · EIAestimate · $9,031 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs201 hp
Power
201 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
1.5 L, 3 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (AV-S8)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe4 of 5 ★ · 10 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★☆5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2021 Rogue · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
4 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming ROGUE (2021) · as of 2026-09-10
10 campaigns, what and when
  • 2021-02-11Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · hoses, lines/piping, and fittings — An improperly secured fuel hose may leak, increasing the risk of a fire. The fuel hose may also disconnect completely, causing the engine to stall and increasing the risk of a crash. 21V068000
  • 2021-03-17Wheels · lugs/nuts/bolts/studs — The wheel vibration may break the wheel studs and cause the wheel assembly to separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. 21V186000
  • 2021-04-22Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · disc · caliper — A loss of brake fluid may reduce braking performance, increasing the risk of crash. 21V286000
  • 2021-06-24Seats · mid/rear assembly — An insecurely anchored child seat can move during a sudden stop or crash, increasing the risk of injury. 21V474000
  • 2021-12-09Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump — Fuel pump failure may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. 21V957000
  • 2022-07-21Equipment · electrical · infotainment · software — An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. 22V527000
  • 2022-09-01Seat belts · rear/other · buckle assembly — Seat belts that do not retract properly may be difficult to operate, preventing their usage, which can increase the risk of injury in a crash. 22V666000
  • 2022-10-13Back over prevention · display function — An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. 22V772000
  • 2023-11-22Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · disc · caliper — A loss of brake fluid may reduce braking performance, increasing the risk of crash. 23V791000
  • 2025-06-27Engine and engine cooling · engine · hard parts internal/mechanical — Engine failure increases the risk of a crash. A bearing failure may cause a breach in the engine block, allowing hot oil to be discharged, increasing the risk of an engine fire. 25V437000
Complaints per 10,000 built
11.377NHTSA286 complaints, 24 severe · 251,637 built
computed here: 286 complaints ÷ 251,637 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Unspecified78Electrical system59Engine51Fuel/propulsion system33Power train25

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How bigSmall SUV
Kerb weight
8
EPA test weight
9EPA
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUV
as the register states it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Warranty
3 years10Nissan36,000 mi
Nissan's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
16,40911NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Rogue FWD (30 city, 37 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 270 g/mi, or 168 g/km.
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $9,031. No publisher states this figure.
  4. Power: 201 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2021 Rogue — frontal 4, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (ROGUE), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Rogue nameplate (286, of which 24 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 251,637 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.
  8. Kerb weight: not published. This car's kerb weight is published on its record (1,648 kg, from the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing to NHTSA), but not used to order cars by weight, because the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing to NHTSA is the only source that states this car's weight; no second source confirms it, and nothing else we hold contradicts it. The pipeline recorded this in curb_weight_uncorroborated_reason.
  9. EPA test weight: not published. EPA values disagree.
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Nissan's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.
  11. Registrations: 16,409 Rogues of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2021 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →