Ford Aerostar vs Nissan Murano

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Ford Aerostar	Nissan Murano
Complaints on file	3,109	7,478
Model years covered	1986–2000	2003–2026
Worst model year	1993	2004
Best model year	1999	2021
Crashes reported	268	208
Fires reported	516	57
Injuries reported	180	153
Deaths reported	11	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Seats
Share of complaints involving harm	31.4%	5.6%

Ford Aerostar by year

72 140 230 328 254 282 439 541 384 204 124 83 4 13 11

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 685 22.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 433 13.9%

Brakes 351 11.3%

Engine & Cooling 233 7.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 214 6.9%

Airbags 141 4.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 138 4.4%

Seat Belts 136 4.4%

Nissan Murano by year

1,050 850 1,169 916 899 7 805 223 190 169 90 173 267 141 155 172 58 60 22 6 10 5 39 2

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Seats 1,326 17.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 903 12.1%

Electrical System 760 10.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 718 9.6%

Brakes 565 7.6%

Engine & Cooling 524 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 445 6.0%

Airbags 339 4.5%