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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Nissan Maxima problems by model year
74 recall entries and 6036 owner complaints on file across 29 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
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 train2381 complaints
- electrical system791 complaints
- steering502 complaints
- air bags469 complaints
- engine and engine cooling431 complaints
- engine372 complaints
- service brakes370 complaints
- suspension319 complaints