Nissan Murano - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Nissan Murano owners have reported a total of 7,290 problems for their cars built in the 24 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Nissan Murano. The 2005 Nissan Murano cars have the most problems reported (1,140 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Nissan Murano

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Murano	2
2025 Murano	27
2024 Murano	5
2023 Murano	8
2022 Murano	5
2021 Murano	17
2020 Murano	56
2019 Murano	52
2018 Murano	160
2017 Murano	146
2016 Murano	137
2015 Murano	262
2014 Murano	167
2013 Murano	87
2012 Murano	160
2011 Murano	183
2010 Murano	221
2009 Murano	788
2008 Murano	7
2007 Murano	885
2006 Murano	911
2005 Murano	1,140
2004 Murano	842
2003 Murano	1,022

🔍 Common problems of Nissan Murano

The following chart shows the 31 most common problems for Nissan Murano cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seats (1,321 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (877 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Nissan Murano

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Seats	1,321
Power Train	877
Electrical System	741
Visibility	669
Service Brakes	548
Equipment	528
Engine And Engine Cooling	498
Air Bag	332
Structure	263
Steering	230

Suspension	230
Vehicle Speed Control	220
Latches/locks/linkage	188
Other Fuel System	124
Gasoline Fuel System	103
Wheel	76
Forward Collision Avoidance	72
Unknown Or Other	68
Seat Belt	59
Electronic Stability Control	53
Exterior Lighting	38
Tire	21
Lane Departure	9
Air Brake	6
Back Over Prevention	6
Child Seat	3
Traction Control System	2
Parking Brake	2
Tether, Lower Anchor (on Car Seat Or Vehicle)	1
Other/i Am Not Sure	1
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📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Nissan Murano of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Murano model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Nissan Murano model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Murano Model Years

Murano Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	5	22,490	4	0.06
2021	17	40,949	5	0.08
2020	56	67,143	6	0.14
2019	52	56,016	7	0.13
2018	160	88,493	8	0.23
2017	146	87,521	9	0.19
2016	137	58,661	10	0.23
2015	262	80,612	11	0.30
2014	167	54,468	12	0.26
2013	87	34,406	13	0.19
2012	160	58,139	14	0.20
2011	183	56,847	15	0.21
2010	221	58,932	16	0.23
2009	788	108,409	17	0.43
2007	885	94,778	19	0.49
2006	911	77,547	20	0.59
2005	1,140	72,342	21	0.75
2004	842	64,367	22	0.59
2003	1,022	54,037	23	0.82

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Nissan Murano is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2025 Murano	13
2024 Murano	3
2022 Murano	3
2021 Murano	5
2020 Murano	7
2019 Murano	13
2018 Murano	30
2017 Murano	11
2016 Murano	21
2015 Murano	22
2014 Murano	6
2013 Murano	4
2012 Murano	8
2011 Murano	7
2010 Murano	14
2009 Murano	12
2008 Murano	1
2007 Murano	16
2006 Murano	21
2005 Murano	32
2004 Murano	48
2003 Murano	40

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