Selling a junk Nissan Murano
Any Murano sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Nissan Murano
NHTSA has 7,440 owner complaints on file for the Nissan Murano, model years 2003 to 2022, the 69th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are seats (1,326, 18%), transmission and drivetrain (900, 12%), electrical system (754, 10%). 201 complaints involved a crash, 57 a fire, and 121 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 70,000 miles. The 2005 model year has the most complaints (1,172). Data as of 2026-10-12.
The guides below explain how each kind of fault changes what a buyer pays.
Nissan Murano by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,050 | Transmission and drivetrain | 18 | 6 | 6 | 75,000 |
| 2004 | 850 | Transmission and drivetrain | 24 | 8 | 4 | 76,232 |
| 2005 | 1,172 | Seats | 19 | 3 | 6 | 68,000 |
| 2006 | 916 | Seats | 15 | 2 | 4 | 68,340 |
| 2007 | 899 | Seats | 7 | 5 | 2 | 85,000 |
| 2008 | 7 | Transmission and drivetrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 805 | Brakes | 36 | 7 | 4 | 80,000 |
| 2010 | 226 | Brakes | 11 | 1 | 0 | 88,000 |
| 2011 | 190 | Brakes | 11 | 0 | 0 | 85,000 |
| 2012 | 169 | Transmission and drivetrain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 65,095 |
| 2013 | 92 | Transmission and drivetrain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 68,400 |
| 2014 | 174 | Other | 9 | 0 | 1 | 56,000 |
| 2015 | 269 | Transmission and drivetrain | 13 | 6 | 5 | 34,000 |
| 2016 | 141 | Other | 3 | 1 | 5 | 35,000 |
| 2017 | 155 | Other | 14 | 4 | 3 | 31,000 |
| 2018 | 172 | Other | 5 | 10 | 2 | 19,781 |
| 2019 | 58 | Driver assistance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10,300 |
| 2020 | 66 | Driver assistance | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | 23 | Driver assistance | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | Other | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Nissan Murano recalls
NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for brakes (6), steering (3), air bags (3). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2020 model year, suspension (campaign 21V402000, May 2021): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Nissan Murano, INFINITI QX60, 2021 Nissan GT-R, INFINITI QX50, and Q50 vehicles. The front steering knuckle or rear axle housing may have insufficient strengt…
- 2020 model year, steering (campaign 21V170000, Mar 2021): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Nissan Murano vehicles. The left and/or right-hand transverse link may not have been manufactured correctly, which could result in it separating from the ball…
- 2015 model year, brakes (campaign 19V807000, Nov 2019): 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 unrepaire…
- 2018 model year, driver assistance (campaign 19V654000, Sep 2019): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Vers…
- 2009 model year, brakes (campaign 18V916000, Dec 2018): Nissan of North America, Inc (Nissan) is recalling certain 2009 Murano vehicles. The valves within the ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. T…
What a Nissan Murano is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Murano on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Nissan Murano worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Murano gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Nissan Murano that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Nissan Murano?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Nissan Murano numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.