2020 Nissan Rogue SL AWD - POV Review

MSRP: $32,940
MPG: 25 city / 32 highway
Horsepower: 170 hp @ 5,600 rpm
Towing capacity: 1,102 lbs
Engine: 2.5 L 4-cylinder
Curb weight: 3,660 lbs
Dimensions: 185″ L x 72″ W x 68-69″ H
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[@jansen_vlog]

I have Nissan Rogue 2014 and still runs very smooth. Haven't encountered any problem since I bought it. It's been 6 years already, very reliable car.

[@keelawalker7336]

@@Anonymous-ji4sb lol

[@jelmermw2175]

Omg man, i just started watching your vids. I think you're still underrated with 114K subs! You've just got a very relaxing voice to listen to, you are driving on the limits if you have to for the review, i like that! The reviews are very good. You review cars that very very well man! Please dont stop with your pov vids!

[@coachdrew86]

My man, I'm about to rent this tomorrow. Super excited, thank you for the very detailed review

[@babyxoxo]

Just bought mine yesterday I love it so far 💘

[@jake9854]

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[@NissanAltimaGuy]

Y’all keep in mind this is a 2020. The 2021 model will be a complete refresh with a wayyyy nicer interior from the spy shots.

[@theyadmire511]

Dakota Daniel Yeah, it’s going to have a full digital instrument cluster. Hopefully it gets the 2.0t engine as an option.

[@pm6213]

How do u know

[@NissanAltimaGuy]

Paul Michael just google 2021 Nissan Rogue

[@ptyqueen3091]

Yeah but they still got that same ole key

[@TheLanard]

Now's the best time to get the 2020 model. All the kinks and bugs are gone. And the discounts will be deep.

[@leviyt378]

Never really liked nissan. But this video changed my view of the car. Well done! :)

[@NissanAltimaGuy]

Levi Janssen I didn’t either until I bought an Altima.

[@lukew67]

HM Fitness yeah that’s cause you don’t have a jatco cvt lucky 👍

[@uww.v]

@@lukew67 I have a 2013 and nps

[@jake9854]

but the interior does looks ugly tho

[@MrKobe24dr]

Great video, I have Nissan Rogue S. I’m in the Market of upgrading to the SL style. Does the Nissan SL have power button on the passenger side as well as the driver side? Does still have the sport button?

[@elusivellama]

$36k is too much for a Nissan with a JATCO CVT. It's mind boggling how Nissan still manages to get away with selling these pieces of crap. For that kind of money, you could get a RAV4 Adventure or RAV4 Hybrid, and get Toyota reliability, a sturdy 8 speed torque converter auto, way more cargo room, better interior quality; literally everything in a RAV4 is better than a Rogue.

[@josholetsky2892]

elusivellama yeah, they should ditch jatco and make their own transmissions. It would even be nice if they sourced from Allison or ZF

[@DarrenPersad]

@@josholetsky2892 Jatco is Nissan - Nissan makes their own transmissions. The irony is that older torque-converted Jatco automatic transmissions were quite bulletproof! On the flip side though, Nissan/Jatco has been refining and reiterating on the Xtronic CVTs and many have reached a point where they're about at the industry average for CVT reliability. I'm not sure how much that will influence buyers that are already on the edge, but I have a feeling most people that end up with these, and that do their regular maintenance, will see a much longer lifetime with them than they ever have in the past. I suppose time will tell. To respond to OP though, I actually quite like the style and interior space of the Nissan compared to the Toyota, and that will be enough to sway many buyers alone. A lot of people buy on looks and perceived value rather than actual specifications and mechanicals, so these Rogues continue to fly off showroom floors and dealer lots. The Rogue SL Premium in Midnight Pine over Almond is a really nice looking crossover, imho!

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Mitsubishi Outlander > Nissan Rogue Might as well lol

[@MrTheocrazykid]

@@AKZbinChannelwithNoName the outlander has a cvt too

[@alpzepta]

Nissan interior are really crap compare to Toyota and even Hyundai. I been on my friend Nissan Rogue before I was disappointed it’s not as comfortable as a Hyundai Tucson and it feel cheap for $30,000 car. I can’t believe they use the same build quality as a Nissan Kick And the beep chime is pathetic. How embarrassing is that when his girlfriend’s VW Beetle are more comfortable and better built than Nissan Rogue lol. Man I can’t believe I bash Japanese car just because of Nissan crap. Toyota and even Korean Hyundai are better car

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

For most people, it is a good car. I know Nissan gets a lot of flack for their vehicles, but they're not bad cars. People seem to generally like them, and this vehicle is just typical Nissan: very simple and easy to use, easy to drive, adequate power, and it's just a good daily driver SUV. Not going to blow you away, but it's not really supposed to, and I don't think that is a bad thing.

[@trilingualkid]

can you do an update on your lexus GX460? I purchased a 2015 (I like the styling plus its probaly the cheapest in the U.S with maintenance record from dealership) I'm at the point of needing new tires and probably upgrade the brakes.

[@Matkovic99]

I drove a 2018 Rogue when my 2010 Rogue was in the shop getting a new Transmission (first gen CVT only lasted about 60k miles lol). Its funny because the first gen Rogue's driving feel feels great for a crossover/CUV but feels like a pos in refinement, whereas the 2nd gen feels like the complete opposite, the interior is great but you feel literally nothing driving it.

[@seanthegoat2761]

Do a review of the 2020 Honda Odyssey Elite

[@bluewaves2539]

Great video and review. What's the music at 12:40?

[@michaelbordelon3562]

Can you do a video of the 2020 Jeep compass?

[@joeydecoursey3759]

What do u guys think is better the rogue or the hyundai tuscon???

[@cossallo]

look. i see people here making fun of this car, and i want to say this. PERFORMANCE ISNT WHAT EVERYONE WANTS. the rogue is obviously targeted towards families. what a mom wants when she buys this is something she can take her kids to school in and go to work afterwards. families dont want performance. if you want a family car with performance, get an outback XT.

[@ajayyy6060]

The only things that are ruining Nissan’s image are the transmissions (They need to find a new manufacturer to replace Jatco or switch back to Automatic across all models), the technology especially in Infiniti’s (they need to upgrade to a modern infotainment system so that it becomes very useful/better graphics/better driver display), improve the interior quality (I love their zero gravity seats) and they need to depart from Renault tbh. We need a full revamp with Nissan/Infiniti

[@dillonh321]

Nissan is owned by Renault and they own jatco so they aren't gonna give that up. Some people that have the CVT replace the fluid every 30k miles instead of 60k and they seem to do okay. Jatco cvts have been getting better, just not quick enough.

[@josholetsky2892]

They should really just use the ZF 8 speed that’s in a lot of bmw cars. They are great transmissions but more importantly, they hold up

[@DarrenPersad]

Josh, they won’t be able to implement those ZF transmissions since most of Nissan’s vehicles are based on a FWD architecture with a transversely mounted engine configuration - the flagship ZF transmissions aren’t designed to accommodate that. They are configured to work in a rear mount transaxle assembly or longitudinal engine/transmission orientation on primarily RWD architectures. It’s the same reason why VW/Audi doesn’t use ZF - their architectures are largely FWD-based, even if they do use a lot of longitudinal engine configurations still. The ZF 9HP 9-speed is designed to work in cohesion with transverse engines and FWD architectures, but it’s definitely not the same as their ZF 8-speed found in much of the RWD-based European competition. The 9HP has had numerous issues over the years, and while they have (mostly) refined it now, it’s not really all that stellar still. You’ll remember when FCA launched their next generation of vehicles a few years back, all the new Chrysler, Jeep and Fiat models were getting the 9ATs, and then Acura hopped in the game as well and each of them were experiencing a plethora of issues with the FWD-based ZF.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Jatco is Japanese automatic transmission company. And Nissan owns it.

[@caglioso]

So this is my wife’s car/family hauler and it works great for that, but when I have to drive it I hate the loose steering, pick up, and gear hunting which is just horrendous. Comfortable af tho, easy to cruise and chill.

[@sethlittle7338]

Gear hunting on a cvt ok dude lmao

[@caglioso]

Seth Little “simulated” gear hunting, as the cvt is designed to mimic a traditional automatic but doesn’t do a good job, whereas other cvt’s mimic automatics much better and you don’t feel like it’s struggling as much.

[@sethlittle7338]

Calisto Riviera everyone knows they have simulated gears and nothing about feels like gear hunting I drive an Altima the simulated shifts are really smooth but only occur if your moderately press the gas or harder

[@kylechellino2579]

Please do a 2020 Ram 2500 Hemi.

[@gavindepew7]

Still has the same door chimes as my 2010 Nissan Cube... and the same key, can’t believe this is one of the most popular cars sold

[@JustAYouTuber1991]

Just show how much people really give a shit about it. I know I don’t. If it ain’t broke...

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

The last thing I care about when buying a car is the chime and key fob. Who cares about them anyway?

[@joundi007]

why crying about it , the key is really practical cant feel it in my pocket , i swear some nissan owners r cry babies

[@Loveduhmusic]

I use to have a 2014 Rogue SL AWD and nothing really has changed. When will they change the dash to the Murano dash. Rogue and Pathfinder are outdated. I'm not going to buy a nissan ever again.

[@RENETOBAR-uc2ps]

How I put the digital speedometer in my nissan rogue 2020

[@fimster91]

Will the 2021 get made with a v6

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

(12:04) *Murano* on the right is showing this *Rogue* who’s boss! 🔥

[@tobu5398]

hahaha

[@ehabaleid1093]

The escape looks more ergo and aesthetically pleasing

[@ajayyy6060]

The new escape looks bland 😂💀

[@Ivan-bg1jp]

Here in a third-world country called the Philippines, Nissan released a mid-size SUV with a traditional Automatic called Terra. It's selling like hotcakes!

[@jessicanicoleferr]

i think that type of steering wheel is so nice!

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

I see you’ve been eyeing the Rogue for longer than I anticipated... but you should definitely consider a Murano! You’ll love it much more than this half-baked Rogue, no offense.

[@jessicanicoleferr]

@@jake9854 why are most ur comments saying stuff like "but girls hate this interior" i'm not tryna bash u or anything i'm literally just saying i like it, some girls like it and some girls don't

[@ofcbob6391]

I think those low profile tires on the SL trim really hurt the ride. A good cushy ride needs some air between the rim and the pavement. The more base models have 17 inch wheels with good rubber around those rims.

[@sethsstuff5110]

I have a 2018 Rogue SL that rides on 18” and the ride is pretty comfortable. Never rode in a base model or one with the 19s.

[@ofcbob6391]

@@sethsstuff5110 I ended up buying a 22 Rogue SV, has 18inch wheels with nice cushy ride, 60 series sidewalls. Few annoying issues with AC

[@omars.8073]

I know it's pretty de rigueur to shit all over Nissan, but I have a '13 Altima and I have to say it's been a decent car. It's given me just about 100k generally trouble-free miles so far. I've not had the transmission problems people seem to have. It's smooth and comfortable. Sure, it's not canyon carver, but instead a relatively anodyne daily driver.

[@user-yv1sg9hn1l]

Nice

[@GRiiZZ]

we call it Nissan X-Trail, pretty nice SUV

[@MazharHuq]

Every continent except for the Americas calls this car the Nissan X-Trail.

[@nirabdhungana7117]

does it have a CD player in it? just wondering

[@shorshamin4122]

We have this car😍🥰

[@ryancumberbatch1604]

The way you drag open those doors and push those buttons....i would imagine vehicles don't last you very long

[@mimi20046]

what a slightly rude comment….

[@TuTuyenChannels]

Does it have app starter on phone?

[@trollpro30]

4:34 ouch. I'm a little hurt inside now.

[@slottygw2wvw842]

2020 is bigger and seems better the new 2021 is filled with electronics bound to break

[@Kanisdel]

When I grow up this is top one choice for me because I like suvs

[@ptyqueen3091]

It’s that same old key fa me

[@kikofranzful]

Don't buy this if you live in places where there is snow and extreme cold weather, snow comes in the vents and freezes the blower motor. Happened with mine 2 winter seasons😪

[@mistere599]

Night driving

[@ellenab.3207]

This is a nice car and I like it but I'm wondering can the side view mirrors close and open

[@areebsufi1281]

on the SV model they do not. So, i dont think they do on the SL model.

[@quincyrhinehart3635]

actually the side mirrors does close and on some of the SV models

[@vlz.matthew]

they do on the sv but manually

[@simaknaveedakther8755]

Do more nissan I like nissan

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Do you still like Nissan?

[@amg_gts1239]

The infotainment screen is so small for atop of the line rogue :(

[@Booboobear-eo4es]

Yes, let's have BIGGER and MORE DISTRACTING displays to help people get into accidents because they are dinking around with silly icons instead of driving. I know someone who got rear ended because the driver that hit him was playing with the nice, big display. The "auto breaking" feature engaged and reduced the impact speed, but he still got hit. BTW: Ever notice that when the car salesman in the KZbin infomercial is showing off the display, they always do it while the vehicle is STOPPED. They never show the driver using the display while driving at highway speeds. If they did, the video would end in an accident.

[@oasisofficial2696]

Booboobear2388 To have a bigger display would just be easier to see the information being displayed. Since the Rogue has navigation, using it with a smaller screen is difficult. Also, the reason salesmen or saleswomen explain the infotainment display while in park is for the person viewing the car to know everything about it, so they can get a feel of the car when they drive it. Bigger displays can be distractions, yes, but it does help to have a bigger display when getting places. Also, it is expected in 2020 to have bigger displays. Not only would it be good for the consumers to have it, but it would be good for Nissan. Drivers can still use a small display while driving, putting them in the same risk as if it was a big screen. In regards to the wreck, it didn’t matter whether or not the screen was a big size or not. The driver using the screen would’ve been doing the same thing if a smaller screen had the feature they were messing about with. Large infotainment screens are in almost every new car, and it’s bad when a consumer gets a small one. It is also just easier to use and see. Screens, big or small, will always be distracting of the same amount to the driver, so a bigger screen wouldn’t affect the distraction rate of a person driving.

[@amg_gts1239]

OASiSofficial very well said.

[@smr0m670]

32 grand, thats as much as a bmw x2

[@MarkLagunas]

The sound of this car going higher in the rev range is enough to not even consider as an option to me 😅 the sound is really off-putting. Great video nonetheless!

[@MarkLagunas]

Sound system sounds amazing. My friend has a ‘15 rogue and it sounds like crap 😂

[@gombalmukiyopujaanku]

Is that JATCO transmission????

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Yes lol

[@kimpeststreeter5089]

Why haven’t you did a Nissan Altima yet

[@jonlee5642]

How come no digital speedometer?

[@patriciawilson9008]

Other cars may be able to have a Speedometer

[@renemir891]

All beautiful inside, and crappy cvt transmission

[@banstaman]

$36,000?!?!?

[@auroraalatrista9030]

that’s what I said

[@branzfactor81]

Mine brand new for a 2020 SL was $25,000. I know this comment is old, I still wanted to respond.

[@ayananjum1086]

I am pretty sure this is not a rogue. It's an X-Trail.

[@DarrenPersad]

Same vehicle, different markets, different names. The Rogue is the X-Trail nowadays, and vice versa. Just like the our Rogue Sport is the Qashqai for most of the world. Same vehicle, marketed and branded differently for different markets.

[@vlz.matthew]

same thing. but i think they use different engines in europe. the rogue's engine is tiny, sounds terrible and extremely slow

[@tictac278]

I love nissan. I have accord 2018 its not comfortable to drive. Driver seat is sucks hurt my butt and my legs. I sold it after 2 months. I bought a nissan altima sv 2019. Wow the seat are very comfortable its true zero gravity... i drove from LA to San Diego. No complain.😊😊😊

[@blakebridges8907]

Ford explorer

[@pm6213]

U can get a rav4 Adventure for the same price and it's a better car

[@madgaminghd9316]

Why does the interior look so old

[@Hans_Moleman925]

Last time Nissan redesigned the Rogue was in 2013.

[@daquarlow]

dude my moms car is a Nissan rouge how fast do they go?

[@Demispickles]

What year cuz it depends.. I have a 2018 Nissan rouge SV and it’s pretty fast IMO

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Well they have a 4-cylinder engine that makes 170 HP

[@DarrenPersad]

"Fast" and "Rogue" probably don't belong in the same sentence; it features Nissan's corporate 2.5L I4 making 170 bhp and 175 lb-ft at 6,000 RPM. Paired with AWD in many models and a sluggish Jatco Xtronic CVT8, it really doesn't move the 3,500 to 3,700 lbs. all that well. They're acceptable enough for nearly all regular situations, but for those 1% of times when you really want power to move it, it's not going to happen. Fuel economy isn't terrible though and they are pretty smooth, so take it for what it is. It's a cushy people mover and that's about it.

[@daquarlow]

Jesse Shirley yeah my mom has a 2018 as well but it’s not an sv or sl it’s a normal

[@daquarlow]

Darren Persad i was just curious, you don’t have to make a bible. so does that mean a maxima is slow cuz my dad has one

[@treerexaudi]

Rogue gang

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Murano squad

[@nintendoatarikiller]

I got one of these from enterprise. It's junk.

[@ofcbob6391]

Sounds noisy on the road, probably due to the lower profile tires on that higher trim. 65 series tires are best for small SUV's.

[@playboihunty4431]

i bet this car already having transmission problems

[@Mrs.TJ516]

Literally 😁

[@JoshCraver9000]

Complete snooze fest.

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Lmao

[@bean9153]

12:06 bad driving moment right there! I think the murano was going a wee bit fast there..

[@JakkReacher]

Hate the engine. Only 170hp in such a heavy truck. It's so slow in person. Wouldn't recommend it. Sport mode sucks and only revs high and opens up the valves but it's super slow and puts power down slow as well

[@shauncampbell969]

Does the car talk to you? The Miata can smoke the rogue.

[@DarrenPersad]

Imagine comparing a two door sport roadster to a four door compact crossover

[@ABCDE710]

It's still their 2009 interior design.

[@joystickonomics3570]

Whatever you do, do not buy a Nissan car (Nissan, and Infiniti), those things are absolutely unreliable, I remember renting a Nissan Rogue and then all of the sudden, the Transmission stopped working, I couldn’t reverse the car...

[@zsamps]

I hate this car so, so, so much. The 2.5 liter 4-cylinder sounds like a lawnmower (loud, buzzy) and it CRITICALLY lacks power (170 HP). The ride in this car feels like you're riding in an early 2000s Dodge Caravan. It does not absorb bumps at all, and the interior rattles when you hit bumps. The plastics in this car are not it. The last one we rented, a 2020 SV, did have cloth seats and I do prefer them over the 2019 SL seats because they are very hard. I also hear bad things about the CVT in this car. I know the first gen especially had problems with the CVT, but there are models of these failing too. They're not old, so why are they failing? Not sure. The 2021 Redesign is better, but not good enough for me to tell anyone to buy a Rogue.

[@Bleachanna]

Why do people like the back seat being higher, I can't stand it makes me feel like I've got googly eyes

[@branzfactor81]

Agreed. My kids hate riding in the back

[@nakoete8521]

lol, my kia forte only has about ten less horsepower than this piece of crap. honestly, i think nissans are to modern cars what fords about 15 years ago were to every other car in terms of reliability, you have their partnership with renault to thank for that. seems like any time a manufacturer has an intercontinental partnership it's awful. case in point, fiat chrysler.

[@ITALYRS]

No more Nissans they are garbage now.

[@dmoor10]

Did you get married?

[@deuceswild6857]

What a rip off! Great reviewer though

[@SsjCobra]

First

[@protectyourcar5889]

Nissan transmission suck. Engine weak. Not that smooth. Engine run like Old car. Cant compare with Toyota or Honda. My wife 2020 rogue SV. Her dad brought for her. Drive suck. Cant compare with 2020 Rav4 Hybrid or 2020 Crv hybrid. Transmission smoother and better gas so much. If u really want Nissan rogue. Please! Please go test drive first. Then go test Honda crv hybrid and Toyota rav4 hybrid. Before u decided which one u like. I recommend to everyone. If not u buy the wrong car... fk up. Maybe this is the last Nissan... never never buy again. Her dad paid this car $36.4k otd. I drove every morning. When i slow down under 20mph-10mph below. Transmission got sounds. Like the gears loose... I recommend dont buy nissan family cars. only nice and fast car is Nissan GT-R race car.

[@thebestwatermelon1745]

In Russia it is nissan Xtrail

[@Mrs.TJ516]

Terrible suv.

[@fuffthebucks7266]

Besides Mitsubishi I think this might be the worst car in its class by a wide margin

[@leehamnugent7146]

No no absolutely not

[@Mrs.TJ516]

💯

[@helencats1]

Love my Rogue even though back up camera not very clear. Had replaced but not much better.