2019 Nissan Maxima problems and recalls

Owners have filed 18 complaints on the 2019 Nissan Maxima, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (5 complaints).

18
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
72.0
Severity index

Severity index 72.0 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 72.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 5 complaints (27.8%)5 28%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (22.2%)4 22%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (16.7%)3 17%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (16.7%)3 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (11.1%)2 11%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 2 complaints (11.1%)2 11%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (11.1%)2 11%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (11.1%)2 11%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER527.8%
ENGINE422.2%
POWER TRAIN316.7%
SERVICE BRAKES316.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM211.1%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING211.1%
VISIBILITY/WIPER211.1%
STRUCTURE211.1%

Complaints filed per year

0242019: 22020: 42021: 22022: 32024: 12025: 32026: 3 (partial year)192042122242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20192
20204
20212
20223
20241
20253
2026 (year to date)3
Filings in 2022 to 2025 were close to 2019 to 2021 (7 against 8).

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

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.