Nissan Murano Reliability by Year
7,429 NHTSA complaints (2003–2026). Complaint rate: 116.1 per 1,000 vehicles.
Nissan Murano reliability varies significantly by model year. Based on 7,429 NHTSA complaints (2003–2026), the most problematic years are 2005, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2004, 2009, with high complaint volumes linked to seat-related issues. Better choices include 2022, 2023, 2021, which show significantly fewer reported problems.
Why these years are worse
The most common issues driving the complaint spikes:
- seat-related issues — 1,306 complaints (0.5% involved a crash)
- transmission issues — 595 complaints (2.4% involved a crash)
- electrical faults — 525 complaints (1.9% involved a crash)
- visibility — 484 complaints (0.6% involved a crash)
- brake failures — 478 complaints (6.5% involved a crash)
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2003–2007 Nissan Murano (83 crash-related complaints). The 2019–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SEATS.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Nissan Murano Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SEATS | 1,306 | 0.5% |
| POWER TRAIN | 595 | 2.4% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 525 | 1.9% |
| VISIBILITY | 484 | 0.6% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 478 | 6.5% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 436 | 1.8% |
| ENGINE | 318 | 1.6% |
| AIR BAGS | 315 | 13.7% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 249 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 224 | 5.8% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003AVOID | — | 1,050 | 18 | 6 | View → |
| 2004AVOID | — | 850 | 24 | 8 | View → |
| 2005AVOID | — | 1,169 | 19 | 3 | View → |
| 2006AVOID | — | 916 | 15 | 2 | View → |
| 2007AVOID | — | 897 | 7 | 5 | View → |
| 2008GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2009AVOID | — | 803 | 34 | 7 | View → |
| 2010 | — | 221 | 11 | 1 | View → |
| 2011 | — | 189 | 10 | — | View → |
| 2012 | — | 166 | 5 | 1 | View → |
| 2013GOOD | — | 90 | 3 | 3 | View → |
| 2014 | — | 166 | 9 | — | View → |
| 2015AVOID | — | 263 | 13 | 6 | View → |
| 2016 | — | 139 | 3 | 1 | View → |
| 2017 | — | 155 | 14 | 4 | View → |
| 2018 | — | 171 | 5 | 10 | View → |
| 2019GOOD | — | 54 | 1 | — | View → |
| 2020GOOD | — | 59 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2021GOOD | — | 19 | 3 | — | View → |
| 2022GOOD | — | 5 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2023GOOD | — | 9 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 5 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 24 | 3 | — | View → |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Nissan Muranoaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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