"How reliable is the 1999 Nissan Maxima?"

"Based on 215 NHTSA complaints, the 1999 Nissan Maxima has a median complaint mileage of 80000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION."

"What are common problems with the 1999 Nissan Maxima?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1999 Nissan Maxima is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, accounting for a significant portion of the 215 total complaints filed."

1999 Nissan Maxima: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 215 complaints

215

Total Complaints

80,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

56,000 25th Percentile

80,000 Median Mileage

126,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE INVOVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH RAN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER SIDE; CONSUMER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK"

"I HOPE MY REPORT WILL NOT BE IGNORED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. AFTER GOING TO MY DEALER, CALLING NISSAN, CALLING NAT. SAFETY HOTLINE, GOING TO A CERTIFIED SAFETY SEAT TECH. I WAS TOLD THAT NO CARSEAT WILL FIT PROPERLY IN MY CAR!"

"WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCURRED AND THERE WAS A CRASH. DURING THIS OCCURRENCE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD CONSUMER, CAUSING HIS CHEST TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK"

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

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