Nissan Murano vs Ford Bronco: which is more reliable?
The Nissan Murano is clearly ahead of the Ford Bronco on the federal record: 79/100 against 66/100 across every model year we score.
The record, side by side
Nissan Murano
- 15 model years scored
- 1,074 owner complaints on record
- about 8 complaints per year on the road
- 24 recall campaigns, 18 safety-critical
- best year 2021 (94/100) · worst 2015 (37/100)
Ford Bronco
- 5 model years scored
- 886 owner complaints on record
- about 49 complaints per year on the road
- 60 recall campaigns, 15 safety-critical
- best year 2024 (76/100) · worst 2022 (51/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Murano against Bronco
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Nissan Murano
- Unknown Or Other — 214 complaints
- Power Train — 201 complaints
- Service Brakes — 124 complaints
Ford Bronco
- Visibility/Wiper — 154 complaints
- Engine — 144 complaints
- Electrical System — 108 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Murano's complaints concentrate in Unknown Or Other, the Bronco's in Visibility/Wiper. That difference matters more to a buyer than the score gap, because it says which repair bill you are taking on.
Years to avoid on each
Nissan Murano — avoid: 2015.
Ford Bronco: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2021, 2024, 2025.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Nissan Murano prices at about $40,800 and a Ford Bronco at about $40,800 — they price within $1 of each other, which at this level is the same money, and they return 23.0 against 20.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Nissan Murano or the Ford Bronco more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Nissan Murano scores 79/100 against the Ford Bronco's 66/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The Nissan Murano carries about 8 complaints per year on the road against 49 for the Ford Bronco.
Which Nissan Murano and Ford Bronco years should I avoid?
Nissan Murano: 2015. Ford Bronco: no year scores below 45. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Nissan Murano and the Ford Bronco?
The largest complaint group on the Nissan Murano is Unknown Or Other (214 complaints); on the Ford Bronco it is Visibility/Wiper (154).
Is the Nissan Murano or the Ford Bronco cheaper to own?
A recent used Nissan Murano prices at about $40,800 and a Ford Bronco at about $40,800, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.