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What 147 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Nissan Rogue Select

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (147)Crash / fire / injury (16)Driver assistance (54)Brakes (31)Electrical system (28)Seats (9)Airbags (8)Body & structure (7)Engine (7)Suspension (7)Speed control (6)Lights (4)

3 of 147 complaints match · Electrical system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Apr 9, 2026Electrical systemFire

The 2020 Nissan rogue as I was driving, started smoking, then stalled. I immediately got out and popped the hood and there was flames everywhere. Entire engine bay burned. I saved the car from burning completely by dumping water. As I was in a national forest, that is very acceptable to wildfires. Fire department and fire investigator came out. Fire investigator said it was of his opinion that it started on the passenger side, electric cooling fan for the radiator. Which I agree after looking at the aftermath and noticing where to fire was coming from as I was putting it out.

NHTSA ODI 11730273

Dec 15, 2025Electrical systemEngineFire

Started the car and then the engine caught fire. Front of the car is completely charred and fire had to be put out by the fire department. Car is totaled now. This complaint has been raised with Nissan Consumer Affairs.

NHTSA ODI 11705154

Oct 25, 2022Electrical systemFire1 injury

USB port in console caught fire while vehicle was parked total loss

NHTSA ODI 11490800

Working with the data? Download all 147 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 28, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2020 Nissan Rogue Select verdict →