The Lemon Index$3,500 middle bill · most between $3,000 and $4,000
Higher than the $3,000 middle bill owners of all 36 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 81,000 miles (36 reports).
Nissan Murano owners reported paying a median of $3,500 for a transfer case replacement, with the middle half of bills between $3,000 and $4,000. That's from 42 owner reports (42 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0002%
- $1,000–$2,50014%
- $2,500–$5,00076%
- $5,000 and up7%
Share of the 42 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2003 Nissan Murano14$3,200 middle bill
- 2004 Nissan Murano7$3,800 middle bill
- 2005 Nissan Murano3$3,500 middle bill
- 2007 Nissan Murano5$3,400 middle bill
- 2009 Nissan Murano10$3,200 middle bill
- 2010 Nissan Murano3$3,800 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Nissan Murano reliability by year
- Transfer case replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Nissan Murano owners reported
Transmission replacement (39) · ABS module replacement (15) · Alternator replacement (7) · Lifter replacement (6) · Valve body replacement (6) · Door lock actuator replacement (5) · Engine mount replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11341965, 11316439, 10968555, 10874372, 10733970, 10672617, 10668437, 10653559, 10637690, 10633765, 10605567, 10594381 and more.
Quick answers
How much does transfer case replacement cost on a Nissan Murano?
Nissan Murano owners reported a median of $3,500, and the middle half paid $3,000 to $4,000, from 42 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Murano transfer case replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Murano middle bill of $3,500 is higher than the $3,000 owners of all 36 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Murano repair costs come from?
From 42 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.