Nissan Murano — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Nissan Murano deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | ICE (gasoline) |
|---|---|
| Power | 241 |
| Range | n/a |
| Battery | n/a |
| 0–100 km/h | 7.5 |
| Fast charge | n/a |
| New price US | 39010 |
| New price EU | not officially sold |
| New price CN | not officially sold |
| Used price signal | Heavy new-car incentives ($4-5k customer cash) drag used values down |
| Value call | 2024 with CVT records, or 2025 on incentives - negotiate hard either way |
| Sweet-spot year | 2024 with CVT records (or 2025 on incentives) |
| Years to avoid | 2021-2022 without records |
| Reliability flag | mixed (CVT era vs unproven VC-Turbo) |
| Biggest risk | 3rd-gen CVT shudder without service history; 2025+ VC-Turbo long-term durability unproven |
| Community verdict | Cautious optimism - relief the CVT is gone, tempered by the new variable-compression question mark |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Gen 3; 3.5L V6/CVT carryover · Sunroof-drain water intrusion; CVT shudder; ABS-actuator recall history · ABS-actuator recall (check VIN) · $19k–26k (est., US) |
| 2022 | Carryover · CVT shudder, AWD fluid leaks, camera glitches persist · Check VIN for open recalls · $21k–28k (est., US) |
| 2023 | Carryover · Calmer; buy with documented CVT service · Check VIN for open recalls · $24k–31k (est., US) |
| 2024 | Gen 3 final year · Best of the V6/CVT run with service history — sweet-spot candidate · Check VIN for open recalls · $27k–34k (est., US) |
| 2025 | Gen 4 debut: VC-Turbo + 9AT · CVT gone; VC-Turbo durability unproven; one sticking-acceleration report (UNVERIFIED) · None major in-session · $33k–44k (est., US, incentives) |
| 2026 | Carryover · New: from $39,010; $4–5k customer cash typical · None reported in-session · New: $39,010+ |
Sweet-spot year: 2024 with CVT records (or 2025 on incentives)
Years to skip: 2021-2022 without records