The Lemon IndexB1018 is a manufacturer-specific code, so its exact meaning depends on the make. Full B1018 page
12 owner complaints · the #1 code Nissan Murano owners name · 19% of Nissan Murano complaints that name a code (every car: 0.5%)
Middle of 67,000 miles · most between 59,000 and 98,000 (5 owners gave it)
Nissan Murano owners named B1018 in 12 complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), most often on the 2012, 2009 and 2011 model years, at a middle of 67,000 miles. Complaints are owner reports, not proof of a defect.
Nissan Murano model years that report B1018
Owner complaints naming B1018, by model year. Raw counts: years that sold more get more complaints, so this is each model year's record, not a failure rate.
Mileage when it happened
67,000 miles is the middle of what 5 owners entered. Half were between 59,000 and 98,000 miles.
The mileage on the complaint form, when the owner gave one.
Keep going
- B1018: meaning, causes and every car that reports it
- Nissan Murano reliability by year
- 2012 Nissan Murano problems and recalls
B1018 on other cars
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The details
How we count
We read every owner complaint in the NHTSA file whose text names this trouble code, and count the ones filed about this model (matched by the make, model and model year on the complaint). Mileage is what the owner entered on the form.
Parts: a complaint counts for a part when one of the owner's own sentences names that part together with a cause word (failed, bad, diagnosed, caused by, leaking ...) or a repair word (replaced, repaired, new, reprogrammed ...). "Came back" means the same complaint also says the problem returned or the repair didn't fix it. These are counts of what owners wrote, not a diagnosis, and one complaint can name several parts.
Complaints are reports, not proof of a defect, and most owners never file one. Popular models get more complaints, so the counts are not a failure rate. The code meaning is the standard SAE J2012 definition in our own words, or the carmaker's meaning where we verified it for that make.
What B1018 means
B1018 is a manufacturer-specific code: each carmaker decides what it means, so the same code can point to different problems on different brands. We haven't verified its meaning for Nissan yet. A dealer or a scanner with the maker's software can tell you exactly.
Check the complaints yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11584830, 11507429, 11457375, 11455382, 11450426, 11443563, 11432769, 11385932, 11378341, 11281117, 11074942, 10715784.
Quick answers
Which Nissan Murano years have the most B1018 complaints?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2012 (6), 2009 (4), 2011 (1) Nissan Murano named B1018 most (12 complaints in all, 2009–2012). Raw counts, not a failure rate.
At what mileage does B1018 show up on a Nissan Murano?
Owners who gave their mileage reported a middle of 67,000 miles; half were between 59,000 and 98,000 (5 owners).
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints that name B1018 on the Nissan Murano, counted by The Lemon Index; NHTSA recalls; repair bills owners named. Meanings: SAE J2012 in our own words. Owner reports, not a diagnosis or repair advice for your car.