Chrysler Sebring vs Nissan Maxima

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chrysler Sebring	Nissan Maxima
Complaints on file	4,094	8,853
Model years covered	1995–2011	1982–2023
Worst model year	1996	2000
Best model year	2003	2013
Crashes reported	416	466
Fires reported	123	398
Injuries reported	239	330
Deaths reported	9	16
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	19.2%	13.7%

Chrysler Sebring by year

229 481 295 357 231 141 322 261 53 304 107 181 534 388 64 140 6

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 536 13.1%

Electrical System 511 12.5%

Airbags 389 9.5%

Suspension 364 8.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 360 8.8%

Brakes 343 8.4%

Body & Structure 254 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 215 5.3%

Nissan Maxima by year

4 8 40 64 74 194 73 78 138 99 140 102 128 195 117 123 133 215 467 225 278 249 1,725 1,152 733 169 99 460 399 138 137 71 126 2 224 155 46 28 33 4 6 2

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,465 27.8%

Engine & Cooling 957 10.8%

Electrical System 915 10.3%

Steering 528 6.0%

Airbags 517 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 503 5.7%

Brakes 441 5.0%

Body & Structure 355 4.0%