"How reliable is the 1991 Nissan Maxima?"

"Based on 99 NHTSA complaints, the 1991 Nissan Maxima has a median complaint mileage of 134097 miles. The most common issue is Recliner."

"What are common problems with the 1991 Nissan Maxima?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1991 Nissan Maxima is Recliner, accounting for a significant portion of the 99 total complaints filed."

1991 Nissan Maxima: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 99 complaints

Total Complaints

134,097mi

Median Mileage

Recliner

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

134,097 25th Percentile

134,097 Median Mileage

173,921 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Recliner

Power Window Devices And Controls

Seat Belts

Injectors

Automatic Transmission

Fuel System, Gasoline

Tank Assembly

Suspension

Pads

Cooling System

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED GOING TO STOP THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE CHECKED OUT BY DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. TT"

"THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS NOT LATCHING PROPERLY AND THE SEATBELT SIGNAL IS COMING ON. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT"

"REAR DOOR HINGE REPLACED, ALSO RIGHT FRONT/REAR DOORS REQUIRE EXECESSIVE EFFORT TO OPEN. *SKD"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 14 CA: 10 GA: 9 MO: 7 VA: 7 MA: 6 FL: 5 CT: 4 TX: 3 KY: 3

Who Files Complaints?

21.2%

Original Owners

78.8%

Second+ Owners

Nissan Maxima — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	138	128,000	Power Window Devices And Controls	7
1992	140	139,000	Power Window Devices And Controls	23
1993	102	108,000	Frontal	13
1994	128	100,000	Power Window Devices And Controls	7
1995	195	131,000	Frontal	18
1996	117	100,300	Frontal	15
1997	123	85,892	Alternator/Generator/Regulator	8
1998	133	110,000	Air Bags	14
1999	215	80,000	Ignition	9
2000	467	60,000	Ignition	33
2001	224	75,000	Air Bags	15
2002	278	67,500	Air Bags	37
2003	249	88,500	Engine	20
2004	1725	78,950	Automatic Transmission	43
2005	1152	86,000	Power Train	32
2006	733	84,000	Power Train	30
2007	168	85,001	Body	5
2008	99	75,000	Air Bags	9
2009	460	70,000	Steering	7
2010	399	67,000	Steering	9
2011	138	70,000	Air Bags	9
2012	136	52,000	Air Bags	9
2013	71	65,500	Power Train	1
2014	126	52,725	Air Bags	20
2016	223	44,307	Power Train	16
2017	147	27,907	Unknown Or Other	11
2018	44	39,178	Unknown Or Other	2
2019	26	17,000	Unknown Or Other	6
2020	32	8,296	Body	2

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28