2020 Nissan Murano

Typical pattern

3.3% of complaints about the 2020 Nissan Murano came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2020 vehicle — around the middle of the 178 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.7 yr in service. The most-reported system is collision avoidance (18 complaints), typically at 3.3 yr or about 9,500 miles.

Complaints: 60
Median age at failure: 3.7 yr
Median mileage: 8,200 n=17
Crash / fire / tow: 8.3% of reports
Safety recalls: 2

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

21V402000 2021-05-27

Suspension:rear:axle:spindle

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Nissan Murano, INFINITI QX60, 2021 Nissan GT-R, INFINITI QX50, and Q50 vehicles. The front steering knuckle or rear axle housing may have insufficient strength due to improper heat-treatment.

The steering knuckle or rear axle could deform upon impact, such as from hitting a curb, resulting in a loss of steering control, or possible wheel separation. Both of these conditions can increase the risk of a crash.

21V170000 2021-03-11

Steering:linkages

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Nissan Murano vehicles. The left and/or right-hand transverse link may not have been manufactured correctly, which could result in it separating from the ball joint.

Ball joint separation can cause a loss of vehicle control, and increase the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Collision avoidance 1,500 mi 1.2 yr in service

I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE CAR AUTOMATIC STOPPED AND APPLIED THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE (AEB) WAS APPLIED WITH NO OBSTACLES AROUND ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY. PURCHASED THE CAR NEW WITH ONLY 3 MILES ON IT. CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY.TOOK THE CAR IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR WITHIN 1 WEEK IT HAPPEND AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.

Collision avoidance 1,500 mi 1.2 yr in service

I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE CAR AUTOMATIC STOPPED AND APPLIED THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE (AEB) WAS APPLIED WITH NO OBSTACLES AROUND ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY. PURCHASED THE CAR NEW WITH ONLY 3 MILES ON IT. CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY.TOOK THE CAR IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR WITHIN 1 WEEK IT HAPPEND AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.

Collision avoidance 9,500 mi 1.7 yr in service

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. A RED WARNING SCREEN LIT UP ON MY DASH. THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY, THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT HITTING ME.

Other Murano model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2020 Nissan Murano

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Murano model years

How to read this