Nissan Murano vs Toyota Prius

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	Nissan Murano	Toyota Prius
Complaints on file	7,478	15,583
Model years covered	2003–2026	2000–2026
Worst model year	2004	2010
Best model year	2021	2025
Crashes reported	208	1,469
Fires reported	57	101
Injuries reported	153	602
Deaths reported	3	18
Most complained-about part	Seats	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	5.6%	14.1%

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%

Toyota Prius by year

4 215 201 123 737 1,298 1,690 2,451 1,894 644 3,482 664 544 544 281 215 215 127 46 53 23 11 31 26 31 28 5

00 01 02 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

Brakes 4,567 29.3%

Lights 3,536 22.7%

Electrical System 1,607 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,048 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 784 5.0%

Other & Unspecified 557 3.6%

Airbags 436 2.8%

Body & Structure 430 2.8%