Ford Edge vs Nissan Murano
Midsize SUVs · head to head, 2010–2024
The Ford Edge and Nissan Murano were both sold for 15 model years (2010–2024). Among the Edge's own years, its best bet is 2024; years to avoid: 2017; the newest year rated a good buy is 2024. Among the Murano's own years, its best bet is 2018; no year to avoid; the newest year rated a good buy is 2025.
Ford Edge
Crossover · 2010–2024
- Best bet 2024
- Newest good buy 2024
- Avoid 2017
- Be careful 2011–2012, 2015–2016, 2018–2019
Nissan Murano
SUV · 2010–2027
- Best bet 2018
- Newest good buy 2025
- Avoid none
- Be careful 2010–2011, 2014–2017
How to read this: each model's verdicts compare that model's own years with each other (serious owner complaints per car on the road against that model's usual year, using New York registrations). They are not a reliability ranking of one model against the other, so a good-buy Edge year says nothing about whether it beats a Murano. (How we judge.)
Year by year, side by side
| Year | Ford Edge | Nissan Murano | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BEST BUYSerious complaints 0.2× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.6× usual | Side by side |
| 2023 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.2× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.9× usual | Side by side |
| 2022 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.6× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.7× usual | Side by side |
| 2021 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.9× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.0× usual | Side by side |
| 2020 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.1× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.5× usual, mostly collision avoidance and suspension | Side by side |
| 2019 | CAREFULSerious complaints 2.3× usual, mostly power train and engine | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.3× usual, mostly collision avoidance and speed control | Side by side |
| 2018 | CAREFULSerious complaints 2.1× usual, mostly engine and engine and engine cooling | BEST BUYSerious complaints 0.2× usual | Side by side |
| 2017 | AVOIDSerious complaints 4.0× usual, mostly engine and engine and engine cooling | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.9× usual, mostly power train and speed control | Side by side |
| 2016 | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.8× usual, mostly engine and steering | CAREFULSerious complaints 2.0× usual, mostly power train and brakes | Side by side |
| 2015 | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.2× usual, mostly engine and power train | CAREFULSerious complaints 2.4× usual, mostly power train and air bags | Side by side |
| 2014 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.6× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.8× usual, mostly power train and steering | Side by side |
| 2013 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.5× usual, mostly brakes and structure | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.4× usual, mostly power train and steering | Side by side |
| 2012 | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.9× usual, mostly brakes and structure | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.5× usual, mostly power train and air bags | Side by side |
| 2011 | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.7× usual, mostly structure and brakes | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.6× usual, mostly brakes and power train | Side by side |
| 2010 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.2× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.9× usual, mostly brakes and power train | Side by side |
Each chip rates that year against the same model's other years. Tap a chip for the year's details; "Side by side" compares both models that year, trim by trim.
Compare any year, trim by trim
2024: the newest shared year, at a glance
| 2024 Ford Edge | 2024 Nissan Murano | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict (vs the model's own years) | BEST BUY | GOOD BUY |
| Starting price (MSRP range) | $38,365 to $47,205 base price by trim, 5 trims | — |
| Engines and horsepower | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo 2.7L 6-cyl turbo | 3.5L 6-cyl |
| Fuel economy (EPA combined) | 21–23 mpg | 22–23 mpg |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Third row | No | No |
| Cargo behind last row | — | — |
| Max towing | 1,500–3,500 lb | — |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5 of 5 stars | 5 of 5 stars |
| Recalls · owner complaints (NHTSA) | 2 · 44 | 1 · 5 |
Sources: OpenSpec and the makers' equipment guides, NHTSA vPIC, EPA and NHTSA ratings. Cargo, towing and bed length rows appear when we have them. "—": not in our data. Compare every 2024 trim →
Key features: base trim vs top trim
| Edge SE lowest price, $38,365 | Edge ST highest price, $47,205 | Murano PLATINUM first listed | Murano SV last listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive cruise control | — | — | Standard | Standard |
| Blind-spot warning | — | — | Standard | Standard |
| Heated front seats | — | Standard | — | — |
"Standard" and "Optional" are for that trim as the 2024 data lists it (a package or option adds an "Optional" item); "—": not verified in our sources, never a guess. The cheapest and most expensive trim of each model; every trim is on the model's 2024 page (Edge, Murano).
Known fixes and extended coverage
Ford Edge
7 manufacturer programs on file: 3 extended coverage, 4 repair programs.
- Extended coverage Certain 2010-2014 Model Year Edge and MKX Vehicles - Extended Warranty Coverage on Brake Booster (13N02, 2010–2014 models)
- Extended coverage Customer Satisfaction Program 19N09 Certain 2011-2014 Model Year Edge and MKX and 2013-2014 Model Year Explorer, Flex, and MKT Vehicles Left Front Door Latch Extended Coverage (19N09, 2011–2014 models)
- Extended coverage NEW VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD Safety Recall 24S55 – Supplement #1 Dated: August 15, 2025 Customer Satisfaction Program 24N12 Dated June 19, 2025 New! REASON FOR THIS SUPPLEMENT • Rental Vehicles: Added specification that long… (24N12, 2021–2022 models)
Nissan Murano
9 manufacturer programs on file: 2 extended coverage, 7 repair programs.
- Extended coverage OBD II EVAP Tube Warranty Enhancement The update below was sent out to Regions and Dealers in August of this year. (2010–2016 models)
- Extended coverage If an owner contacts a dealer with a CVT concern in an owned or leased vehicle, verify warranty coverage for the specific VIN and then inform the customer of any diagnostic charges. CAMPAIGN BULLETIN CVT Warranty Extension In an effort to… (WBI/21-002, 2015–2018 models)
From manufacturer bulletins filed with NHTSA, counted per program. A count is how many programs exist, not how good or bad a model is: a maker that extends coverage is paying for a known problem. A dealer can look up whether a car has had the work done or is still covered.
Which should you buy?
- Buying used, years both are rated a good buy: 2013, 2020–2024. In those years, choose on price, size and features.
- Shopping around 2018: the Murano is rated best buy (serious complaints 0.2× usual), while the Edge is rated careful (serious complaints 2.1× usual, mostly engine and engine and engine cooling). Each against its own other years.
- Years to skip: Edge 2017.
- Newest year rated a good buy: Edge 2024; Murano 2025.
- Third row: neither has one in 2024.
- Before you buy either: run the VIN for open recalls and ask the dealer whether the extended-coverage repairs above were done.
Rules applied to the data on this page: no overall winner is declared, because our verdicts compare each model with itself.