The Car Connection Expert Review
Likes
- Refined demeanor
- Great infotainment
- Excellent driver-assistance tech
- Comfy interior
Dislikes
- Anodyne personality
- Weird styling
- Platinum can get pricey
- Where’s the hybrid?
Buying tip
features & specs
The 2025 Nissan Rogue is a solid choice for a compact SUV, even if it’s short on thrills
What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Nissan Rogue? What does it compare to?
The 2025 Nissan Rogue is a compact five-seat SUV. Shop it against some of the segment’s heavyweights, like the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, and Subaru Forester.
Is the 2025 Nissan Rogue a good SUV?
It’s an excellent overall choice, particularly in mid-level trims that offer a strong balance between value and features. The Rogue is also spacious and refined, if mostly devoid of flair. It’s a 6.3 on the TCC scale. (Read more about how we rate cars.)
What's new for the 2025 Nissan Rogue?
This year, the Rogue lineup adds a new, mid-level Rock Creek trim level with off-roady styling, all-terrain tires, and synthetic leather seats. The more exciting news is new availability of Nissan’s impressive ProPilot Assist 2.1 driver-assistance system that combines adaptive cruise control with active lane control and a driver-attention monitor for true hands-off, but eyes-on, driving. It even works with the available Google Built-in software to predict the road ahead.
The 1.5-liter turbo-3 puts out 201 hp, which is impressive given its small size. It’s paired with a largely unobtrusive CVT that helps deliver reasonable acceleration for the segment, right up until you need to pass a slow-moving vehicle on a two-lane highway. Figure upward of 30 mpg in every configuration, though the new Rock Creek’s chunky tires and big roof rack may hurt its fuel economy compared to other versions. Such is the price for a bit more off-road capability.
All Rogues have a comfortable, composed ride and good—but certainly not sporty—handling. The Rogue is not a particularly fun choice, though it’s quiet and refined.
Capable of easily accommodating four adults, or five in a pinch, the Rogue boasts one of the compact SUV segment’s nicest cabins. Its finishes are upmarket and it’s well laid-out, with plenty of cargo space behind the rear seats and decent small-items storage. Top-end Platinum versions have nappa leather upholstery that looks and feels downright luxurious, too.
The latest Rogue has good, but not top, crash-test scores. Offsetting those is an impressive level of available crash-avoidance tech. Skip the base version and you’ll find adaptive cruise control with terrific lane-centering on all other trims. The top SL and Platinum models can now be had with an even better system that allows for extended stints of hands-free driving, so long as the driver is looking forward.
How much does the 2025 Nissan Rogue cost?
It’s $30,620 for a base Rogue S, which has an 8.0-inch touchscreen, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and automatic emergency braking. All-wheel drive costs $1,400 except on the $36,810 Rogue Rock Creek, where it’s standard.
We’d spend another $1,740 for the SV for its power driver’s seat, adaptive cruise control, and bigger wheels, though a higher-end SL with leather seats and the improved adaptive cruise control system called ProPilot Assist 2.1 is worth the upspend for anyone who spends a lot of time on the road.
Where is the 2025 Nissan Rogue made?
In Smyrna, Tennessee.
2025 Nissan Rogue Styling
Nissan ordered up a lot of styling elements for the 2025 Rogue.
Is the Nissan Rogue a good-looking SUV?
There’s a lot going on here after last year’s revamp.
The 2025 Nissan Rogue wears a relatively busy exterior paired with a cleanly styled cabin. It’s a 6 here thanks to its inner trappings.
Last year’s new grille integrates well enough with the front fascia, though the split headlights add unnecessary alien-like complexity. The V-shaped grille and big air intakes suggest some degree of performance that the Rogue will never deliver.
It’s not particularly balanced from the side, either, where the chunky rear end seems at odds with a somewhat delicate front fascia.
The new Rock Creek edition features an overabundance of black trim that just looks weird. It’s only available in four colors, too.
The Rogue is much better inside, with convenient controls and a largely inoffensive cabin design. While most Rogues will wear black cloth trim, those toward the upper reaches of the lineup swap in warmer tones plus leather upholstery. They look and feel great, and their 12.3-inch touchscreen integrates into the dash far better than the standard 8.0-inch affair.
2025 Nissan Rogue Performance
The 2025 Nissan Rogue offers decent acceleration and a comfy ride.
The Rogue might as well be the bellwether for the compact SUV segment. Its little 3-cylinder engine offers reasonable power, pairs well enough with the CVT, and has comfortable ride quality. But the Rogue is far from quick or fun. It’s a 5 here.
Is the Nissan Rogue 4WD?
All-wheel drive costs $1,400 on all trims except the Rock Creek, where it’s standard. Aside from being fitted with knobbier tires, that model offers little in the way of real off-road capability compared to other trims. Shop elsewhere if you need to go far beyond a dirt road.
How fast is the Nissan Rogue?
It’s OK. The little 1.5-liter turbo-3 musters 201 hp and 225 lb-ft of torque, but the Rogue is somewhat heavy. Its CVT largely blends into the background in normal driving. Open the Rogue up for highway passing and you’ll find limited reserve power, due in part to the CVT’s sluggish responses.
On the bright side, the Rogue rides quite well. Its suspension rides best with the 17- or 18-inch wheels on base or mid-level versions. Top-end models with the available 19s can be a bit choppy. The flat-bottom steering wheel hints at sportiness that the Rogue simply never delivers. Its steering is accurate but not particularly crisp or communicative, and there’s plenty of lean into corners. The Rogue never comes across as a sporty choice; even the Subaru Forester and Honda CR-V have more athletic responses.
Still, braking is good and highway stability—particularly with adaptive cruise control engaged—is excellent.
2025 Nissan Rogue Comfort & Quality
The 2025 Nissan Rogue boasts a comfortable, spacious cabin.
The 2025 Nissan Rogue has a big interior with terrific front seats. It’s a 7 on the TCC scale.
Though the base Rogue S lacks power adjustments for the driver’s seat, even its front thrones are supportive and comfortable. SV versions toss in a power-adjustable driver’s seat, while other trims are available or come standard with some power adjustment for the passenger.
The Rogue rides on a fairly long 106.5-inch wheelbase, which helps afford its rear seat with good room even for taller adults. It’s a bit narrow for three abreast for longer drives, but it’ll easily and comfortably accommodate four adults.
The Rogue’s cargo area offers up 36.5 cubic feet of space behind the rear seat backs, which grows to a spacious 74.1 cubes with them flopped down. Nissan did a nice job tossing in some small-items storage space, too.
Even the base Rogue has a fairly nice cabin, while those with leather—particularly the top-end Platinum with its nappa hides—can feel downright upscale.
2025 Nissan Rogue Safety
The 2025 Nissan Rogue offers terrific driver-assistance tech, but its crash-test results are incomplete.
How safe is the Nissan Rogue?
Most versions will do a terrific job of avoiding crashes, though the Rogue could perform a bit better when it actually hits something. The NHTSA rates it five stars overall, albeit with four-star assessments for frontal-crash and rollover resistance. The IIHS has yet to award the latest Rogue a Top Safety Pick award as it has not completed all of its tests. An “Acceptable” score in the latest side-impact test is a slight worry, though. Note that these results are for the 2024 model. We'll update to 2025 scores when they become available.
While the Rogue comes standard with decent crash-avoidance features like blind-spot monitors, automatic high-beams, and automatic emergency braking, it takes skipping the base trim level to unlock the really impressive stuff. SV and higher versions have a particularly good adaptive cruise control system with terrific lane centering via active lane control. Shoppers can swap out that tech for an improved system that allows for an extended hands-off driving system called ProPilot Assist 2.1 in the SL and Platinum trim levels, too. It’s a great system at a downright reasonable price.
2025 Nissan Rogue Features
The 2025 Nissan Rogue can be a stellar value in its middle trims.
This small SUV represents a decent value from the get-go at $30,620 for a base Rogue S with front-wheel drive. Higher-end versions offer even better value, even if they cost more. We rate the 2025 Nissan Rogue range at 9 out of 10 here, with points above average for standard fare, luxurious top-end models, a good infotainment system, and value. It’d be a 10 if Nissan wasn’t so stingy about its basic 3-year/36,000-mile warranty, though Nissan does now include three free oil changes in the first two years or 24,000 miles.
The base Rogue S nets an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Android Auto/Apple CarPlay, 17-inch alloy wheels, LED exterior lighting, and cloth seats with manual adjustments up front. Add $1,400 for all-wheel drive.
Which Nissan Rogue should I buy?
We’d definitely spend the extra $2,000 or so for the Rogue SV, which has 18-inch alloy wheels, power adjustments for the driver’s seat, adaptive cruise control, and a power liftgate, plus a few other niceties.
The new Rock Creek version mostly builds on the SV, albeit with 17-inch wheels and synthetic leather upholstery. For $34,030 it comes with a surround-view camera system, a roof rack, and standard all-wheel drive.
But a road warrior will be well-served with the Rogue SL, which costs a hefty $36,500 or so to start but includes a much better 12.3-inch touchscreen with Google Built-in software and wireless smartphone mirroring (and a charging pad), plus leather seats and 19-inch alloy wheels. It’s also the cheapest trim available with ProPilot Assist 2.1.
How much is a fully loaded Nissan Rogue?
You’ll spend at least $40,910 for a Rogue Platinum, but with its nappa leather, head-up display, and Bose speakers, it punches well into luxury territory.
2025 Nissan Rogue Fuel Economy
The 2025 Nissan Rogue’s bite-size engine means modest fuel consumption.
Is the Nissan Rogue good on gas?
It’s a frugal choice for a small SUV, especially considering its small but somewhat mighty engine puts out 201 horsepower.
We’re still awaiting official 2025 estimates from the EPA, but for now we’ll trust Nissan’s internal estimates. The Rogue is most efficient in front-wheel-drive S and SV trim, where it’s estimated at 30 mpg city, 37 highway, 33 combined. SL and Platinum versions with bigger wheels check in at a still impressive 29/36/32 mpg. Those figures net a 4 from us.
All-wheel-drive S and SV trims slip to 28/35/31 mpg, while SL and Platinum versions are estimated at 28/34/31 mpg.
Expect the Rock Creek version to be slightly thirstier.
