Nissan Maxima vs Dodge Durango

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	Nissan Maxima	Dodge Durango
Complaints on file	8,853	19,338
Model years covered	1982–2023	1997–2026
Worst model year	2000	2000
Best model year	2013	2025
Crashes reported	466	941
Fires reported	398	512
Injuries reported	330	615
Deaths reported	16	16
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	13.7%	10.8%

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%

Dodge Durango by year

5 1,553 3,172 1,471 964 556 485 1,420 2,001 1,039 241 127 13 1,185 919 905 1,030 667 222 305 330 207 71 261 86 46 26 12 19

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Suspension 3,854 19.9%

Electrical System 2,760 14.3%

Engine & Cooling 2,475 12.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,077 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,365 7.1%

Lights 1,118 5.8%

Brakes 1,024 5.3%

Airbags 856 4.4%