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LOVE my new ride
Rosandra Simmons, 09/08/2016
2016 Nissan Rogue SV 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
This is the first new car I've purchased in 10 years and I LOVE it. I had been driving a Honda CRV and the size is comparable, but my Rogue is much more sporty. Great mom vehicle without looking like one.
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Happy w/ 2012 Rogue S. Happier with the 2016 SV
Ron A., 07/23/2017
2016 Nissan Rogue SV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
I was a happy owner a 2012 Rogue S for a couple years. I kinda wished I had a backup camera on it. So when the last of the 2016 line came out and I saw the deals being offered I knew it was time to trade up. The SV trim had everything I wanted and more. Bluetooth, Backup camera, even more storage capability than in the previous generation Rogue. I'm pleasantly impressed with the new electronics, individual air presssure tire sensors and the moveable and tilt back seats. My friends like e drink holder! I'm most impressed with the quiet ride and the brighter headlights. I've owned 2004 and 2006 Altima S as well as the 2012 Rogue S and I'm very familiar and happy with the 2.5 L engine that all those cars had. It's plenty peppy for highway and city driving. I know I can put 100,000 plus miles easy on it without a problem. If I needed a bigger engine I would just get a Pathfinder or Murano. The AWD on the 2012 never failed me in the WV winters. I expect this Compact SUV to perform in the winter weather just as well. I don't need to tow a trailer and I could care less about doing burnouts these days. If you are such a gear head that you want to feel a transmittion that shifts from every gear, then maybe a CVT isn't for you. Give me the higher gas mileage and comfortable ride. The NASA inspired driver's seat with the lunar support and electronic positioning is awesome. I'm a satisfied Nissan owner.
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Darth Rogue Black on Black 2016 SL w/Premium Pkg
Charles Borchers, 04/12/2016
updated 10/22/2018
2016 Nissan Rogue SL 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
I went from a 2012 Nissan Frontier SV Crew Cab with the Sport Appearance package to this 2016 Rogue SL with the Premium Pkg and it was like going from the Flintstones to the Jetson's from an options, comfort and tech standpoint. Loving all the amenities that are in it and with a daughter coming up on going to driver's education all the safety features certainly appealed to me. So far so good. I wish the splash guards came with the SL package I figure at $34K sticker price it should have them already from the factory. Not worried about the lethargic CVT and engine as my performance car days are behind me and I was looking for features and a comfortable interior. Love the styling as well, sharp looking vehicle. So far so good! Just turned it back in for a brand new 2018, no issues at all with the 2016 during the three years.
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AWESOME!!!!
Rich, 08/31/2016
2016 Nissan Rogue S 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
Here are other other SUVs I tested: Mazda CX-5 - Ok but you can actually tell from the slope of the roof that the rear seats are going to be very tight. My 13 yo 5'-8" daughter just could not fit comfortably. RAV4- Sloping rear roof line means same rear seating issue with Mazda CX-5 - though a bit less cramped. Hyundai Santa Fe Sport - actually better than Toyota and Mazda and NIssan because it is roomier, has the most bang for the buck (turbo-charged for the same class!!)....would have been my choice but quality of interior materials are below of Japanese brands. Overall with performance and power being equal, Nissan Rogue has the best Exterior Design, Interior in terms of quality, roomiest Front and Rear seats, largest cargo volume.
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Never Again
Karen, 06/07/2017
updated 01/13/2020
2016 Nissan Rogue SV 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
Update 1/13/2020- I traded the Rogue for a Buick Enclave. I will never purchase another Nissan. I brought the Rogue brand new off the lot and like others experienced the vibrating and the knocking. Within the first 3-6 months of having the car they replaced the alternator, struts, strut mounts and eventually the entire front end suspension system. After all of that the vibrating and knocking noise was still there. I'm currently looking for a new vehicle now, either a Toyota or Honda. This is my second bad experience with Nissan I owned a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder that was apart of the bad redesign of the transmission and radiator. Thought I would give Nissan a try again after 10 years and that was a mistake. They were really good cars at one point, but that is not the case anymore. The dealership I dealt with in both cases and the factory are not honest and don't stand behind their products.
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D&C's Rogue
David Parker, 03/17/2016
2016 Nissan Rogue SL 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
23 of 26 people found this review helpful
This is our sixth Nissan vehicle and our second Rogue. We decided we wanted a top-of-the-line vehicle. We picked this car with the help of our salesperson who was extremely knowledgeable about cars. We like the styling, the color (white) the ease of viewing the instrumentation, the safety features, backup camera and extra safety with seeing all round the car and the alarms which will sound if we come to close to another vehicle or human being. The camera has an excellent field of view. The car is easy to drive and is handles nicely and much better than our first Rogue.
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Adequate but disappointing; not a CR-V/RAV4 beater
M. McLoughlin, 07/03/2016
2016 Nissan Rogue SL 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
60 of 71 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2016 Rogue SL AWD with Premium Package. I sold the Rogue to a Honda dealership five days after I picked it up and bought a CR-V Touring instead. I bought the Rogue because I wanted a blind spot monitor and the forward collision warning/brake assist. I also thought the Around View Monitor would be great to have. Although I thought about other higher-end small SUVs like the upper-trim CR-V and Toyota RAV-4, it seemed like a no-brainer to go with the Nissan because of its more aggressive aesthetic and the fact that you can (and I did) buy a top-of-the-line model for around $26,000 sticker price before taxes and fees, $5-6 k less than you'd pay for the others. I liked it during the test drive. I liked it far less once I started driving it 60 miles roundtrip to work two days later. The pros: nice styling, nice materials inside, sliding and reclining rear seat, the Around View Monitor system is FANTASTIC and I wish every car had it, blind spot monitor works well (though the audible warning isn't loud enough to be heard at highway speeds or with the radio on), beautiful dash, a lot of customizable features and settings, gorgeous panoramic moonroof, useful electric lift gate, intuitive infotainment system, and, of course, the very reasonable price. Unfortunately, the cons outweighed these by a lot. First and foremost, the forward collision warning/automatic braking feature did not work. At all. Utterly useless. I took it back to the dealer, which told me everything was "to spec" and my expectations for the system were too high. I said that's fine, but in that case let me take the car for a spin with a Nissan technician who can show me how it works. Which I did. And to the technician's embarrassment, he could not get it to work either and could not explain why, though he did admit that the system as presently constituted was "pretty much useless." I took the car to another, more reputable Nissan dealership 40 miles away, and the very honest service director there told me that he's been getting a lot of complaints from Rogue owners about the same system, and Nissan hasn't come up with a fix yet, let alone acknowledge the problem. That really turned me off to the car, because you don't want to feel like a sucker making monthly payments on a car in which not everything functions properly -- especially something that's advertised as a crucial safety feature that can protect you and your children riding in the back seat. Besides that, the highway MPG was lower than advertised; the acceleration was lousy, even in "sport" mode; the brakes didn't feel powerful enough; the CVT was noisy and idiosyncratic; you could barely feel the seat-heaters; the engine was too loud and whined at highway speeds; the Moving Object Detection system wasn't sensitive and didn't detect half the moving objects that passed the car -- or detected them too late; the steering at low speeds was rough and annoying; there wasn't nearly enough room for my legs (I'm 6'1") and I couldn't find a comfortable position in my seat; there was no automatically dimming rearview mirror despite this being the "top-of-the-line" trim, which makes you feel like you got ripped off; not all of the window buttons on the driver's side are illuminated, which also makes the car feel cheap; and the center console, though it has room for two average size cups, is otherwise useless if you want to lay something flat on it like a cell phone. I knew I would feel like a chump if I kept this car and that I had to sell it before I put any more mileage on it. I went to a bunch of dealers -- Toyota, Honda, Hyundai -- and test drove their compact SUVs. I ultimately bought a CR-V; the Honda dealership bought the Rogue from me. I didn't like the CR-V's styling as much as I liked the Rogue's -- but I liked everything else more. (And in fairness, I miss the Around View Monitor, and always will. It's so cool.) Since my first priority is safety, I have to praise the Honda's Sensing package, which has adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, and a forward collision warning/automatic braking feature that actually works. The engine is peppier and quieter, the ride is better insulated from road noise, the brakes are more powerful, it's easier to fold down the rear seats, the infotainment system is more confusing but has more options as well, the steering is secure and well-balanced, the seat heaters really warm you, the keyless entry system is more advanced, and overall it just feels like a higher quality car -- I don't feel like Honda cut any corners or ripped me off on anything to save a buck (e.g., forward collision warning, automatic dimming rearview mirror). I realize that the CR-V trim I ultimately purchased was more expensive than the Rogue. However, you can get a CR-V for roughly the same price as the Rogue with all of these features except navigation and active safety. Do your homework before buying!
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Suspension Defect!!
2016Rogue, 09/21/2016
2016 Nissan Rogue S 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
20 of 23 people found this review helpful
At 900 miles my 2016 Rogue started making a popping noise in the front wheels area when I turn the steering wheel. Nissan states it is a manufacturing defect in the struts and they a working on a solution. I was told they know it is annoying but it is not a safety issue. That tells me they are not overly concerned with finding a solution. The paint scars and scratches easily. I wish I had not bought a Nissan. I'm sure if I tried to sale this Rogue, no one would even drive it out of my driveway the way it is popping.
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Rogue all the way!!!!!
BM, 02/19/2016
updated 08/22/2017
2016 Nissan Rogue SV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
24 of 28 people found this review helpful
Purchased the SV AWD model and despite what some reviewers say, its the best car I ever owned. I also leased a Toyota Rav-4 the same time I purchased the Nissan Rogue and the Rogue is so much better. Its larger, more comfortable, and overall a better handling car than the Toyota. Its a 4 cylinder vehicle that rides as good as a V6
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Rogue S 2016 review
Karen, 05/20/2016
2016 Nissan Rogue S 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
28 of 33 people found this review helpful
This car presents really well on the exterior. I was given this car as a rental while my 2015 RAV4 was being repaired. I received the base model. The engine in all the 2016 models are the same. (I believe) Acceleration in the Rogue was poor. The gas pedal felt spongy. I would step on it and not get immediate acceleration. In order to pass at highway speeds (60mph) I would step on the pedal only to have it sink down until it finally kicked in with some pick-up. I understand this is because of the CVT transmission. (I now know I don't care for CVT transmissions) The steering felt heavy to me, and the Rogue SUV sat lower to the ground. More car like. The entire vehicle felt heavy to me with most of the weight being toward the bottom of the car. (If you've ever driven a snowmobile you'll know what I mean. ) at first I thought the vehicle was front wheel drive only because it felt like the car was being pulled along. But no it's awd. So why this heavy feel to the drive train? The ride is okay. The interior is nice. The ac seems to work okay. I can only compare it to the RAV4. The steering is smooth and light but still tactile. The car feels evenly balanced. I don't feel like the front tires are pulling the vehicle along. Acceleration is immediate when I need it. The gas pedal is responsive. The RAV4 sub/seating position is higher than the rogue. I like that. Maybe I had this driving experience because the Rogue was a base model. I wouldn't purchase this vehicle.
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