Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government
holds on this vehicle.
Owners have filed 193 safety complaints
about the 2010 Nissan Murano with the US government. Of those, 11 describe a crash, 1 mentions a fire, 7 people were injured and no death is recorded. No recall campaign has been matched to this year, make and model.
The most complained-about system is the brakes,
named in 56 complaints, 29% of the total.
The typical failure was reported at 88,000 miles,
the median across the 142
complaints that gave
an odometer reading.
Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files
· Covers February 2010 to September 2026 · How this is counted
What is on file
193 complaints on file
193
Complaints
11
Describe a crash
1
Mention fire
7
People injured
0
Deaths
A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a
finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts
them.
No recall campaign was matched to this year, make and model. That is not
the same as a clean vehicle: recalls are issued against production
ranges, and the only reliable check is your own VIN.
Which system owners named
Complaints naming each system
SERVICE BRAKES 56 · 29%
56 29%
POWER TRAIN 40 · 21%
40 21%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 22 · 11%
22 11%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17 · 9%
17 9%
STRUCTURE 16 · 8%
16 8%
SUSPENSION 15 · 8%
15 8%
AIR BAGS 13 · 7%
13 7%
ENGINE 8 · 4%
8 4%
VISIBILITY 7 · 4%
7 4%
STEERING 6 · 3%
6 3%
SEATS 4 · 2%
4 2%
WHEELS 4 · 2%
4 2%
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One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 193.
When the complaints arrived
By the year NHTSA received them
By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures
happened. They peaked in 2019 at 42.
This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure
happened. The range runs from 2010 to 2026, the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.
Crash test ratings
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program
NHTSA crashes a car into a barrier and a pole and measures what
happens to the dummies inside. This is what it awarded the 2010 Nissan MURANO, and it is a separate
question from what owners report going wrong later.
Test
4-DR. w/SAB
Overall
Not rated
Frontal crash
Not rated
Frontal, driver
Frontal, passenger
Side crash
Not rated
Side barrier
Not rated
Side pole
Not rated
Rollover
Chance of rollover
18.5%
Stability control standard Forward collision warning standard Lane departure warning standard
NHTSA made its frontal crash test harder for the 2011 model year, and says ratings from before that change should not be compared with ratings after it.
A dash means NHTSA did not rate that test for this vehicle.
In owners’ own words
Quoted from the complaint file
Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the
people who filed them, not findings of fault.
SEATS
2 injured · fire
I just got in my car and got on interstate no I turned on the heated seat cause I was alittle chilly and about 10 mins later I smelled something and smelled like burning plastic and yep sure was whole back of seat was in flames and I almost wrecked trying to get to side of the road and I started patting it and I finally found some water and dumped it on it and my hands had plastic melted all over it and now I have blisters and big whole in back of seat and honestly scared to death to even drive!
NHTSA complaint 11494617. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
SERVICE BRAKES
1 injured · crash · towed · 116,000 miles
THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED BACK IN AUGUST CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF MY VEHICLE I SPRAINED MY NECK NOBODY WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT THIS SINGLE VETRAN HAS TO SAY I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND THE BRAKES FAILED AND IT WAS OUT OF GAS.
NHTSA complaint 11156756. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
SERVICE BRAKES
1 injured · crash · towed · 190,000 miles
THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLELEY FAILED AND A REAR AXEL CAME LOOSE AND ALMOST LOST ATIRE DRIVING BEFORE THE BRAKES STOPPED AND FAILED IJUST HAD BRAKE FLUID PUT IN THE RESIVIOR TOO AND THEY STILL FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. *DSY
NHTSA complaint 11165036. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
AIR BAGS
1 injured · crash · 43,000 miles
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER AND FRONT SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE THE DOCTORS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
NHTSA complaint 10594225. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
yes i took my car into the shop on 9/25/2026 and they fixed two transmission leaks and my sway bar endlink but they also noticed that the bolts on my subframe were loose and they don't know how long it was like that I bought the vehicle in may of 2026 the shop said it was like the bolts were loose they told me that i need to keep an eye on it. This issue needs to be fixed with nissian
NHTSA complaint 11768175. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:SUN VISOR
This is the second set of sunvisors on my Murano definite safety hazard when hitting a slight bump in the road, they fall down blocking your vision all of a sudden. While driving, I have to push it back up and most of the time it falls right back down. This is something that Nissan should be held accountable for as $200 a set is very expensive when they keep breaking. If I get hurt because of them in a car accident, I will be suing Nissan.
NHTSA complaint 11766017. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
SERVICE BRAKES
brakes/ ABS brake system: Still in use currently. Not reproducible, very erratic; once every few days of operation. No outside inspections to date. No warning lights of messsages/ error codes before or after the brake failure. Event: Brake will fail on rare occasions randomly. No particular event precedes the failure: (corner; speed; trip duration; road vibration; etc). When brake is pressed, pedal drops to near the floor before giving some back pressure. No noticeable speed reduction here. If brakes are pumped they will begin to delevope pressure with some reduction in velocity. After several more pumps the brake activation returns and car can be stopped. No accident from this problem yet. …
NHTSA complaint 11765349, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
SERVICE BRAKES
I am reporting an ABS/braking safety issue with my 2010 Nissan Murano. My vehicle was included in Nissan campaign P0A08/NTB21-047 involving brake fluid and the ABS actuator. Before the campaign, I had experienced an intermittent braking problem during a loss-of-traction/ABS event. When Nissan performed P0A08 on 8/8/2023 at 191,017 miles, I specifically reported the problem. The Nissan repair order states: “CUSTOMER STATES IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR.” The ABS actuator passed Nissan’s campaign inspection, but because of my complaint, the service manager contacted Nissan/WCC regarding actuator replacement. The repair order states: “SERVICE MANAGER CALLED WCC TO …
NHTSA complaint 11758360, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
STEERING
Completely lost function of the power steering No matter what I try to do, it seems that I have to continuously be pouring power steering fluid into it
NHTSA complaint 11749385. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
ENGINE
My father is a mechanic when I bought this car the first thing we noticed is it had a problem with actually driving so we tried fixing a couple things to get it to drive no matter what we do the car lags I cannot step on the pedal hard enough in some cases I have almost been hit I have two kids this car is absolutely a danger on the road. As I was driving my children to school the wheel became very hard to steer which I ended up in a ditch after 10 minutes I was able to start the car up again and drive out of the ditch. As I make tight turns the lights inside the car turn on the seatbelts in the back do not work my kids sit back there it’s a problem they both still have to be in car seats
NHTSA complaint 11710817. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's
lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How
many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by
the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.
Complaints: NHTSA's ODI
complaint file, published October 2, 2026. One
complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
Recalls: NHTSA's recall
campaign API, no campaign on file for this vehicle.
Investigations: NHTSA's ODI
investigation file, published October 2, 2026.
A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by
us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that
sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.
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