2018 Nissan Rogue · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 264owner reports
- 13,973median miles
- $1,800median quote
- 12involved a crash
Newest report Jul 24, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
264 of the 668 complaints on this car describe brake wear, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2018 Rogue.
Narrower sheets: Brake warning light stays on (25 reports) · Brake pedal feels soft or spongy (25 reports)
Tick what matches of 264 reports
Brake wear on other Rogue years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (21 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2018 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
8 of the 264 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $300 to $2,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 4,800 and 28,000 miles, from the 196 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“The emergency braking system on several occasions has beeped as though it was going to engage when no vehicles weâre around and on at least 3 occasions it has engaged when no vehicles were around. I brought it to the dealership to âupdateâ the system, but the problem still occurs.”
Filed Aug 17, 2022
“aeb sensor caused the car to stop while driving full speed under an overpass while cars were behind me almost causing an accident”
Filed Aug 14, 2022
“As you are driving down the road with other vehicle around my car will break itself as if i was about to hit someone from the back.”
Filed May 19, 2022
“Car stopped in the middle of the street. Two different screens popped up one was Yellow the other was Red and white one said MALFUNCTION and explanation mark.”
Filed May 9, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 12 of 264 reports involved a crash and 15 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 180 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 50 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 35 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 31 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 31 reports