"How reliable is the 2018 Nissan Maxima?"

"Based on 44 NHTSA complaints, the 2018 Nissan Maxima has a median complaint mileage of 39178 miles. The most common issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER."

"What are common problems with the 2018 Nissan Maxima?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2018 Nissan Maxima is UNKNOWN OR OTHER, accounting for a significant portion of the 44 total complaints filed."

2018 Nissan Maxima: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 44 complaints

Total Complaints

39,178mi

Median Mileage

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

16,575 25th Percentile

39,178 Median Mileage

42,531 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

VISIBILITY/WIPER

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVING A RENTED NISSAN MAXIMA I ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE I AM CONCERNED WITH. WHILE CHANGING A RADIO STATION I ACCIDENTALLY HIT SOMETHING THAT BROUGHT UP A MENU. TRYING TO GET BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SCREEN I FOUND MYSELF ON THE ONGOING LANE. WE SHOULD NOT BE LOOKING AT A SCREEN WHEN DRIVING. IT SHO..."

"I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE ON A FOUR LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS AND A 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT. THE CAR WAS AN ENTERPRISE RENTAL. ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL USES THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKES TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE TO THE CAR AHEAD. IT IS DONE BY SENSING THE DISTANCE TO..."

"BRAKE SYSTEM SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WARRING LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH AND READS: FRONT RADAR UNAVAILABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION."

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