GMC Jimmy 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	GMC Jimmy	Nissan Maxima
Complaints on file	3,778	8,853
Model years covered	1982–2004	1982–2023
Worst model year	1995	2000
Best model year	2001	2013
Crashes reported	421	466
Fires reported	70	398
Injuries reported	214	330
Deaths reported	7	16
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	18.8%	13.7%

GMC Jimmy by year

1 2 5 6 3 6 15 17 15 139 134 263 424 713 605 421 355 202 307 141 1 3

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,334 35.3%

Engine & Cooling 343 9.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 336 8.9%

Suspension 289 7.6%

Electrical System 235 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 172 4.6%

Airbags 111 2.9%

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%