Third generation (Z52)
2016 Nissan Murano
The most reported problem on the 2016 Nissan Murano is brake wear, with 15 complaints, usually around 15,000 miles.
- 107owner complaints
- 5recalls
- 3involved a crash
- 35,000median miles at failure
Newest report May 22, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Problem sheets
No single problem on the 2016 Nissan Murano has enough owner reports for a sheet of its own yet. The counts below still cover every complaint on file.
Is the 2016 Nissan Murano reliable?
The 2016 Nissan Murano has 107 owner complaints on file with NHTSA, less than half the median of 248 for 2016 SUVs on this site. Of the 9 Murano model years since 2014, it has the 4th most complaints. Complaint counts rise with sales as well as faults, so read what owners report below before deciding.
At a glance
- Next to the 2017
- At 10 complaints for each year on the road, the 2016 runs close to the 2017 (11). That's the only adjacent model year with enough complaints to set beside it.
- Top problem
- Two problems run close. Brake wear has 15 complaints and seat belt has 13, out of 107 in all. A quarter of the 9 owners who gave a mileage for brake wear saw it by about 4,000 miles, and half by about 15,000.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 6 of the 107 complaints (6%) report a crash, a fire or an injury, about the 6% typical of vehicles on this site. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 3 reports mention a crash, 1 mentions a fire and 3 people were hurt.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- 5 recalls are on file, but no problem here has enough reports to set against them.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2020 at 17 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 9. So far in 2026, 4 more have come in.
When each problem shows up
Each bar covers the middle half of the mileages owners reported for that problem. A quarter saw it earlier, a quarter later. The tick is the median. Most reported: brakes grind, pulse or wear early, 15 complaints.
middle half of reports, median tick. The heavier grey bars have 75 or more reports.
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How this compares
107 complaints is 2.4 times fewer than the median 2016 model on this site and 2.3 times fewer than the median 2016 SUV. Among the 5 Murano model years here it ranks 4th for complaints. Counts follow sales volume as much as reliability, so a truck that sells 700,000 a year draws more reports than a sedan that sells 200,000.
Service bulletins for the 2016 Nissan Murano
Nissan filed 246 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2016 Nissan Murano. 8 of them deal with a problem owners have reported on this car. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 1 bulletin · 15 complaints
NISSAN; DTC P0456 CAUSED BY EVAP LEAK AT VENT CONTROL VALVE O-RING The APPLIED VEHICLES and CLAIMS INFORMATION sections have been revised. No other changes have been made.
Seat belt or seat problems 2 bulletins · 13 complaints
DRIVERS POWER SEAT IS INOPERATIVE IF YOU CONFIRM The customer states that one or more of the driver (LH) seat controls are (or were) inoperative, AND/OR The windows, sunroof, sunshade and power mirrors are (or were) inoperative. NOTE: A no start condition may also be present.
2015-2019 MURANO AND 2016-2019 TITAN; CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT INOPERATIVE IF YOU CONFIRM The driver or passenger side climate controlled seat: - Heating and cooling features do not operate And - The harness connector or control unit of the climate controlled seat appears as shown in Figure 3 or Figure 5.
Airbag warning light or recall 1 bulletin · 11 complaints
DTC B00A0-00 STORED
Passenger airbag sensor problems 1 bulletin · 11 complaints
DTC B00A0-00 STORED IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR UNIT) is stored, AND OCS zero point reset cannot be performed,
Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 1 bulletin · 9 complaints
INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE AND AEB/FEB WARNING LIGHT ON OR RADAR OBSTRUCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH DTC C1A16 OR C2582 IF YOU CONFIRM IMPORTANT: The purpose of ACTION (on the next page) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. You MUST closely follow the entire SERVICE PROCEDURE as it contains information that is essential to successfully completing this repair.
Windshield cracks or distorts 2 bulletins · 8 complaints
WINDSHIELD CRACKING
SERVICE INFORMATION The purpose of this bulletin is to give Nissan dealers guidelines to help determine if windshield breakage is covered under warranty or is the customer?s responsibility.
Complaints filed by year
17 complaints came in 2020. Owners file in waves when a problem gets press or an investigation, so a spike measures attention as much as failures.
Recalls that include the 2016 Nissan Murano
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Nissan 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 recall number 18V-601. In addition, this recall expands the previous population. The Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS actuator, free of charge. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available, currently expected to be during summer 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: If the ABS warning light remains illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Nissan 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.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the serial number on the ABS actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Nissan 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 equipped with Intelligent Cruise Control, and 2015-2016 Murano Hybrid vehicles manufactured August 22, 2014, to July 19, 2016. The affected vehicles have Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps that may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal electrical circuit board.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ABS Actuator, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: When brake fluid has leaked onto the circuit board, the ABS warning lamp will remain illuminated for more than 10 seconds after engine start up. If this occurs, owners are advised to park the vehicle outdoors away from other vehicles or structures and to not drive the vehicle.
Nissan 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 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
Nissan 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 Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC). The ABS actuator may have a damaged O-ring that may result in a lack of brake fluid pressure.
Risk and remedy
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the ABS actuator, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 16, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
All 5 recalls on the 2016 Nissan Murano, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
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Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2016 Nissan Murano?
Brake wear, with 15 of the 107 complaints. Owners who gave a mileage for it put the median at about 15,000 miles.
At what mileage do 2016 Nissan Murano problems start?
Of the 67 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 11,000 miles and half by about 35,000.
Is the 2016 Nissan Murano better or worse than the 2017?
Counted per year on the road, the 2016 has about as many complaints as the 2017: 10 a year against 11.
How many 2016 Nissan Murano complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
6 of them (6%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for brake wear on the 2016 Nissan Murano?
Yes, NHTSA lists 4 recalls on the same system: 16V-193, 16V-636, 18V-601 and 19V-807. Its summary says which failure it covers, and that isn't always the one owners describe.