In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Rogue Sport are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Renegade doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.
The Nissan Rogue Sport has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Renegade doesn’t offer a front passenger side knee airbag.
The Rogue Sport (except S) offers an optional Around View® Monitor to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Renegade only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.
The Rogue Sport (except S)’s optional driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Renegade doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.
Both the Rogue Sport and the Renegade have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available all wheel drive.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Nissan Rogue Sport is safer than the Jeep Renegade:
|
Rogue Sport |
Renegade |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
266/278 lbs. |
343/366 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
132 |
363 |
Chest Compression |
.5 inches |
.7 inches |
Neck Stress |
189 lbs. |
221 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
34 lbs. |
47 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Nissan Rogue Sport is safer than the Jeep Renegade:
|
Rogue Sport |
Renegade |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
106 |
161 |
Chest Movement |
.9 inches |
1 inches |
Abdominal Force |
156 lbs. |
161 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
3 Stars |
HIC |
211 |
286 |
Spine Acceleration |
38 G’s |
73 G’s |
Hip Force |
504 lbs. |
1157 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
590 lbs. |
625 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
Instrumented handling tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and analysis of its dimensions indicate that the Rogue Sport is 2% to 8.5% less likely to roll over than the Renegade.