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	7,486	15,604
Model years covered	2003–2026	2000–2026
Worst model year	2004	2010
Best model year	2021	2025
Crashes reported	208	1,472
Fires reported	57	101
Injuries reported	153	604
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 92 174 268 141 155 172 58 60 22 6 12 7 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 761 10.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 718 9.6%

Brakes 566 7.6%

Engine & Cooling 524 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 447 6.0%

Airbags 339 4.5%

Toyota Prius by year

4 215 201 123 737 1,298 1,690 2,451 1,894 644 3,486 665 544 550 283 217 215 127 46 54 23 11 31 26 35 29 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 4,578 29.3%

Lights 3,536 22.7%

Electrical System 1,608 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1,049 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 785 5.0%

Other & Unspecified 559 3.6%

Airbags 436 2.8%

Body & Structure 432 2.8%