2016 Nissan Murano problems
NHTSA has received 142 complaints about the 2016 Nissan Murano, and 11% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (11%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 142 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 11% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 91 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 36 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 91 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 32,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Murano with enough data (103 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan murano. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the brakes failed when the brake pedal was depressed approximately 50 feet before striking another vehicle. The "please put foot on the brake and press the start button" warning indicator was illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact was injured and transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 997.
Nissan murano 2016 and on our previously owned 2014 pathfinder, when stationary, the powered back liftgate can revert direction when it's automatically opening to automatically closing when there's accumulated snow or heavy snowfall, when there's weight. The force for it's powered closing is enough to pinch someone between car or to hit their head. Nissan has acknowledged this is by design and "no repair option" both at dealer and with my call with andrea from nissan north america's customer care department.
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 nissan murano. The contact stated researched on-line and found notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v807000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 15 MPH she detected an electrical or plastic burning odor in the vehicle and the brake warning light illuminated.
Three times in two weeks I had cruise set at 49MPH and set intelligent cruise control range to three car lengths ahead of me. All three times the vehicle that was at lease 6-7 car lengths ahead had made a right turn and was out of my lane when suddenly the cruise shuts down and the auto brakes are activated hard enough to lurch me forward in my seat, the third time I almost got rear ended. Took to the dealer who of course couldn't duplicate the issue and was told not to use cruise control around town!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan murano. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and all the warning indicators illuminated. On the outside of the vehicle, there was a burning odor. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v636000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer informed the contact that the serial number was not included in the range of the recall and did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 19,000.