Reliability & cost of ownership
Nissan Maxima Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Nissan Maxima? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Nissan Maxima problems by model year
74 recall entries across 26 model years and 6,047 owner complaints across 29 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 3 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Nissan Maxima, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train2,384 complaints
- electrical system793 complaints
- steering502 complaints
- air bags469 complaints
- engine and engine cooling432 complaints
- engine374 complaints
- suspension319 complaints
- unknown or other319 complaints