2015 Nissan Murano problems and recalls

Owners have filed 202 complaints on the 2015 Nissan Murano, and NHTSA has issued 5 recalls. The most cited component is the Power Train (52 complaints).

202
Complaints
5
Recalls
10
Crash reports
5
Fire reports
6
Injuries
59.3
Severity index

Severity index 59.3 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 59.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 82 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 43% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 52 complaints (25.7%)52 26%Air BagsAir Bags: 36 complaints (17.8%)36 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 31 complaints (15.3%)31 15%Service BrakesService Brakes: 28 complaints (13.9%)28 14%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 22 complaints (10.9%)22 11%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 20 complaints (9.9%)20 10%EngineEngine: 18 complaints (8.9%)18 9%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 9 complaints (4.5%)9 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN5225.7%
AIR BAGS3617.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3115.3%
SERVICE BRAKES2813.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2210.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL209.9%
ENGINE188.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM94.5%

Complaints filed per year

020402015: 162016: 402017: 222018: 132019: 192020: 302021: 152022: 122023: 112024: 92025: 102026: 5 (partial year)15164017181920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201516
201640
201722
201813
201919
202030
202115
202212
202311
20249
202510
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (30 against 57).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V60100007/09/2018SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
16V63600002/09/2016SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured February 10, 2015, to August 19, 2016 and equipped with Intelligent Cruise Control, 2015-2017 Murano vehicles manufactured August 22, 2014, to August 19, 2016 and equ
15V36400010/06/2015SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULENissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Murano vehicles manufactured December 4, 2014, to March 17, 2015. These vehicles are equipped with Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) actuators which may have contamination in the solenoid valves, potentially a
16V24400026/04/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 N
19V80700008/11/2019SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Nissan Murano, 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima, and 2017-2019 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and unrepaired, or inspected and determined to not need a repair, under

Other Nissan Murano model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 11 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.