diff --git a/changelog.d/fixes/11603-search-analytics-response-hardening.md b/changelog.d/fixes/11603-search-analytics-response-hardening.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0aa7a4e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixes/11603-search-analytics-response-hardening.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- **fix(dashboard):** Show a stable error state when Search Analytics returns an HTTP error or malformed data ([#11603](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/pull/11603)) — thanks @pacocartones
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/analytics/SearchAnalyticsTab.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/analytics/SearchAnalyticsTab.tsx
index 5e6ed6bc27..dce71e2276 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/analytics/SearchAnalyticsTab.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/analytics/SearchAnalyticsTab.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,52 @@ interface SearchStats {
   avgDurationMs: number;
 }
 
+function isFiniteNumber(value: unknown): value is number {
+  return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value);
+}
+
+function isSearchStats(value: unknown): value is SearchStats {
+  if (!value || typeof value !== "object") return false;
+
+  const candidate = value as Partial<SearchStats>;
+  return (
+    isFiniteNumber(candidate.total) &&
+    isFiniteNumber(candidate.today) &&
+    isFiniteNumber(candidate.cached) &&
+    isFiniteNumber(candidate.errors) &&
+    isFiniteNumber(candidate.totalCostUsd) &&
+    isFiniteNumber(candidate.cacheHitRate) &&
+    isFiniteNumber(candidate.avgDurationMs) &&
+    !!candidate.byProvider &&
+    typeof candidate.byProvider === "object" &&
+    !Array.isArray(candidate.byProvider) &&
+    Object.values(candidate.byProvider).every(
+      (provider) =>
+        !!provider &&
+        typeof provider === "object" &&
+        isFiniteNumber(provider.count) &&
+        isFiniteNumber(provider.costUsd)
+    ) &&
+    Array.isArray(candidate.last24h) &&
+    candidate.last24h.every(
+      (point) => typeof point.hour === "string" && isFiniteNumber(point.count)
+    )
+  );
+}
+
+async function readSearchStats(response: Response): Promise<SearchStats> {
+  const body: unknown = await response.json().catch(() => null);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const message =
+      body && typeof body === "object" && "error" in body && typeof body.error === "string"
+        ? body.error
+        : null;
+    throw new Error(message ?? "searchAnalyticsNoData");
+  }
+  if (!isSearchStats(body)) throw new Error("searchAnalyticsNoData");
+  return body;
+}
+
 function StatCard({
   icon,
   label,
@@ -85,16 +131,25 @@ export default function SearchAnalyticsTab() {
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    fetch("/api/v1/search/analytics")
-      .then((r) => r.json())
-      .then((d) => {
-        setStats(d);
-        setLoading(false);
-      })
-      .catch((e) => {
-        setError(e.message);
-        setLoading(false);
-      });
+    let cancelled = false;
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    async function loadStats() {
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch("/api/v1/search/analytics", { signal: controller.signal });
+        const nextStats = await readSearchStats(response);
+        if (!cancelled) setStats(nextStats);
+      } catch (cause) {
+        const message = cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : "searchAnalyticsNoData";
+        if (!cancelled) setError(message);
+      } finally {
+        if (!cancelled) setLoading(false);
+      }
+    }
+    void loadStats();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      controller.abort();
+    };
   }, []);
 
   if (loading) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/search-analytics-response-hardening.test.tsx b/tests/unit/search-analytics-response-hardening.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e077644d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/search-analytics-response-hardening.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const fetchMock = vi.fn<typeof fetch>();
+
+vi.mock("next-intl", () => ({
+  useTranslations: () => {
+    const translate = (key: string) => key;
+    translate.rich = (key: string) => key;
+    return translate;
+  },
+}));
+
+let mounted: boolean;
+describe("SearchAnalyticsTab response handling", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement;
+  let root: Root;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    (
+      globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }
+    ).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+    vi.stubGlobal("fetch", fetchMock);
+    fetchMock.mockReset();
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    mounted = true;
+    root = createRoot(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (mounted) await act(async () => root.unmount());
+    container.remove();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  async function renderTab() {
+    const { default: SearchAnalyticsTab } =
+      await import("@/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/analytics/SearchAnalyticsTab");
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(<SearchAnalyticsTab />);
+    });
+  }
+
+  it("shows the server error state for a non-OK JSON response", async () => {
+    fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "Internal server error" }), {
+        status: 500,
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      })
+    );
+
+    await renderTab();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Internal server error");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("searchAnalyticsTotalSearches");
+  });
+
+  it("shows the fallback error state when the error response is not JSON", async () => {
+    fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(new Response("upstream unavailable", { status: 502 }));
+
+    await renderTab();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("searchAnalyticsNoData");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("searchAnalyticsTotalSearches");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a successful response with an invalid statistics shape", async () => {
+    fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(JSON.stringify({ total: 3 }), {
+        status: 200,
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      })
+    );
+
+    await renderTab();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("searchAnalyticsNoData");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("searchAnalyticsTotalSearches");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects malformed provider statistics before rendering", async () => {
+    fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          total: 1,
+          today: 1,
+          cached: 0,
+          errors: 0,
+          totalCostUsd: 0,
+          byProvider: { brave: { count: 1 } },
+          last24h: [],
+          cacheHitRate: 0,
+          avgDurationMs: 12,
+        }),
+        {
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+    await renderTab();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("searchAnalyticsNoData");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("searchAnalyticsTotalSearches");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an array in place of the provider statistics map", async () => {
+    fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          total: 1,
+          today: 1,
+          cached: 0,
+          errors: 0,
+          totalCostUsd: 0,
+          byProvider: [],
+          last24h: [],
+          cacheHitRate: 0,
+          avgDurationMs: 12,
+        }),
+        {
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+    await renderTab();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("searchAnalyticsNoData");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("searchAnalyticsTotalSearches");
+  });
+
+  it("aborts the analytics request when unmounted", async () => {
+    let requestSignal: AbortSignal | undefined;
+    fetchMock.mockImplementation(
+      (_input, init) =>
+        new Promise<Response>(() => {
+          requestSignal = init?.signal ?? undefined;
+        })
+    );
+
+    await renderTab();
+    expect(requestSignal?.aborted).toBe(false);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+    mounted = false;
+
+    expect(requestSignal?.aborted).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("renders a valid statistics response", async () => {
+    fetchMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          total: 3,
+          today: 2,
+          cached: 1,
+          errors: 0,
+          totalCostUsd: 0.25,
+          byProvider: { brave: { count: 3, costUsd: 0.25 } },
+          last24h: [{ hour: "2026-08-26T04:00:00Z", count: 3 }],
+
+          cacheHitRate: 33,
+          avgDurationMs: 12,
+        }),
+        {
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+    await renderTab();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("searchAnalyticsTotalSearches");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("brave");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("$0.2500");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("searchAnalyticsNoDataDescription");
+  });
+});