2016 Nissan Murano problems and recalls

Owners have filed 107 complaints on the 2016 Nissan Murano, and NHTSA has issued 5 recalls. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (19 complaints).

107
Complaints
5
Recalls
3
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
3
Injuries
49.7
Severity index

Severity index 49.7 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 49.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 100 of 141 by severity index among 2016 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 29% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2016 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 19 complaints (17.8%)19 18%Power TrainPower Train: 15 complaints (14.0%)15 14%Service BrakesService Brakes: 15 complaints (14.0%)15 14%EngineEngine: 11 complaints (10.3%)11 10%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 11 complaints (10.3%)11 10%Air BagsAir Bags: 11 complaints (10.3%)11 10%StructureStructure: 11 complaints (10.3%)11 10%SeatsSeats: 11 complaints (10.3%)11 10%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1917.8%
POWER TRAIN1514.0%
SERVICE BRAKES1514.0%
ENGINE1110.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1110.3%
AIR BAGS1110.3%
STRUCTURE1110.3%
SEATS1110.3%

Complaints filed per year

08172016: 142017: 152018: 132019: 102020: 172021: 92022: 82023: 32024: 52025: 92026: 4 (partial year)161718192017212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201614
201715
201813
201910
202017
20219
20228
20233
20245
20259
2026 (year to date)4
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (17 against 34).

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
16V19300007/04/2016SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 Murano vehicles manufactured December 17, 2015, to February 11, 2016, and 2016 Maxima vehicles manufactured November 25, 2015, to February 12, 2016 and equipped with an antilock braking system (ABS) and Vehi
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 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.