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1 out of 5 stars

Love my Rouge

Lorinick, 04/17/2021
updated 07/16/2021
2021 Nissan Rogue Platinum 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
25 of 28 people found this review helpful

Update! Buyer beware. I’ve had a draining battery that needed charging. AC very lacking for a new car. Leaking drain or roof racks. Rattling in car. Nothing can ever verified or fixed. Light always coming on saying I need an oil change. Which started at 12 miles. It’s been reset more times then I can count. But the newest problem is which first happened June 3rd and again on July 13th engine malfunction reduced power. You can’t accelerate more then 40 mph. Being told the code is gone. Seriously anyone can clear a code. The code scanned by dealership as EGR. I’m finding out this is an issue from other blocks. I can’t recommend this car at all any longer. I’m afraid of the safety concerns to my family in this car. The Rouge Platinum has all the safety and comfort I was looking for. I love almost everything about the car. It’s a pleasure to drive. Only drawbacks is no ventilation in seats, no height adjustment in passenger seat, no auto up and down on passenger side.These are big deals. I love the wireless charger and wireless Apple Car Play. Digital display is beautiful and crisp and can be customized on the platinum. I’ve got many compliments on the car.

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5 out of 5 stars

2021 Rogue (updated 12/22)

Joshua, 07/30/2021
updated 12/01/2022
2021 Nissan Rogue SL 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
14 of 15 people found this review helpful

This is an initial review. We bought a Boulder grey pearl 21 SL. We’ve had it for a week now. My wife loves this vehicle. It is very easy to drive, so easy, that if you turn on the pro pilot cruise it will literally drive itself. The shifter is different but only took a trip or two to get used to it. The seats are very comfortable, it’s the most comfortable vehicle I have ever sat in. The tech is crazy good in this car and easy to understand. Nissan made it very user friendly. The features are amazing in the SL. The motion lift gate works perfectly. The storage space in the rear is comparable to our old Honda Element (with the rear seats removed) which is a huge positive. My wife does animal rescue and loves how easy it is to put cages and supplies in back. I took it grocery shopping and the divider system in rear was perfect for groceries, no sliding around issues. The rear seat is big. I’m 5’10 and our sales guy was 6’6. He was easily able to ride in the back seat behind me with plenty of knee room. The ride quality is smooth, very smooth. Like every Nissan, the engine is perky. One thing my wife loves about my 2011 Nissan Frontier is how much punch the engine has and this 4 banger Rogue doesn’t disappoint. Sport mode allows a little more punch from the engine and you can feel it in traffic. I have yet to have to refill the tank. So far, we’re averaging 34 mpg and that’s about 60% rural and 40% city driving, so impressive is a understatement. The vehicle has a massive panoramic sunroof so the interior feels huge compared to other SUVs. The information center on the car is big and easy to access. We have been using it with AppleCar play and it’s worked fine every time. The hands free options for texting or calling work great. The interior of the vehicle is not just functional, it’s a gorgeously detailed interior. Dual colors for the dash and door material. The wood grain accents really sell luxury and all the material seems very high quality especially compared to previous Nissans such as the old rogue or my old frontier. The road noise is low and I do not hear any whining from the CVT. The LED lights make a huge difference at night which my wife loves since we have to spend sometime avoiding deer and black bears on the roadways. Overall, this vehicle is exceptional. Update - We have had the vehicle for about 1.5 years as of 12/22. It’s a spectacular vehicle. We haven’t had a single problem with it. We’ve put about 15K miles on it and completed 3 oil changes. The vehicle is rocking, on average, 33.5 - 35.5 mpg which has been great in Biden’s America. The interior has held up and looks great so far. We’re very happy with the purchase and I would def buy this car again. On a side note, I’ve had multiple lumber spine fusions and my wife has had 3 cervical spine fusions and we find this vehicle to be incredibly comfortable to drive daily. We put a lot of value on our comfort.

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Like the new look- Too Many Issues- Buyer beware!

D.L., 04/07/2021
updated 10/12/2021
2021 Nissan Rogue SV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
34 of 39 people found this review helpful

I leased my 2021 Nissan Rogue AWD Premium package Feb 2, 2021 and I regret it. I have 800 miles on it, live in Ohio and the temperatures can get very cold. The remote starter is a piece of crap. It won't work until you get all the way up to vehicle. The Nissan Connect to start the vehicle isn't that great either.Thank goodness its a trial. I owned a 2018 Rouge, took it in two times out of the 31 months I owned it for issues. With this 2021 my first incident happened when we got extremely cold temps and snow a week of me owning. The window and windshield wipers iced up so bad I could barely see. When sitting at a light the engine will idle very high and when I pull off, you would think I'm drag racing. As my foot is on the gas pedal you can feel the vehicle decelerating instead of accelerating. A warning light had popped on and off quickly. When I took it to the dealer they asked me did a warning light come on? I said yes but it quickly went away. They seen an old code but nothing to document. Said it was low voltage light and that's probably why I feel the decelerating as its trying to pull power. Then preceded to say unfortunately Nissan's don't like the cold and not built for it. Are you kidding me!!! I've also owned a 2016 Altima and the 2018 Rogue and never had that issue. The traction control (VDC) is kicking on every time I go over this rail road track that's on a slight incline once I'm over it I can not accelerate because of the VDC. and it's happening when the weather is nice and the roads are not wet. This is a dangerous situation as other cars could be behind me trying to get over track before a train comes. The radio is giving me problems. As of today was playing music, received a phone call answered and the music would not play again. Could change stations, but not hear anything. After 4 minutes received another phone call, caller was very low after hanging up the music started playing again. This is my only means of transportation. This will be my last Nissan. These 3 years are going to be so long. Wish I could get out of it now. However, I don't have 15- 17K just sitting around to put with a another vehicle to eat up the negative equity. Update 10-8-21 Still having issues. You can feel every bump in the road. The dash on driver’s side started lifting. On the passenger side some of the panels is separating. When panoramic sunroof cover is open and you have the windows down you hear the cover flapping. Started hearing front end noise. The list is too long. Nice redesign. But I had enough that I was blessed to get out of it on yesterday.

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Horrible ride and handling!

JOhnInMaine, 09/23/2021
2021 Nissan Rogue SV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful

We just bought this today and it was 2 hours home. In the city of Bangor Maine the roads are smooth so the ride is ok. As we got outside of Bangor this thing rides like a tank, you feel every single bump hard. There is no comfort mode on this car. The seat are terrible and to make it worse any bump on one side and the body roll on this thing is unreal. We won't be keeping this. It is too bad because it is a sharp vehicle but the hard ride and seats and body roll make this one to stay away from. Worst car we have ever bought,

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RUN…. DONT WALK AWAY from tge 2021 Rogue…

RUN.. don’t walk away!!!!! , 08/27/2021
2021 Nissan Rogue S 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful

I just made my first payment with 2600 miles. The chip engine light came on after 6 days. Service says they don’t have a fix yet. My remote start won’t work and my Nissan app says my rogue is running when it is parked beside my house. I’m looking at it right now. Run.. don’t walk!!!

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