Selling a dead Nissan Rogue Sport

If yours won't run, or it's not worth the repair, we buy whole non-running and junk cars. You sell the whole car as it sits, and pickup is free anywhere in the US.

Four recalls, the folding key first

23V093, the folding key (2017-2022). Rogue Sports with a jackknife-style key are in a recall with 2014-2020 Rogues, 712,458 vehicles in all. The key can collapse into its folded position while you drive, and if the driver touches it in that position, the vehicle can shut off. If yours has ever died on the road, check this first.

19V654, the backup camera (2018-2019). This one spans many Nissan models, 1,228,830 vehicles in all. The camera display can lose its image.

21V525 and 21V555 (2021 only). The liftgate hinges can separate in a rear-end crash; dealers replace both hinges. Separately, seat belt locking retractors on 4,083 cars can switch off early and protect an installed child seat less. NHTSA files both under a second model name, "redundant ROGUE SPORT," so model-by-model counts often miss them.

Emergency braking that fires on its own

Forward collision avoidance is named in 21 complaints on the 2019-2022 cars. For the earlier ones, Nissan turned an existing customer service program into campaign P9327 on August 27, 2019. Dealers reprogrammed the radar and driver-assist units on 2017-2018 Rogue Sports, along with Rogues of the same years, because automatic emergency braking could activate when it wasn't needed. The work was free. It was a service campaign, not a recall, so it doesn't show up in recall counts.

The CVT

Every US Rogue Sport has a 2.0-liter, 141-hp four and a CVT, with front- or all-wheel drive. Of 343 complaints, 46 mention the CVT or the transmission. That share is far lower than on the 2013-2017 Sentra, where 877 of 1,870 complaints do. Nissan's June 2022 bulletin extended CVT coverage on the Rogue and the 2015-2018 Pathfinder, but we found no extension that names the Rogue Sport. If yours has a failed CVT, a dealer can still check the VIN for any coverage.

Complaints and recalls by model year

Every complaint owners sent NHTSA about each model year, counted October 10, 2026. NHTSA also keeps 31 Rogue Sport complaints under the second model name; they are shown in their own column. Recalls list each campaign in every year it covers, the two 2021 recalls included.

On the 2017, power train and engine are the components named most; owners gave a median of 48,000 miles. The 2018 drew 94 complaints at a median of 42,000 miles, with 8 reporting a crash.

Fix it or sell it?

Start with the free checks. Run the VIN at NHTSA's recall search, since the key, camera, liftgate and seat belt recalls are all dealer fixes. If the CVT has failed, compare the shop's written price with asking prices for running Rogue Sports of your year. Our bad transmission guide covers how that decision usually goes. After a crash, selling a wrecked car is the better read.

Selling it whole

1. Find the VIN and note the mileage, the trim (S, SV or SL) and whether it's all-wheel drive.
2. Get an offer online or call (877) 421-6008.
3. Explain what's wrong in a sentence or two, and whether it rolls.
4. Leave everything on it, wheels and catalytic converter included. If something's been removed, say so.
5. On pickup day, sign over the title, show your ID and hand over every key you have. After you sell covers plates and insurance by state.