Nissan Murano by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG

Every Nissan Murano model year since 2016: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash tests.

Data: US EPA and NHTSAUpdated Sep 28, 2026

Every model year since 2016 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 29 mpg combined, arrived in 2016. Includes the 2016 Murano Hybrid.

Complaints in each year's first three years

Model years ranked by owner complaints filed with NHTSA in their first three years (model year Y: filed by the end of Y+2), so every year is measured over the same time on the road. Years without three full years of data, and launch or final years with very few sold, are left out. Counts are not adjusted for how many were sold.

Model year	First 3 years	All complaints	Recalls
2018 Murano Most described: driver-assist errors or blocked-sensor messages	67	113	2
2017 Murano Most described: driver-assist errors or blocked-sensor messages and a shattered sunroof	51	107	3
2016 Murano Most described: the airbag warning light or an airbag fault	42	108	6
2019 Murano Most described: a shattered sunroof	20	43	1
2020 Murano Most described: suspension part problems	20	46	2
2021 Murano Most reported: forward collision avoidance	7	16	0
2022 Murano Most reported: body structure	4	6	0
2023 Murano Most reported: brakes	4	8	0

Year by year

Model year	Best rating	Recalls	Complaints	Crash test
2026 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	0	2
2025 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	2	22
2024 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	1	5
2023 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	0	8
2022 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	0	6
2021 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	0	16
2020 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	2	46
2019 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	1	43
2018 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	2	113	4 to 5 stars
2017 MPG · Recalls and problems	24 mpg Gas	3	107	Not rated
2016 MPG · Recalls and problems	29 mpg Hybrid	6	108	4 to 5 stars

Owner complaints by model year

All complaints filed so far. Counts rise with sales volume and with time on the road, so recent years look better than they may turn out. The highlighted bar is the model year with the most complaints in its first three years.

2018: 113 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Nissan Murano
Model year	Complaints
2016	108
2017	107
2018	113
2019	43
2020	46
2021	16
2022	6
2023	8
2024	5
2025	22
2026	2

Best combined rating by model year

The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 23 to 24 mpg (every year from 2016 to 2026); highest in 2016. Hybrid: 29 mpg (2016).

Best gas version
Best hybrid version

2026: gas 23 mpg · hybrid not offered

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Nissan Murano best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version	Best hybrid version
2016	24	29
2017	24	–
2018	24	–
2019	23	–
2020	23	–
2021	23	–
2022	23	–
2023	23	–
2024	23	–
2025	23	–
2026	23	–

Questions

Which Nissan Murano years have the most problems?

A typical Nissan Murano year drew only 20 owner complaints in its first three years (the range is 4 to 67), too few to rank the years fairly. The 2024, 2025, and 2026 are not ranked yet: they have had fewer than three full years on the road.

Which Nissan Murano years have the most recalls?

The 2016 has the most safety recalls in NHTSA's file (6), then the 2017 (3). A recall can cover a problem that affects only a few cars, so open a year's page to see what each one covers. Two recalls tell owners not to drive the car or to park it outside until it is repaired: NHTSA 18V-601 (2016 to 2017 models) and NHTSA 19V-807 (2016 to 2018 models).

What are the most common Nissan Murano problems?

In the 476 owner complaints NHTSA lists for 2016 to 2026 models, owners most often describe driver-assist errors or blocked-sensor messages (44 complaints, most of them for the 2017 and 2018); a shattered sunroof (33 complaints, most of them for the 2016, 2017, and 2018); and cruise control problems (24 complaints, most of them for the 2017 and 2018). One complaint can describe several problems. Each year's recalls and problems page lists what owners describe for that year.

Which Nissan Murano year has the best MPG?

The best EPA fuel economy is 29 mpg combined, first reached by the 2016 hybrid version.

Sources and method

US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 18, 2026.
NHTSA recall file dated Sep 29, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Sep 28, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.

Complaint counts are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.