"How reliable is the 2005 Nissan Maxima?"

"Based on 1152 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Nissan Maxima has a median complaint mileage of 86000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Nissan Maxima?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Nissan Maxima is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 1152 total complaints filed."

2005 Nissan Maxima: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1152 complaints

1152

Total Complaints

86,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

68,130 25th Percentile

86,000 Median Mileage

105,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

469

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

306

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:BODY

STEERING

SERVICE BRAKES

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE VEHICLE WILL CRANK, BUT WOULD NOT START. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS INCHED INTO A PARKING LOT. TOWED THE NEXT DAY. THE IPDM MODULE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MODULE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER.*AK...A BRAND NEW DESIGN, AND CON..."

"I CALLED ON 1/31/05 AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT FOR MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM ANYONE AS YET AND I AM WONDERING HOW I NEED TO PROCEED.*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