2018 Nissan Maxima problems and recalls

Owners have filed 36 complaints on the 2018 Nissan Maxima, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (8 complaints).

36
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
58.1
Severity index

Severity index 58.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 58.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (22.2%)8 22%Service BrakesService Brakes: 8 complaints (22.2%)8 22%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 6 complaints (16.7%)6 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (13.9%)5 14%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (5.6%)2 6%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (5.6%)2 6%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 2 complaints (5.6%)2 6%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (5.6%)2 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER822.2%
SERVICE BRAKES822.2%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE616.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM513.9%
VISIBILITY/WIPER25.6%
STRUCTURE25.6%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)25.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL25.6%

Complaints filed per year

08152018: 12019: 152020: 52021: 12022: 42023: 12024: 42025: 22026: 3 (partial year)18191520212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20181
201915
20205
20211
20224
20231
20244
20252
2026 (year to date)3
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (7 against 10).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V65400012/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan 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
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 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.