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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 September 30, 2009
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
2009	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			21 2.5 6200
2004	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			10 6.8 74300
2003	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			17 5.3 86300
2002	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			18 6.7 92600
2001	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			19 8.3 113900
2000	Nissan	Maxima	93 Fewest Most		--	29 6.2 114800
1998	Nissan	Maxima	92 Fewest Most		--	29 6.3 149500
1997	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			19 5.5 140000
1996	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			21 5.4 148100
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Competing Car Model Reliability

Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending September 30, 2009
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	46 Fewest Most			26 8.0 16400
2007	Acura	TL	37 Fewest Most			28 7.0 23300
2006	Acura	TL	53 Fewest Most			31 6.5 35500
2005	Acura	TL	20 Fewest Most			31 9.6 44700
2004	Acura	TL	55 Fewest Most			31 9.2 60200
2003	Acura	TL / CL*	join to view			14 7.4 108000
2002	Acura	TL / CL*	join to view			13 5.3 114900
2000	Acura	TL / CL*	join to view			13 5.1 135500
2009	Honda	Accord	35 Fewest Most			40 4.3 6400
2008	Honda	Accord	27 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.			117 8.7 16600
2007	Honda	Accord	29 Fewest Most			69 8.3 24900
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2006	Honda	Accord	19 Fewest Most			70 7.2 42500
2005	Honda	Accord	40 Fewest Most			47 6.3 61500
2004	Honda	Accord	31 Fewest Most			54 8.5 62000
2003	Honda	Accord	75 Fewest Most First model year of the design, has consistently had a higher repair rate than later years.			48 8.0 88600
2002	Honda	Accord	6 Fewest Most			31 6.0 83800
2001	Honda	Accord	64 Fewest Most			30 5.6 112400
2000	Honda	Accord	62 Fewest Most		-31	30 6.4 122800
1999	Honda	Accord	105 Fewest Most			30 5.7 121000
1998	Honda	Accord	92 Fewest Most		0	28 6.0 127600
1997	Honda	Accord*	join to view			17 5.1 150800
1996	Honda	Accord*	join to view			10 6.7 176800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
1995	Honda	Accord*	join to view			10 6.8 162600
2009	Infiniti	G35 / G37	10 Fewest Most			28 4.4 4100
2008	Infiniti	G35 / G37	36 Fewest Most			92 9.1 13600
2007	Infiniti	G35 coupe*	join to view			11 7.5 17100
2007	Infiniti	G35 sedan	75 Fewest Most First year of the revised design for the sedan, previous design for the coupe.			53 7.9 23900
2006	Infiniti	G35	36 Fewest Most			40 7.6 35000
2005	Infiniti	G35	65 Fewest Most			46 6.8 47500
2004	Infiniti	G35	30 Fewest Most			58 7.0 53000
2003	Infiniti	G35	60 Fewest Most			50 7.6 72900
2009	Nissan	Altima	31 Fewest Most			33 4.7 5000
2008	Nissan	Altima	31 Fewest Most			77 8.0 17400
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Nissan	Altima	41 Fewest Most			52 9.5 24800
2006	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			15 5.7 48200
2005	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			21 7.5 61500
2003	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			10 8.8 118600
2002	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			14 8.2 93700
2009	Toyota	Camry	9 Fewest Most			26 5.3 11700
2008	Toyota	Camry	15 Fewest Most			26 9.3 18500
2007	Toyota	Camry V6*	join to view			20 7.9 30400
2007	Toyota	Camry Hybrid	26 Fewest Most			37 9.9 37800
2007	Toyota	Camry 4	11 Fewest Most			36 9.4 34500
2005	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			20 8.1 44700
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2004	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			21 7.9 70500
2003	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			17 4.3 69000
2002	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			18 7.6 106900
2001	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			16 6.5 102500
2000	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			21 5.5 119700
1999	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			20 7.8 132000
1998	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			21 7.0 135800
1997	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			13 5.1 158400
1996	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			15 6.7 149900
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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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