Best tires for the Nissan Murano
Top picks across four categories for the Nissan Murano, anchored to the current-generation OEM size 255/55R20. Every recommendation is selected from our 22,000-tire catalog by ranking on UTQG treadwear, mileage warranty, cabin-noise rating, and season class; no commission-weighted reordering.
Daily driver
Best all-season touring
Long warranty, low noise, balanced ride. The one-tire compromise that works for 80% of owners.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
UTQG 820 with a 85,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Nissan Murano owners.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
UTQG 640 with a 60,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Nissan Murano owners.
Michelin
Defender 2
UTQG 800 with a 80,000-mile warranty; long-wear all-season compound built for the daily-driver mileage profile typical for Nissan Murano owners.
Bridgestone
Alenza AS ultra
Touring-tuned all-season compound; balanced ride, grip, and tread life for everyday driving.
Lowest cost per mile
Best budget
Best price-per-warranty-mile in this size. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options, not safety.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
820 UTQG with a 85,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Michelin
Defender 2
800 UTQG with a 80,000-mile warranty works out to roughly 0.00¢ per 100 miles before install. Best price-per-mile in this size; no premium-brand markup.
Michelin
Defender LTX M/S
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Continental
CrossContact LX20
Lowest sticker price in this size that still meets the OEM load index. Trade-off is shorter warranty vs premium options.
Lowest cabin noise
Best quiet
Tread patterns engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning. Pick this if you commute long highway distances daily.
Michelin
Defender 2
68 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Goodyear
Assurance MaxLife
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Michelin
CrossClimate 2
70 dB cabin-noise rating per the EU tire label; library-quiet. Tread pattern engineered to break up the harmonic peaks that cause highway droning.
Side-by-side
Pick the trade-off that matches your driving
| All-season Goodyear Assurance MaxLife | Best quiet Michelin Defender 2 |
|
|---|---|---|
| UTQG treadwear | 820 | 800 |
| Mileage warranty | 85,000 mi | 80,000 mi |
| Cabin noise | 70 dB | 68 dB |
| Season class | all-season | all-season |
| Type | touring | touring |
OEM tire sizes by year
What size does the nissan murano use?
Recommendations on this page are anchored to the latest model-year's OEM size. Confirm yours against the driver-door placard before purchase.
| Year | OEM size | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–2024 | 235/65R18 | Year-specific fitment → |
| 2025–2026 | 255/55R20 | Year-specific fitment → |
How we ranked these tires for the nissan murano
We started with the latest model-year's OEM tire size; 255/55R20; and filtered our catalog of 22,000+ tires to those offered in that exact size. From there, four parallel rankings:
- Best all-season ranks on a weighted score: tire type matches passenger car segment, season is "all-season", premium brand bonus (Michelin / Continental / Bridgestone / Pirelli / Goodyear / Nokian).
- Best budget ranks on cost-per-warranty-mile; the lower the better. Premium brands get no bonus here.
- Best quiet ranks on the EU tire-label dB rating; lower is quieter.
- Best winter filters to tires marked 3PMSF severe-snow rated or all-weather class, with a small premium-brand bonus because winter-compound R&D is capital-intensive.
For sedans and compacts, the all-season touring tire below is the best default; long warranty, low cabin noise, reasonable cost per mile. Switch to the quiet pick if highway droning is a deal-breaker; switch to the winter pick if you see significant snow each year. Use the side-by-side comparison above to weigh the trade-offs against your specific driving; highway-heavy, winter-state, performance-oriented, or budget-constrained.
NHTSA-reported issues for nissan murano
Top issue category: TPMS
Most reported: TPMS (15) · Tires (General) (14)
Reported across: 2004 – 2015 (9 years)
What owners described
Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault appears in 52% of these reports; about 21.7× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 25 reports covering every model year of the Nissan Murano that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure-monitoring (TPMS) fault | 52% | 2% | 21.7× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 4% | 20% | 0.2× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 4% | 9% | 0.4× |
| Premature or uneven wear | 4% | 1% | 3.1× |
Mileage at failure
12 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 52,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 9,700 and 159,821 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Nissan Murano. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
PURCHASED THE 2014 NISSAN MURANO NEW FROM NALLEY NISSAN DECATUR, GEORGIA. TIRES WEARING TREAD QUICKLY; 50% AT 12800 MILES. TIRES ARE EASILY PUNCTURED. TWICE THUS FAR. RESEARCHED TO FIND THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS TIRE RESULTING IN SOME CASES TWITH BLOW OUTS. SEE WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/TIRES/YOKOHAMA. DURING SERVICING AND TIRE ROTATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIRE DOESN'T USUALLY COME ON THE MURANO FROM FACTORY AS IT IS CONSIDERED SUB-STANDARD. I WAS TOLD TO INFORM NISSAN. LONG STORY SHORT. BOTH TIRE MANUFACTURER AND NISSAN REFUSED TO ASSIST ME TO REMOVE THESE TIRES. TIRES ARE CONTINUING TO WEAR QUICKLY ON MY FRONT WITH NO ALLIGNMENT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES. A NISSAN SPECIALIST SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT THE BBB IF I A NOT HAPPY.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TPMS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V393000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MURANO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BATTERY CHARGING WARNING SENSOR INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LATER SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES WAS AS RECOMMENDED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (SHEEHY NISSAN IN GLEN BURNIE, MARYLAND) FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE MULTI POINT INSPECTION REPORT STATED THAT TWO OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED IN 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURED PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,785. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJS.C. 552(B)(6).
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
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