This $50K SUV Is Good Value! (Nissan X-Trail ST-L / Rogue 2024 Review)

Detailed review and test of the 2024 Nissan X-Trail (Rogue) in seven-seat AWD format, including price, comfort and handling.

The Nissan X-Trail was one of Australia’s most popular family SUVs in 2023, and the seven-seat ST-L AWD grade might be the best value. We check out this 2.5L SUV in today’s review.

Rival vehicles to the X-Trail include the Mitsubishi Outlander, Toyota RAV4, Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace, Honda CR-V and more.

Time codes:
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Interior
4:02 - Second row
6:02 - Fitting child seats
6:34 - Third row
7:55 - Boot space
8:28 - Driving dynamics
13:17 - Safety
14:25 - Fuel economy
14:43 - Turbo and hybrid models
15:18 - Warranty and servicing
15:44 - Comprehensive insurance
16:05 - Verdict

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[aerienix]

An outlander vs crv vs xtrail vs cx-8 vs allspace vid needs to happen!

[lukepasqualotto]

I was tossing up between the ST-L and the Ti and ended up getting a Ti because the back 2 seats are pretty much unusable for anyone under the age of 12 and I perfered the Ti interior, I still would've probably gone for the St-L price wise but I got an amazing deal on my Ti. I ended up getting a 2023 Ti demo for $46, 990 drive away (it had done only 6000kms) but I think my Nissan dealership made a mistake with the pricing because it was way cheaper than any other Ti demo I've seen. Nevertheless I've now had it for 8 months and haven't had any issues. Fuel economy is amazing (around 7L/100kms on my average) and I haven't had any issues with the CVT and drivetrain. It's not the fastest car on the road but I never struggle to overtake trucks on the highway. Comfort and space is also very good and the infotainment/digital cockpit system is incredible. The biggest surprise was how much I use the heads up display and the digital rear view mirror, they weren't on my must-have list but it's great to have them. I was also impressed with the panoramic sunroof. The non-premium speakers are pretty good too. It ticks nearly every box in terms of features, the ProPilot semi autonomous driving is very well exicuted too. The only thing I wish this model had was ventilated/cooled front seats but it's not a deal breaker because the air-con can get freezing if you crank the settings.

If you can splurge on the Ti that would be the one I would get but don't bother with the e-power version unless you need the extra acceleration & performance because the fuel economy is very similar to the gasoline version and the gasoline version doesn't need 95ron petrol unlike the e-power version.

The vehicles in my shortlist were the Rav4, Cx5, Hyundai Tuscon, Kia Sportage & Subaru Forrester. I had put my name down for a Rav4 Cruiser Hybrid that I orderd in January of 2022 and still wasn't due for production until October 2023 so I decided to pull out because after a year of waiting... I had lost interest in that car and the interior of the Rav4 doesn't stack up to the rest of the competition. The Korean twins were too overdesinged for my taste, the subaru was a bit too boring to look at and the Mazda was probably my favorite car to drive but it was a bit too small and expensive for the trim I wanted. The reason I went for the Nissan is the more simplistic but very premium and spacious interior, the classy inoffencive exterior and the impressive and suprisingly capable awd system. It also felt a lot bigger than the other competitors and was a lot cheaper since they had demo models in stock at the dealership. Even though Nissan has a somewhat dodgy CVT reliability history I decided to give the X-Trail a chance and am extreamly happy with it. My Aunty has owned a T32 X-Trail ST-L since 2015 and hasnt had a issue with the cvt gearbox... or anything really, despite having clocked over 180, 000kms.

If you want a 7 seater that isn't too big but still has usable back seats, the Hyundai Santa-Fe is a great choice and isn't actually that much bigger than the X-Trail (it's about 10cm longer) but it has a much more usable 3rd row and it's a very nice car to sit in. The only thing is that it is technically in a bigger class of vehicle so it will be more pricey.

[nchia]

I do like that lighter coloured Napa leather seats, just as well no “7” seats for that trim.

[hlldivr]

if 3rd row airbag is not essential, would you recommend this or CRV? or any other model that with 7 seater and similar price range.

[olinsorheim]

Nearly $2400 for 5 years capped servicing is pretty obnoxious for a mainstream brand

[Kovemaster_]

I bought the outlander the style gor me

[atolfree]

‘synthetic’ leather hey - let’s just call it vinyl 🙄

[theoverlord]

Nice looks, but when I hear CVT I think, why ? Oh, greedy, cheap Charlies that’s why; and then I say : no thank you. No CVT for me. I d get a Mazda CX 8 or CX 9 with auto transmission .

[JayGo]

6:54 those 3rd row head rests look like those droids in Star Wars.

[bck]

Seems this only bothers me, but the “U” shape of the hood meant the visibility over the left and right edges of the hood wasn’t good.

[tonyz]

BUY HAVAL H6 HYBRID, MUCH BETTER THAN THIS

[nickkentidie]

Just bought one nissan STL pretty good.

[prakashnarismulu]

Driver uses one hand on the steering wheel. Is that safe ?

[SpyPap]

50K? 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe is a real killer. Much better than the Xtrail in every aspect, bigger, much more reliable (warranty tells everything) and the price isn't expected to be much higher.

[HaruHaruman]

It already looks so outdated inside and out. Japanese car makers are really not investing much into R&D at all, are they?