P0012 on Nissan vehicles
P0012 is named on 6 Nissan model years (2020–2025): 5 manufacturer filings and 7 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Rogue, Versa.
Which Nissan model years name P0012
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Nissan Rogue | Engine | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 Nissan Rogue | Engine | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 Nissan Rogue | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2024 Nissan Rogue | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2021 Nissan Rogue | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2020 Nissan Versa | Engine | — | 1 |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Nissan owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed and DTC: P0012 and P0196 were retrieved, and the contact was advised that the engine was overheating
I have serval codes from varies companies, O'Reilly's, Luther Nissan Dearlership from April to June 2025, the code is P0012, camshaft
Nissan filings that name P0012
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Nissan filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0012. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- NTB25-007 Service bulletin2025-01-29 · Electrical System
- MIL ON WITH DTC P0196 STORED IN THE ECM IF YOU CONFIRM The MIL is ON with DTC P0196 for “EOT SENSOR” stored in the ECM. HINT: DTC P0012 for “INTAKE VALVE TIMING CONTROL B1” may be stored along with P0196 for “EOT SENSOR”. ACTION Follow the SERVICE PROCEDURE in this bulletin to diagnose DTC P0196 for “EOT SENSOR”. Disregard P0012 if stored along with P0196. Do not follow the service information
What P0012 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0012 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Nissan and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0012 a known problem on Nissan vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 5 manufacturer filings and 7 owner reports naming P0012 on 6 Nissan model years (2020–2025). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Nissan models does P0012 appear on most?
2023 Rogue (5 documents), 2022 Rogue (3 documents), 2025 Rogue (1 document).
Does P0012 on a Nissan mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.