2019 Nissan Rogue: Regular Car Reviews 

Nissan Rogue: You got declined to finance a Kia Sorento, so here you are.

Nissan Rouge: The official car of the NPC driver who doesn't move far enough ahead at the left turn so you have to sit at another red light.

Nissan Rogue: the official automobile of “We’re sorry, the number you’ve dialed is not in service.”

Nissan Rogue: It has the Biggest Altima Energy because it's literally a big Altima.

“Out of all the Japanese manufactures, Nissan is the WORST” *Mitsubishi has entered the chat*

Nissan Rogue: the official car of "I tried turning it off and on again... What do you mean you can't help me?"

I once worked on the line that assembles the Rogue, can confirm we're all drunk. And there's a 1 in 3 chance I've touched that junk heap.

As someone who's trying to get into the car world, I really appreciate the direct vs. port fuel injection segment. I'd kill to see the RCR crew put out dedicated videos with that type of content.

Nissan Rogue: when the better option is not having a car

Also for Mr. Roman, EuroNcap, the european automotive institute for safety, recently put out a statement for pushing automakers towards putting more physical button and commands for basic functions instead of hiding them in complicated menus in the infotainment screen, since to their studies some function like climate or wipers (looking at you Tesla) are more detrimental to safety if put in a screen instead of buttons. So half a win for analogue lovers!

The best part of waking up is Mr. Regular spitting fiery vitriol at Nissan.

my nissan rogue story is that my karen neighbor backed into my new corolla with 898 miles on the odometer the day i finally got the license plate in the mail. she was driving an f150, but she gave me an expired insurance card for a nissan rogue. that's the kind of person who owns this.

Fun fact: a lot of locksmiths wont program new keys to nissan rogues because certain years had a chance of bricking the Body Control Modules if you try to add a key. It happens to the Nissan technicians too, they just replace the bcm and dont tell you if it happens. There was no recall for it, and it usually occurred with the push to start rogues.

Nissan Rogue - The official car of "searching for a new car before the warranty runs out"

Nissan Rogue: The official car of "F*** it....I'm done..."

I didn't know I clicked on an Engineering Explained video

Nissan Rogue: The official vehicle for "Buy Here Pay Here" lots to shaft you even harder than the 13 Nissan Altimas on the lot.

My wife travels frequently for work and her employer rents her cars. Stingy as they are, they get her a compact car. Her last car was a Kia Soul. She's gotten a Chevy Spark. A couple cars ago she was at the counter and the person in front of her had chewed out the clerk. So when her turn came, she joked around "What crawled up his ass and died, eh?" Her kindness earned her an upgrade, a Nissan Rogue. She was excited not to drive a clown car. After a week with the Rogue, she wanted the econoboxes back. That's saying something because she doesn't give half a crap about cars.

The Rogue is the darling of the rental car industry. No one complains about getting a Rogue. The yuppies going from Park City to Telluride aren't going to crash it, they don't have fleet wide recalls like Chrysler products. They just chug along with the pedal matted, making the same three semitone fake upshifts, the engine drone and flat bottomed steering wheel becoming strangely familiar

Nissan Rogue. The only car when you have an excuse to not be able to accelerate from a stop because the CVT is failing.

Nissan Rogue: The car that answers the question of "What's worse: ignorance or apathy?" with a half-hearted "I don't know and I don't care."

Nearly spit out my coffee at the "GO MUHLS!" I went to Muhlenberg high school and know EXACTLY where the mushroom factory is.

The amount of 80k miles and below Nissan's I've seen ALREADY painting their engine in oil from the Valve Cover Gasket is incredible.

The Nissan Rogue he reviewed has the QR25DE 2.5L I4 engine which is NOT direct injected. Its actually a very simple and reliable engine. The only weak point of this vehicle is the CVT transmission.

I warned my buddy about these, but he bought one anyways. First gen, awd, cvt, loaded. He's got 120K miles on it with zero problems so far. I've done the CVT service twice and just basic maintenance. Not saying it isn't a ticking time bomb, but further evidence that any car can be better than the public opinion when abuse and deferred maintenance is removed from the equation.

The Caleb hammer reference 😂

RCR: The official channel of “l’m too cheap to buy graphics so I draw sideways on notebook paper, but I’m giving away a Corvette.”

My lovely widowed neighbor just purchased one of these as her first ever “SUV”. She always wanted an SUV; but her husband said no. She always wanted that gnarly ugly tree removed from the front yard; her husband said no. He passed on. The tree went away. The SUV came to be. It was to replace her trusty 2.5 SE Altima; with all the dog slobber on the back windows and claw marks on the outside of the back doors. Her church friends and son (the lawyer) told her to check out an Equinox. That was nice she thought, but it didn’t “feel” as nice as the Nissan. So with that, her dealership friend set her up with a late model 2019 Rogue SV program car. Pretty much every option. Except AWD. Except a sunroof. Except fog lights. And maybe a thing or two here and there, but it’s really clean. She likes it. The less she knows, I think the happier she’ll be. But then again, perhaps she relying on faith over fear.

Having owned a rogue previous to my pickup truck, what I can tell you from first hand experience is that the rogue is a VERY safe car. I fell asleep driving mine on the highway at about 70mph and flipped end over end four times. I’m still alive, walking, and here to tell you about it today. Sure, the CVT is a grenade, but it did keep me alive.

Not enough love for Roman’s closing remarks on this one. Well said.

Nissan Rogue: The official car of that one relative who got divorced immediately after getting married, drinks way too much, and always starts talking about extremely personal and uncomfortable stuff at the worst time.

Nissan Rogue, for people who are embarrassed to rent an Equinox.

One thing that Roman said is true of Nissans - they're very comfortable. I still think the "zero gravity" seats are some of the most comfortable seats I've ever sat in, and they usually have really good adjustability in the seats and also the telescoping steering column. So many cars I've driven have a compromise for me - either my legs are comfortable and my arms are stretched out, or my arms are comfortable and my legs are cramped and my knees bent awkwardly. I've never had a problem with Nissans.

The shadow of the Altima is long indeed

I never drove a Rogue and I likely never will, but I think Roman makes a lot of good points. Especially about the infotainment systems haha. I'm a technophile and I _despise_ the trend of shoving _everything_ into a touchscreen.

I run Intake Valve & Turbo Cleaner into my air intake every 2k miles to clean the DI system in my CT6 Cadillac twin-turbo. You HAVE to do this. Every owner of a DI system HAS to do this (or have the dealership do it for $200 for you instead of paying $11 and doing it yourself). I suspect most people don't do this.

I hoped this was gonna be a race to the bottom... Damnit

Why isn't this on race to the bottom? They are definitely rentals in the states.

Funny you mentioned rental fleets, when I visited family in Florida about a month ago my rental was a Rogue Sport (the model called Qashqai in the rest of the world including Canada). 2019 with 53,000 miles and the rental agent said it was a free upgrade. Well, it made me feel like my 2020 45,000-mile 6MT Honda Fit was an upgrade when I got home.

This is one of the better episodes in recent times. I really enjoy the juxtaposition of your two views, and in a way, I resonate with both - as strange as it sounds. Also, Roman's reminder that a car is by default judged as an extension of your personality is spot on.

Nissan: We’re here…when you’re out of options. Nissan Rogue: The official car of “yeah…turns out credit scores really do matter.” Nissan Finance: “Sign here, suck that, swallow, and enjoy the regret.”

Roman, long time viewer of the channel. IMHO, this VO is your best work yet! You had energy, dialed in, tight script, good delivery!

Roman’s defense made me cry. That was so relatable and horrible

Nissan Rogue: The official car of trading a 30 pack of Keystone Light with your neighbor to let you park in his driveway because the repo man is gonna be coming today because you're 90 days late, and you only know this because your 15 year old daughter follows him on TikTok

Nissan Rogue: The official car of sitting in the right lane at a red light and going straight…when everyone behind you is trying to turn right on red.

I bought a 2021 Nissan Rogue and traded it in 2021

i see these cars on the street and think "how did they dupe you?"

The Toyota system is awesome, wife's Yaris did 80k km so far and we had the engine looked at by specialized shop - absolutely great and no problems with buildup. Take a random TFSI and after 80k km it will have issues 100%.

The only Nissan rogue owner I know totaled it by rear ending a stopped car going 60. Somehow it was the universe’s fault and and she was a victim of circumstance

I see tons of these things on the road, always with battle damage. Never actually met anyone who has one. I swear they are a glitch in the matrix driven by the type of NPC who walks into their house and just stands by the front door until it’s time to go to work again.

Someone I know who visited Japan said that Nissan was "The Chrysler of Japan". And I believe that 😂

Nissan Rogue: the official car of either going 5 MPH or 696 MPH no in between.

a good price??? i fuckin hope it was a good price 😂

Nissan Rogue Whatever: The Car

I worked on these as a tech a lot for nissan. Nobody maintains them and wonders why the cvt blew up at 80k. If you change the cvt fluid every 30k they tend to last. People expect a vehicle to be a refrigerator like the crv when they buy these and they are actually high maintenance. Brakes quality is garbage 60k replacement all around. The tiniest exhaust leak will kick an engine light failing you for inspection. A Toyota or a Honda will always be a better jdm for a low budget. Buy as much accord as you can afford.

Nissan Rogue: official car of "dammit i forgot chik-fil-a is closed on Sundays"

the Rogue is the official car of having an exam the next day you maybe half studied for, and give up on studying the night before because you’re tired and figured you’ll just wing it on a hope and a prayer

I've owned a 2018 rogue. I'm a car guy but I bought it because I needed a safe vehicle for my child and to keep the ex off my back. I also was tired of putting money into my 06 silverado diesel and my 89 f250 with a 460. I also no longer have livestock and didn't need a great big truck anymore. I test drove everything in the class and being a big hairless gorilla, I fit best in the rogue. I kept it for four years which is the max I'd recommend owning one. In that time I abused the hell out of it and it took with well enough. Living in utah with all of the mountain ranges I decided to buy a 2018 f150 2.7 EB. In the year I've owned this f150 I haven't been able to keep the CEL off for more than a month. The rogue only had a CEL once and it was for the gas cap. That being said I did have to have the dealer "flush" the trans and it was $600.00 the manufacturer recommends doing that every 30k. Kinda spendy but all and all even taking it down off road mountain terrain it handled well just didn't have the power and unfortunately didn't have the cargo capacity I needed for my lifestyle.

16:15 Please Roman, make an RCR deep dive on this story. The UHaul saga would also be excellent. 🙏🏻

Best RCR episode yet - was suprised with a combination Race to the Bottom episode-in-episode and also lulled into a hypnosis with that exhaust valve explanation

It don't get more regular than a Nissan Rogue

A lot of people NEVER research ANYTHING about cars before throwing 10s of thousands of currency towards a brand. Mindboggling.

I rented one of these a couple months ago while my RAV4 was getting fixed up. It was an adequate car for a few days. It felt fantastic to get my RAV4 back.

Nissan Rogue: The official car of " I can't replace that transmission, that's how much I paid for the car at Circus Auto last year!" (When I say "paid", I mean the sale price before 15% interest for 80 months, and I still owe most of it.)

2019 with an interior that looks 2009. Nissan is so behind its crazy

When my coworker said she wanted a Nissan rogue, my supervisor (who knows absolutely nothing about cars) and I both screamed “NO!”

Whenever someone asks "How could people buy all those awful cars in the 70s?" just show them this. Also "I'll see you on Caleb Hammer" is an instant classic imo.

I used to have a 2016 Hyundai Accent with 100k+ miles on it and i learned all about the direct injection issue. Aside from sacrificing 3 hours and 10 rags, cleaning the intake valves with solvent was pretty easy. I definitely have to thank the way the engine was laid out for that

Out of 7 yrs of being subscribed to this channel. This is the earliest ive ever been. Good morning everyone.

You buy a CRV or RAV4 cause they're good at what they do and you can probably depend on them to do so reliably until they need that once in 10 years/100,000 mile service. You buy a Rogue, Sportage, or Tuscon because you need your money to stretch and you already burned through 3 credit cards trying to keep up with a struggling Escape or Equinox and you were already doing Uber to try and pay them off and feed your kid(s).

Keep the tag team videos up. Great idea you guys had.

Worked for the Hertz and people and staff liked the vehicle. More requested than one would think. One of the few vehicles we chased and swapped out to get. The other being Siennas. That is a compliment to Nissan. We had nice ones of these as well and they were more than, Ford, Subaru, Jeep, GM, Volvo and especially VW. Even Hyundai version had lower expectations than the Nissans..

I worked at a Nissan dealer close to the NA corporate office and hated every single car they sold. The only cool story I have from that job is getting to pickup some of the vehicles from one of the auto shows so I got to drive a Pathfinder through a conference center in the downtown area. Kind of a unique experience I guess.

I really enjoyed the Duality Of Man between the two ends of the episode, and then sandwiched in the middle was Mr Regular channeling the mechanic from old Motorweek episodes, calmly but emphatically explaining PFI vs DI. Perfect. And I think both takes on the Rogue and its owners are valid. Car owners contain multitudes and the person who buys a Rogue because /they're the reason/ their life is out of control, and the person who is responsible but has just been dealt a bad hand and buys a Rogue to bank on the warranty are both out there. At least neither of them drive like Altima drivers.

My cousin had one of these. I looked her husband in the eye and said "you better get rid of that thing before the cvt blows up" The look of horror that came across his face was real. Like he knew that was going to happen but no one had hit him in the face with it like that.

I had one as a rental a few weeks ago. 40,000 miles. all four wheel bearings were bad and the transmission was already shot. I swear I could feel the band stretching each time i hit the gas.

I'd like more videos with Mr Regular explaining things like that and Roman sticking up for those of us with less cash on hand.

Cost is a massive...massive thing. When Ford dropped the Maverick starting at 19k, they got so many fucking orders they had to close the wait list.

I like it when RCR goes Engineering Explained on us, but with a twist and a pad of paper instead of the white board lol

The no room to judge and closing thoughts segments are so deep. I hope everyone listens to this entire video

Hearing a defense of a Nissan Rogue is like hearing a defense of a wild racoon that broke into my house and somehow ate all of my Phil Collins CDs in eleven minutes. The Nissan Rogue embodies the feeling of being trapped after making a simple, tragic mistake. Everything about a car's comfort, performance, and fuel economy all become moot points when the car is kept together by crossed fingers and willful denial kept up to postpone a breakdown in the owner's mental constitution. There is everything to loathe about a car built so terribly inside and out that it fails to even almost fulfill its duty as an appliance, which role (nearly) all passenger vehicles are ultimately beholden to. If a car such as this punishes you for trying to get six-digit mileage out of it, what use would it be drive it in the first place.

I have know two people with Rogues and CVTs that had transmission go bad and need be replaced. One replaced it with a CRV, the other with a RAV-4.

Roman’s segment here really struck a chord with me as I’m working through a rut right now, wish I could just sit and have a conversation with him about everyday cheap car struggles and balancing auto enthusiasm with the need to not spend unnecessarily. Great work and a really good listen on my commute home haha

Amazing job guys

Nissan Rogue: The ethereal scapegoat for sweat ridden neck beards in RCR comments sections to impotently cry over because they've only ever owned GeoMetros and Hyundai Elantras. inb4 hE oWnS a rOgUe

I have a 2017 Nissan Rogue. Amazing car. Roomy. Comfortable. Just crossing 100k miles. Most expensive repair so far has been an alternator.

Amazing video on the renault rogue, very informative

Great video! I like the point and counter point structure.

Say what you will but the absolute best head ive ever gotten was in the back of a nissan rogue. Shit had my legs shaking, ive never been the same since.

Damn, that Caleb hammer reference was a little too accurate 😂

I love your reviews man. Especially the Zwan and Smashing Pumpkins references.

On the subject of late 2010 Nissans, my wife got a used 2017 Pathfinder in the beginning of 2022. We traded in a 2015 Santa Fe XL towards it that had just gotten a bunch of work done to its timing system and transfer case; and last I heard it ended up blowing its engine a month or two after we got rid of it. The Pathfinder seemed like a good upgrade, it was top trim so you had plenty of creature comforts, lots of room, managed to tow our small camper fairly well considering its size. But I never trusted the CVT, and it was Direct Injection as well. And since it was technically a work vehicle so it did sit and idle a fair bit. And sure enough, a little over a year after we got it the engine fan started rattling. Then the lifters started ticking and we knew it had turned into a time bomb. Ended up trading it towards a V6 Ram 1500 about a year and half after we got it so we could avoid having to deal with the cost and lengthy repair time of getting the head and timing system serviced. I just hope whoever got it is keeping up with the CVT servicing for their sake...

When Big Altima Energy isn't quite big enough.

Thank you for teaching us normies about direct/port fuel injection

My coworker has been driving a 2007 Honda crv. He said he was finally going to get a new car, and he said he'd probably get a 4runner. I asked why he chose it, and he said he needs 4wd/awd for the snow. I pointed out that he probably doesn't need to buy a car with 3 rows of seats when he's single with no kids, and I listed some other options. He eventually bought a nissan rogue of course, and I wasn't able to say anything nice. He didn't do any research, and now it's gonna suck when someone else is still driving his old crv with no issues and he needs a transmission. I'm not going to do it for him-- I won't touch cars that new because they're not made to be fixed

Nissan rogue: the national car of “HEYYY! HEYYYYY! YOUR…HEY LOOK OVER HERE YOUR HEAD….HEY ROLL DOWN YOUR WINDOW…YOUR HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF! TURN THEM ON…TWIST THE…NO TWIST THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH…OTHER W…OTHER WAY..NO THOSE ARE YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS”

I drove Murano SV 2018 across USA and I was a happy man. It was better thatn regular, that for sure. I dont think Rouge is far off

Shouts out Caleb Hammer lets get RCR on Financial Audit.

This was your best commentary ever Roman and everything you said was absolutely true. Nice job! I really enjoyed it and I know many others did, as well.

25:19 "Life is better the less of a voice you give other people about the things you enjoy" Well said, Roman