2017 Nissan Maxima problems and recalls

Owners have filed 103 complaints on the 2017 Nissan Maxima, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (25 complaints).

103
Complaints
4
Recalls
7
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
7
Injuries
77.3
Severity index

Severity index 77.3 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 77.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 39 of 137 by severity index among 2017 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 72% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2017 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 25 complaints (24.3%)25 24%Air BagsAir Bags: 18 complaints (17.5%)18 17%StructureStructure: 17 complaints (16.5%)17 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 11 complaints (10.7%)11 11%Power TrainPower Train: 11 complaints (10.7%)11 11%Service BrakesService Brakes: 10 complaints (9.7%)10 10%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 9 complaints (8.7%)9 9%EngineEngine: 8 complaints (7.8%)8 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2524.3%
AIR BAGS1817.5%
STRUCTURE1716.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1110.7%
POWER TRAIN1110.7%
SERVICE BRAKES109.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE98.7%
ENGINE87.8%

Complaints filed per year

010212017: 72018: 102019: 212020: 92021: 122022: 82023: 132024: 72025: 102026: 6 (partial year)1718192120212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20177
201810
201921
20209
202112
20228
202313
20247
202510
2026 (year to date)6
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (30 against 29).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V60100007/09/2018SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
16V63600002/09/2016SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured February 10, 2015, to August 19, 2016 and equipped with Intelligent Cruise Control, 2015-2017 Murano vehicles manufactured August 22, 2014, to August 19, 2016 and equ
16V24400026/04/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 N
19V80700008/11/2019SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Nissan Murano, 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima, and 2017-2019 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and unrepaired, or inspected and determined to not need a repair, under

Other Nissan Maxima model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 8 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-28. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.