"How reliable is the 2004 Nissan Murano?"

"Based on 850 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Nissan Murano has a median complaint mileage of 75000 miles. The most common issue is VISIBILITY."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Nissan Murano?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Nissan Murano is VISIBILITY, accounting for a significant portion of the 850 total complaints filed."

2004 Nissan Murano: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 850 complaints

850

Total Complaints

75,000mi

Median Mileage

VISIBILITY

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

42,200 25th Percentile

75,000 Median Mileage

113,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY

122

SEATS

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WE BOUGHT A NEW 2004 MURANO END OF OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR - SINCE THEN NOTHING BUT MAJOR PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT 60-65 - 5 TIMES THE CAR HAS SEEMED TO COME OUT OF GEAR AND SLOWING US TO A SLOW PACE THEN NO PACE OR POWER - FORTUNATELY WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. WE PULL CAR OVER TO TH..."

"THE QUALITY OF MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO IS NOT UP TO PAR WITH NISSAN VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT THE END OF OCTOBER. THE VEHCILE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 12 TIMES FOR VARIOUS ISSUES. IE WINDOW RATTLE, WINDOW NOISES, DRIVERS SEAT LOOSE, STEARING RACK BOLTS WERE LOOSE,..."

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