Nissan Maxima

The 2023 Maxima in brief

The 2023 Nissan Maxima is a midsize car offered with a 3.5L 6-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 193 inches long and 73 inches wide on a 109-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,587 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 24 MPG combined (20 city / 30 highway), 11% worse than the 2023 midsize car average of 27 MPG, for an estimated $3,400 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned the top 5-star overall rating.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the equipment.

The Nissan Maxima has 18 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2023.

Its most efficient year was 2018 at 25 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 21 to 25 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the power train (319), unknown or other (215), steering (190).

Buying used? 2023 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2016 is the year to avoid.

2016 has the most recalls (8); all years together count 10 campaigns and 1,339 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Maxima compares

The 2005 Nissan Maxima is a midsize car offered with a 3.5L 6-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 194 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 112-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,464 lb.

About the Nissan Maxima

The Nissan Maxima is a five-passenger, front-engine, full-size car that was manufactured and marketed by Nissan as Nissan's flagship sedan primarily in North America, the Middle East, South Korea, and China — across eight generations. The Maxima debuted for model year 1982 as the Datsun Maxima, replacing the Datsun 810.

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