Volkswagen Atlas 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	Volkswagen Atlas	Nissan Murano
Complaints on file	3,037	7,486
Model years covered	2018–2026	2003–2026
Worst model year	2018	2004
Best model year	2026	2021
Crashes reported	71	208
Fires reported	9	57
Injuries reported	70	153
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Seats
Share of complaints involving harm	4.9%	5.6%

Volkswagen Atlas by year

671 711 51 762 289 194 265 79 15

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

Electrical System 479 15.8%

Engine & Cooling 376 12.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 375 12.3%

Airbags 374 12.3%

Brakes 360 11.9%

Other & Unspecified 303 10.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 151 5.0%

Lights 120 4.0%

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%