2020 Nissan Maxima: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 21 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Maxima and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is forward collision avoidance, named in 4 of them.

21
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
76.2
Severity index

Severity index 76.2 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 76.2p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2020 Nissan Maxima sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 4 complaints (19.0%)4 19%StructureStructure: 4 complaints (19.0%)4 19%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (14.3%)3 14%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%Latches/Locks/LinkagesLatches/Locks/Linkages: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (9.5%)2 10%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE419.0%
STRUCTURE419.0%
SERVICE BRAKES314.3%
POWER TRAIN29.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM29.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER29.5%
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES29.5%
AIR BAGS29.5%

Complaints filed per year

0362020: 42021: 42022: 22023: 12024: 62025: 32026: 1 (partial year)202122232462526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20204
20214
20222
20231
20246
20253
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V57000022/09/2020VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REARNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Altima, Maxima and Leaf vehicles. The rear window glass may not remain properly secured to the vehicle.
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.