2018 Nissan Maxima: owner complaints and recalls
Analysis of 36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA and 2 recall campaigns. Updated 2026-07-25.
36
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
50.0
Severity index
Severity index 50.0 - Medium. This weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints; see methodology.
What actually fails
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints citing it |
|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 8 | 22.2% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 8 | 22.2% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 6 | 16.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 | 13.9% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2 | 5.6% |
| STRUCTURE | 2 | 5.6% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 | 5.6% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 | 5.6% |
The single most-reported system is UNKNOWN OR OTHER, cited in 8 of 36 complaints (22.2%). One complaint can name several systems, so these shares overlap and do not total 100%.
Complaints filed per year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 (year to date) | 3 |
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19V654000 | 12/09/2019 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8 |
| 19V807000 | 08/11/2019 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Nissan 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 |
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.