2023 Nissan Rogue · symptom sheet
Engine overheats or leaks coolant
- 36owner reports
- 60,000median miles
- $2,000median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 1, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
403 of the 726 complaints on this car are about the engine. 36 of those describe overheating.
Tick what matches of 36 reports
Overheating 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, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Most owners in this group notice the coolant before they notice the heat: a reservoir that keeps dropping, a sweet smell, or a bright puddle under the front of the car. Across the vehicles on this site, about four in five of these complaints mention coolant, a leak or a puddle, and roughly two in five mention the temperature gauge or overheating.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the head gasket (9 reports), the water pump (4 reports) and the coolant hose or reservoir (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the engine cover the 2023 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Increased temperatures can break down the engine oil, which may cause the engine bearings to seize and become damaged, leading to engine failure.
The engine bearings may have manufacturing defects that can lead to engine failure.
All 6 recalls on the 2023 Nissan Rogue, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Rogue
Complete loss of motive power due to engine failure. Closed jul 18, 2025, led to recall 25V-437.
What owners paid
8 of the 36 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $386 to $7,405.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 24,000 and 66,500 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2023 Nissan Rogue that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
ENGINE COOLANT SERVICE PROCEDURE SERVICE INFORMATION When draining and refilling the vehicle’s coolant for any reason, refer to the updated Electronic Service Manual (ESM) service procedure starting on page 2 of this bulletin to ensure that all air pockets have been completely purged.
COOLANT SERVICE PROCEDURE SERVICE INFORMATION When draining and refilling the vehicleâs coolant for any reason, refer to the Electronic Service Manual (ESM) to ensure that the correct service procedure is being used, and that all air pockets have been completely purged.
What owners wrote
“The vehicle was running when it overheated and started smoking from the gasket area, with no warning lights appearing on the dashboard; the car will not start now.”
Filed Jul 28, 2026
“All of the dashboard light turned on while deiving amd the engine started overheating, we had to stop the car for it too cool and then it cannot run faster than 30 miles because it will over heat and shakes we could of had a bad accident , we have tried to resolve this with tge dealership and they have failed multiple times to adress this saying its nothing wrong with the car when cleary there is!”
Filed Sep 11, 2025
“while driving on the expressway, the car started to slow down, a AWD error came on dashboard, driver proceeded to emergency lane, car came to complete stop and would not restart. had car towed to nissan auto service department. P26A3-00 engine coolant bypass valve was replaced. this system malfunction could have caused loss of life .”
Filed Dec 8, 2024
“Nissan installed plastic oil plugs which when reinstalled can fail. This despite the fact the entire oil pan is aluminum. This can occur after the 2 or 3rd oil change causing the car to lose the plug, overheat due to oil loss or have to be towed because plug falls out or becomes easily stripped. Many place such as Jiffy Lube will refuse to service the cars because they may require a tow to the dealer.”
Filed Feb 3, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 36 reports involved a crash and 1 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.
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Other problems on this car
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 123 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 104 reports
- Rear window shatters or explodes 82 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 79 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 44 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 38 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 33 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 32 reports
- Fuel smells, leaks, or the gauge reads wrong 32 reports