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Nissan Maxima problems reported in California

984 of the 8,853 complaints filed about the Nissan Maxima came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

984

Complaints from California

55

Crashes

85

Fires

2004

Worst model year

What failed

Engine & Cooling 121 12.3%
Electrical System 114 11.6%
Airbags 60 6.1%
Steering 47 4.8%
Suspension 41 4.2%
Brakes 34 3.5%

By model year

1982 Maxima 2 0.2%
1983 Maxima 3 0.3%
1984 Maxima 10 1.0%
1985 Maxima 21 2.1%
1986 Maxima 17 1.7%
1987 Maxima 44 4.5%
1988 Maxima 11 1.1%
1989 Maxima 14 1.4%
1990 Maxima 24 2.4%
1991 Maxima 10 1.0%
1992 Maxima 22 2.2%
1993 Maxima 7 0.7%
1994 Maxima 10 1.0%
1995 Maxima 31 3.2%
1996 Maxima 34 3.5%
1997 Maxima 24 2.4%
1998 Maxima 17 1.7%
1999 Maxima 14 1.4%
2000 Maxima 76 7.7%
2001 Maxima 23 2.3%
2002 Maxima 21 2.1%
2003 Maxima 40 4.1%
2004 Maxima 198 20.1%
2005 Maxima 123 12.5%
2006 Maxima 62 6.3%
2007 Maxima 12 1.2%
2008 Maxima 6 0.6%
2009 Maxima 39 4.0%
2010 Maxima 11 1.1%
2011 Maxima 8 0.8%
2012 Maxima 8 0.8%
2013 Maxima 9 0.9%
2014 Maxima 5 0.5%
2016 Maxima 14 1.4%
2017 Maxima 11 1.1%
2018 Maxima 1 0.1%
2019 Maxima 1 0.1%
2022 Maxima 1 0.1%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 62 21.7%
SAN Jose 33 11.5%
SAN Diego 31 10.8%
Fresno 21 7.3%
SAN Francisco 20 7.0%
Concord 19 6.6%
Sacramento 19 6.6%
Long Beach 18 6.3%
Fontana 17 5.9%
Corona 16 5.6%
Riverside 15 5.2%
Anaheim 15 5.2%

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