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Nissan Maxima Reliability Comparisons

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This is the most up-to-date car reliability information available anywhere for the Nissan Maxima. TrueDelta's Car Reliability Survey results are promptly updated every three months. Others can be over a year behind. What you'll also find only here: actual repair rates (the average number of trips to the repair shop each year), and not just dots, for a clearer idea of how much competing cars truly differ in reliability.

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Nissan Maxima Reliability
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Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2010	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			17 5.0 5000
2009	Nissan	Maxima	19 Fewest Most		--	30 6.4 13500
2004	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			12 7.4 88700
2003	Nissan	Maxima	143 Fewest Most		--	25 5.0 92500
2002	Nissan	Maxima	150 Fewest Most		--	35 5.0 98200
2001	Nissan	Maxima	110 Fewest Most		--	30 8.0 113200
2000	Nissan	Maxima	144 Fewest Most		--	38 5.5 122500
1999	Nissan	Maxima	149 Fewest Most		--	28 3.8 137500
1998	Nissan	Maxima	125 Fewest Most		--	29 7.3 145400
1997	Nissan	Maxima	98 Fewest Most		--	27 5.9 143600
1996	Nissan	Maxima	87 Fewest Most		--	26 5.8 154200
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
1995	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			14 5.9 146200
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Competing Car Model Reliability

Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Acura	TL	43 Fewest Most			31 8.1 23700
2007	Acura	TL	35 Fewest Most			29 7.0 29800
2006	Acura	TL	49 Fewest Most			32 6.9 44900
2005	Acura	TL	25 Fewest Most			36 9.4 54000
2004	Acura	TL	35 Fewest Most			36 9.4 69100
2003	Acura	TL / CL*	join to view			18 6.2 100200
2002	Acura	TL / CL*	join to view			13 6.8 119800
2001	Acura	TL / CL*	join to view			12 5.3 108300
2000	Acura	TL*	join to view			19 4.7 129700
2010	Honda	Accord	10 Fewest Most			33 3.8 4100
2009	Honda	Accord	28 Fewest Most		+9	63 8.2 12100
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Honda	Accord	39 Fewest Most Few repairs reported. However, some owners of the V6 have reported a noise or vibration from the variable cylinder management system that cannot yet be repaired. Some have also complained about rattles in the rear package shelf.			128 8.0 26900
2007	Honda	Accord	40 Fewest Most			92 7.4 34200
2006	Honda	Accord	18 Fewest Most			72 8.3 53000
2005	Honda	Accord	19 Fewest Most			59 7.5 68100
2004	Honda	Accord	36 Fewest Most			68 7.4 70200
2003	Honda	Accord	91 Fewest Most First model year of the design, has consistently had a higher repair rate than later years.		-52	64 7.4 100600
2002	Honda	Accord	42 Fewest Most		-108	36 7.2 96300
2001	Honda	Accord	66 Fewest Most		-44	42 6.5 118400
2000	Honda	Accord	73 Fewest Most		-71	36 7.8 132800
1999	Honda	Accord	130 Fewest Most		-19	29 6.1 130400
1998	Honda	Accord	64 Fewest Most		-61	36 6.8 139700
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
1997	Honda	Accord*	join to view			16 7.0 168100
1996	Honda	Accord*	join to view			15 5.8 158900
1995	Honda	Accord*	join to view			12 5.5 184300
2009	Infiniti	G37	15 Fewest Most		-4	63 7.7 8800
2008	Infiniti	G35 / G37	33 Fewest Most			108 8.0 22100
2007	Infiniti	G35 sedan	42 Fewest Most			62 7.9 33600
2006	Infiniti	G35	56 Fewest Most			69 7.5 44800
2005	Infiniti	G35	60 Fewest Most			47 6.8 56300
2004	Infiniti	G35	39 Fewest Most			62 7.4 56200
2003	Infiniti	G35	78 Fewest Most		-65	67 7.2 78900
2008	Infiniti	M-Series*	join to view			17 5.5 21000
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Infiniti	M-Series	46 Fewest Most			26 6.0 39200
2006	Infiniti	M-Series	48 Fewest Most			68 7.8 58300
2010	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			19 3.7 3600
2009	Nissan	Altima	27 Fewest Most		+8	46 7.6 12200
2008	Nissan	Altima	25 Fewest Most			77 8.6 26100
2007	Nissan	Altima	35 Fewest Most			47 9.6 33600
2006	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			13 7.7 56900
2005	Nissan	Altima	35 Fewest Most			25 6.8 65200
2003	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			15 7.6 126400
2002	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			12 8.3 90700
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Definitions

Trips / Year per 100 (CRS Score) -- average number of successful repair trips per year per 100 cars; routine maintenance such as oil and filter changes does not count as a repair
Graph -- pointer shows how the model compares to others from the same model year
Traffic Signal (TS) -- same as the graph, but with three simple, easier-to-read alternatives; green = better than average, yellow = about average, red = worse than average
Delta (Δ) -- how much the CRS Score differs from the same year Nissan Maxima; negative = fewer repairs = better; +100 = one extra repair trip per year, on average
Cars -- number of cars for which owners provided data
Months / Car -- average number of months of data per car
Odometer -- average odometer reading, in miles; under 9,000 per year in green, over 15,000 per year in red

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General Notes

How do we select "competing car models"? Users of TrueDelta's car price comparison tool most often compare these cars to the Nissan Maxima.

Models and statistics marked with an asterisk* have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.

Ultra-low repair rates: Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.

New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems.

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Methodology

Description of the research process.

Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

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Nissan Maxima Forums (TrueDelta partners)

These forums have helped make our results possible. For discussions of the Maxima by owners, visit:

MaximaClub.org -- Nissan Maxima forum

NICOclub.com -- Nissan Maxima forum

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