Nissan Murano vs Jeep Grand Cherokee L: which is more reliable?
The Nissan Murano is ahead of the Jeep Grand Cherokee L on the federal record, 79/100 against 74/100 — a real but narrow gap that a bad model year on either side closes.
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)
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
- 5 model years scored
- 450 owner complaints on record
- about 30 complaints per year on the road
- 19 recall campaigns, 10 safety-critical
- best year 2021 (85/100) · worst 2022 (55/100)
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 Grand Cherokee L
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
Jeep Grand Cherokee L
- Electrical System — 151 complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance — 106 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 59 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Murano's complaints concentrate in Unknown Or Other, the Grand Cherokee L's in Electrical System. 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.
Jeep Grand Cherokee L: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2021, 2023, 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 Jeep Grand Cherokee L at about $44,100 — the Nissan Murano is roughly $3,300 less, and they return 23.0 against 21.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Nissan Murano or the Jeep Grand Cherokee L more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Nissan Murano scores 79/100 against the Jeep Grand Cherokee L's 74/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Nissan Murano and Jeep Grand Cherokee L years should I avoid?
Nissan Murano: 2015. Jeep Grand Cherokee L: 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 Jeep Grand Cherokee L?
The largest complaint group on the Nissan Murano is Unknown Or Other (214 complaints); on the Jeep Grand Cherokee L it is Electrical System (151).
Is the Nissan Murano or the Jeep Grand Cherokee L cheaper to own?
A recent used Nissan Murano prices at about $40,800 and a Jeep Grand Cherokee L at about $44,100, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.