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CarsLore / Compare / Large SUVs / Outlander vs Murano

Mitsubishi Outlander vs Nissan Murano

Two large SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 6 like-for-like measures: the Mitsubishi Outlander leads on 3, the Nissan Murano on 1, 2 too close to call.

Where each one leads

Mitsubishi Outlander

  • Fewer Mitsubishi Outlander cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.7% against 11.1%).
  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander uses 8.7 l/100 km, the 2026 Nissan Murano 9.7.
  • New Mitsubishi Outlander cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 54 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 171 for the Nissan Murano in 2022.

Nissan Murano

  • Against cars of the same year, the Nissan Murano comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 16% less often than average) than the Mitsubishi Outlander (fails 40% more often than average).

Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age; NHTSA overall safety rating.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Mitsubishi OutlanderNissan Murano
Model years in the US safety record2003–20262003–2026
New cars registered in Europe327,315 (2010–2022)8,218 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom67,582568
On the road in the Netherlands35,335560
In traffic in Finland14,787174

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Mitsubishi OutlanderNissan Murano
UK MOT first-time pass rate78%59%
… against cars of the same age+1%+4%
New York safety inspections failed1.8%1.4%
… against cars of the same year+40%−16%
Illogical odometer records (NL)1.7%11.1%
US owner complaints1,3255,963
Most complaints aboutPower trainSeats
Model year with most complaints2022 (217)2005 (987)
US recall campaigns4126
Manufacturer service bulletins2,0392,586
NHTSA defect investigations115

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

Mitsubishi OutlanderNissan Murano
NHTSA overall rating5★ (2025)5★ (2027)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Mitsubishi OutlanderNissan Murano
Official combined fuel use, Canada8.7 l/100 km (2026)9.7 l/100 km (2026)
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe54 g/km171 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe104 kW (139 hp)191 kW (256 hp)
Average mass in running order1,926 kg1,659 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€41,107€68,200
Average odometer in Finland172,000 km231,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).