Nissan Maxima: which model years to avoid

Name: Nissan Maxima complaints by model year
Creator: Defect Atlas

Complaint and recall totals for every Nissan Maxima model year we track, ranked by severity.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes	Fires	Severity	Most-reported system
2012	107	0	6	2	86.0 Medium	AIR BAGS
2013	62	0	1	1	29.0 Low	POWER TRAIN
2014	95	0	10	1	82.1 Medium	AIR BAGS
2016	142	8	10	4	112.7 High	POWER TRAIN
2017	102	4	7	2	94.1 Medium	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2018	36	2	1	1	50.0 Medium	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2019	18	1	2	0	133.3 High	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2020	21	1	2	0	76.2 Medium	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

Across 8 model years, the 2019 Nissan Maxima carries the highest severity index (133.3, driven by unknown or other), while the 2013 is the cleanest at 29.0.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.