2003 Nissan Murano: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1050 complaints
1050
Total Complaints
72,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
18
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

36,800 25th Percentile
72,000 Median Mileage
101,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
157
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
120
SEATS
102
POWER TRAIN
89
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
88
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
72
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
55
ENGINE
45
VISIBILITY
38
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
19

Severity Assessment

18
Crashes
6
Fires
9
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE IN FRONT HER ROLLBACK AND HIT THE GRILL, NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE UPON INSPECTION. 1/4 MILES ON THE ROAD NOTICE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSIS THE RADIATOR WAS BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH"
"I BOUGHT A 2003 NISSAN MURANO 6 DAYS AGO. AS I DROPPED MY CHILD OFF AT DAY CARE, AND WENT BACK TO THE VEHICLE, MY CAR WAS SMOKING AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THEY SAID SOMETHING HAD PIERCED MY RADIATOR. I HAD ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 1/2 A MILE AND SAW OR FELT NOTHING, DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A D..."
"CONSISTENT GAS MILEAGE 25% BELOW FUEL ECONOMY NUMBERS ON MANUFACTURERS STICKER; ROCKING FRONT SEAT MOTION THAT CAUSES SEAT BELTS TO TIGHTEN AND FAIL TO PROPERLY RELEASE; THUNKING SOUNDS FROM SHOCK ABSORBER SUB-ASSEMBLY ON UNEVEN OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACES; MULTIPLE SQUEAKS AND RATTLES."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28