Worst years for a Nissan Maxima
Owners have filed 8,853 complaints about the Nissan Maxima with NHTSA across model years 1982 to 2023. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
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2000 Nissan Maxima467 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Nissan Maxima year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2022 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2021 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | B | 33 | 2 | 0 | 8,296 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | C | 28 | 6 | 0 | 17,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2018 | B | 46 | 2 | 1 | 39,178 | Brakes |
| 2017 | C | 155 | 11 | 5 | 27,907 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2016 | C | 224 | 16 | 8 | 44,307 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2014 | C | 126 | 20 | 1 | 52,725 | Airbags |
| 2013 | A | 71 | 1 | 2 | 65,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | C | 137 | 10 | 2 | 53,500 | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 138 | 9 | 1 | 70,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 399 | 9 | 2 | 67,000 | Steering |
| 2009 | C | 460 | 7 | 2 | 70,000 | Steering |
| 2008 | B | 99 | 9 | 0 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | B | 169 | 5 | 1 | 87,854 | Body & Structure |
| 2006 | D | 733 | 30 | 7 | 84,250 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2005 | D | 1,152 | 32 | 17 | 86,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2004 | D | 1,725 | 43 | 32 | 79,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2003 | C | 249 | 20 | 4 | 88,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | D | 278 | 37 | 0 | 67,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 225 | 15 | 4 | 75,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 467 | 33 | 6 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | B | 215 | 9 | 7 | 80,000 | Electrical System |
| 1998 | C | 133 | 14 | 13 | 110,000 | Airbags |
| 1997 | C | 123 | 8 | 19 | 85,892 | Electrical System |
| 1996 | B | 117 | 15 | 6 | 100,300 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | C | 195 | 18 | 6 | 131,000 | Airbags |
| 1994 | B | 128 | 7 | 3 | 100,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1993 | B | 102 | 13 | 5 | 108,000 | Airbags |
| 1992 | — | 140 | 23 | 3 | 139,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1991 | — | 99 | 10 | 2 | 134,097 | Seat Belts |
| 1990 | — | 138 | 7 | 3 | 128,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1989 | — | 78 | 8 | 2 | 172,300 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1988 | — | 73 | 3 | 35 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1987 | — | 194 | 6 | 101 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1986 | — | 74 | 3 | 47 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1985 | — | 64 | 2 | 43 | 90,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1984 | — | 40 | 0 | 4 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1983 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1982 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Nissan Maxima
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Nissan Maxima
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Nissan Maxima, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Nissan Maxima problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Nissan Maxima
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.