"How reliable is the 2018 Nissan Murano?"

"Based on 166 NHTSA complaints, the 2018 Nissan Murano has a median complaint mileage of 17400 miles. The most common issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER."

"What are common problems with the 2018 Nissan Murano?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2018 Nissan Murano is UNKNOWN OR OTHER, accounting for a significant portion of the 166 total complaints filed."

2018 Nissan Murano: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 166 complaints

166

Total Complaints

17,400mi

Median Mileage

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

5,975 25th Percentile

17,400 Median Mileage

33,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

VISIBILITY/WIPER

POWER TRAIN

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BACK ROAD ( NO STREET LIGHTS) WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATED ABOUT 50 OR 60 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT AFTER THE 50 OR 60 FEET MY HEADLIGHTS ARE BLACKED OUT LIKE A SCREEN IS IN FRONT O..."

"THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON 14 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON THAT THE CHIME & WARNING LIGHT SHOULD HAVE COME ON."

"I CONTACTED PELTIER NISSAN LAST WEEK TO SCHEDULE REPAIR OF THE AUDIBLE ALERT FOR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT. I AM GETTING NO AUDIBLE ALARM WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT MY SEATBELT HOOKED. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TODAY, MAY 23, 2018 AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR OVER 4 HOURS. WHEN THEY CALLED, THE SERVICE ..."

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