Nissan Murano — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2005, 2006, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 · Best bets: 2019, 2020, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Nissan Murano Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2026 highlighted. 2003: 800 complaints 2003 2004: 678 complaints 2005: 986 complaints 2006: 803 complaints 2006 2007: 676 complaints 2008: 5 complaints 2009: 635 complaints 2009 2010: 188 complaints 2011: 148 complaints 2012: 134 complaints 2012 2013: 72 complaints 2014: 143 complaints 2015: 201 complaints 2015 2016: 107 complaints 2017: 107 complaints 2018: 113 complaints 2018 2019: 41 complaints 2020: 44 complaints 2021: 16 complaints 2021 2022: 5 complaints 2023: 6 complaints 2024: 4 complaints 2024 2025: 20 complaints 2026: 1 complaints 2026
2026: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
2003800
2004678
2005986
2006803
2007676
20085
2009635
2010188
2011148
2012134
201372
2014143
2015201
2016107
2017107
2018113
201941
202044
202116
20225
20236
20244
202520
20261

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2026 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2025 Not enough data 20 Only 20 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2024 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2023 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2022 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2021 Not enough data 16 Only 16 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Recommended 44 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2019 Recommended 41 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2018 Recommended 113 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2017 Recommended 107 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2016 Recommended 107 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2015 Caution 201 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2014 Recommended 143 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2013 Recommended 72 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2012 Recommended 134 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2011 Recommended 148 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2010 Caution 188 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2009 Avoid 635 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2008 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2007 Avoid 676 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2006 Avoid 803 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2005 Avoid 986 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2004 Avoid 678 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2003 Avoid 800 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.