Phone, Tablet and GPS Mounts for a Nissan Rogue

Nissan Rogue MountsToday, we are going to take a close look at the Nissan Rogue.  It’s one of Nissan’s best sellers and gets great reviews.

Mount Analysis

The outside looks a bit similar to a Nissan Murano.  However the interior is more conventional.  Perhaps a little more compact.  Certainly not as many bazaar curves and slopes as the Murano.  That’s good news from a mounting perspective.  Lots of different places will work well in a Nissan Rogue but there were a few mounts and holders that simply won’t work.  Especially the cup holders.

The cup holder location is set towards the front Nissan Rogue.  Coupled with the newly sized shifter, these now make a good location for certain applications.  This is new.  When we last looked at this model in 2016, we could not use this location.

A car seat bolt mount will not work on a Nissan Rogue.  Like most, if not all Nissan vehicles, the seat bolt isn’t easily accessible.  While you can use the option to bolt it directly to the floor board, most are not going to want to drill holes into their vehicle’s floor, so we will avoid these.

We always try to have a photo of the interior accompany our vehicle specific articles.  So a photo of the interior of the Nissan Rogue accompanies this article.

Mount Recommendations for a Nissan Rogue

Smartphones will work best in a Nissan Rogue with a windshield mount.  My go-to mount for this location continues to be the Arkon MegaGrip Suction Cup Windshield and Dash Mount.  The suction mount features a vacuum locked assembly attached to a pivoting arm.  The phone can swivel into any orientation.  The mount also comes with an adhesive disk that you can stick to the dash to turn the mount into a console mount.  The suction assembly can adhere to the adhesive disk just like it would on a windshield.  I use this mount personally in my vehicle and it works great.

Remove the cradle from the above mount and it will fit most Garmin GPS models.

On the custom side is the Karltys Compatible with Cell Phone Holder for Nissan Rogue.  This fits a variety of years and models so double check for your year and trim level.  This mount fits in between the middle air vents.  An interesting mount.

The vent mount is a good choice for this vehicle.  Unlike a crazy shaped Murano, the Nissan Rogue has accessible vents that lack the radically extended lip beneath it.  That’s good from a vent mount perspective.  A vent mount for a Nissan Rogue must be slightly extended to fit properly though as there is a slight extension beneath the middle vents.

The Andobil Car Air Vent Mount is a recent discovery of mine for the vent.  The mount can be used to hold most smartphones or a Garmin GPS.  All Garmin vehicle GPS devices made over the past ten years include a custom cradle that has a 17mm socket on the back.  Remove the cradle from the Jelly-Grip mount and you have a 17mm ball.  Just snap the Garmin cradle onto the Jelly-Grip mount without the cradle and your GPS can be mounted to air vent.  The Jelly-Grip has a slight extension to it.  This will sufficiently clear the slightly extended lip on the Nissan Rogue.

The Nissan Rogue dash is has a large display console in the middle.  It’s large enough so most dash mounts aren’t going to work very well in this vehicle.  This is typically my go-to location for a small to midsize tablet mount.  Fortunately there is another option.

Go with the cup holder for a small to midsize tablet.  Consider the Cup Holder Mount for Tablets and Phones.  This mount includes two different cradles and has an extended neck to make the mount a little higher than others.  One for a phone and another for a tablet.  The mount is adjustable and solidly made to easily handle the weight of your tablet.  You will see a lot of mounts on the market for tablets or cell phones.  This is the only car mounts that offers two different cradles, one for the phone, the other for the tablet.  The tablet cradle will hold devices up to 12.9 inches.

A CD player mount may work on an older Nissan Rogue.  We like the Apps2Car CD Slot Mount for SmartPhones.  Be sure to follow the included instructions for a secure fit.  The included cradle expands to accommodate most phones and swivels into any orientation.

Summary

So in summary, the Nissan Rogue supports many of the traditional mounting locations including the windshield, vent and CD player.  However, the seat bolt, cup holders and even the dash make poor locations.  A smartphone or GPS have several homes in a Nissan Rogue,  Unfortunately, tablet owners will have a tough time.