2018 Nissan Rogue automatic emergency braking problems
212 of the 762 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Nissan Rogue name the automatic emergency braking (NHTSA’s “Forward Collision Avoidance” heading — forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, including phantom braking). Filed under the same heading: 66 manufacturer bulletins, 2 NHTSA investigations. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the automatic emergency braking
Source: NHTSA complaint database11 of the 212 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 12 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2018: 38 · 2019: 21 · 2020: 14 · 2021: 56 · 2022: 27 · 2023: 19 · 2024: 19 · 2025: 6 · 2026: 12
Half of the 99 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the automatic emergency braking problem between 2,000 and 39,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
762 complaints in all about the 2018 Nissan Rogue, 12 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Forward Collision Avoidance” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Nissan Rogue automatic emergency braking problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the automatic emergency braking. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The emergency braking engaged the brakes for no reason. Was driving down the road with no other vehicles near me and my vehicle beeped at me and engaged the brakes hard causing a skid. I have read this is a known problem and that Nissan is failing to address this serious safety concern
While driving straight at approximately 25-30 MPH on a city street with a slight incline and no other vehicles around or inconsistencies in the road surface, the vehicle made a hard and abrupt deceleration combined with a grinding sound for about 2-3 seconds then resumed normal operation.
We purchased 2018 Nissan Rogue in june. Today we drove 75 miles and the emergency braking activated 4 times for no reason. Once on the interstate, once on the off ramp, and twice on the highway. There were no rr tracks or other obstacles. This has happen to me on two other occasions. The vehicle has almost 1000 miles on it.
Two week old Nissan Rogue. The emergency braking system activates in the parking garage where I work. It seems to happen anywhere in the garage (any floor) and when I surpass ~15mph.
My automatic emergency braking system enables when there is no car ahead or near mine. This happens primarily when there is a metal cover on the road such as when road work is being completed. This has happened 3 times in 6 months. The last time I was going 40 MPH and it came to a sudden stop with a vehicle behind me that almost hit me.
What is on file about the automatic emergency braking
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsNHTSA investigations
- PE19010 False Automatic Emergency Brakingopened Sep 9, 2019 · open
- NHTSA received a defect petition (DP19-001) from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleges that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer is aw…
- DP19001 False Automatic Emergency Brakingopened Apr 8, 2019 · closed Sep 16, 2019
- NHTSA received a letter from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) on March 21, 2019 alleging that the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on Model Year (MY) 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles was engaging in cases where there was no obstruction in the path of the vehicle. The CAS petition additionally alleged that, based on Nissan's actions, the manufacturer was aware of the issue du…
66 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- NTB18-041E Service bulletinJan 21, 2025
- FALSE ACTIVATION OF AEB, FEB, OR FCW IF YOU CONFIRM The following system(s) falsely activated or the customer reports false activation of: AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking); FEB (Forward Emergency Braking); FCW (Forward Collision Warning) ACTION 1. Check Service COMM or Dealer Business Systems (DBS) National Service History to determine if campaign NTB19-064 applies to this vehicle. If the c
The 1 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2018 Nissan Rogue names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2018 Nissan Rogue
Source: the same files- brake problems 283 complaints
- electrical problems 113 complaints
- engine problems 77 complaints
- transmission and drivetrain problems 60 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre automatic emergency braking problems common on the 2018 Nissan Rogue?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 212 owner complaints naming the automatic emergency braking on this model year (28% of everything owners filed about it), and 66 manufacturer bulletins, 2 NHTSA investigations are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the automatic emergency braking on the 2018 Nissan Rogue?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 4 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do automatic emergency braking problems show up on the 2018 Nissan Rogue?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 9,000 miles; half of them between 2,000 and 39,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Forward Collision Avoidance" heading cover?
Forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, including phantom braking. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.