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Chevrolet Blazer vs Nissan Murano

Which one, and which years, drew fewer problems per car sold

The short answer

Across the 2012 to 2022 model years, the Nissan Murano drew fewer owner complaints per car sold: 138 per 100,000 against 210 for the Chevrolet Blazer, or 34% fewer. The gap holds for the newer 2019 to 2022 cars too. The best years to target are 2021 and 2022 for the Blazer and 2018 and 2019 for the Murano.

2019 Chevrolet Blazer RS 3.6L, front 8.18.19

Chevrolet Blazer

Complaints per 100k sold210
Recalls since 20128
Average crash rating5 of 5
Best2021, 2022
Avoid2019
2015 Nissan Murano SV AWD, front left (cropped)

Nissan Murano

Complaints per 100k sold138
Recalls since 201213
Average crash rating4.7 of 5
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Best2018, 2019
Avoid2014, 2015

By age group

Model yearsBlazerMuranoFewer problems
Older (2012 to 2015)n/a271About even
Middle (2016 to 2018)n/a94About even
Newer (2019 to 2022)21057Murano

Owner complaints per 100,000 cars sold, pooled across the years in each group. Lower is better. A model counts as ahead only when it is at least 10% lower.

Year by year

YearBlazerMurano
2012n/a261
2013n/a166
2014n/a307
2015n/a326
2016n/a125
2017n/a139
2018n/a19
201932764
202023782
202120237
20228220
2023Too newToo new
2024Too newToo new

Complaints per 100,000 sold for each model year. Green is a good year for that model, amber average, red a year to watch out for.

Most reported problems

Questions

Is the Blazer or Murano more reliable?

Across the 2012 to 2022 model years, the Nissan Murano drew fewer owner complaints per car sold: 138 per 100,000 against 210 for the Chevrolet Blazer, or 34% fewer. The gap holds for the newer 2019 to 2022 cars too. The best years to target are 2021 and 2022 for the Blazer and 2018 and 2019 for the Murano.

Which Blazer and Murano years should I avoid?

For the Blazer: 2019. For the Murano: 2014, 2015.

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