2015 Nissan Murano: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 263 complaints
263
Total Complaints
27,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,125 25th Percentile
27,000 Median Mileage
56,300 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
50
AIR BAGS
36
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
30
SERVICE BRAKES
25
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
20
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20
ENGINE
17
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
9
VISIBILITY/WIPER
7
STEERING
5

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
6
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ADAPTIVE STEERING FAILED AT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE. LOST ABILITY TO STEER IN A CURVE AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. AFTER, CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN, AS STEERING WAS TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY TURNS 360 DEGREES OVER AND OVER WITH NO AFFECT ON THE FRONT WHEELS. FRONT WHEELS ACTUALLY ENDED U..."
"WHEN ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THE NEW 2015 MURANO ON THE HIGHWAY, I ENCOUNTERED A SEMI INFRONT OF ME AND TO THE RIGHT OF ME; A TYPICAL EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE WITH MY 80 MILE DRIVE TO/FROM WORK. THIS IS THE POINT THAT SCARED ME-- IT FELT AS IF THE MURANO WAS BEING LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CODE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE FAILURE RECURR..."

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