Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2017 Nissan Maxima has 4 recalls, 99 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
4
Recalls
99
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
18V601000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infin...
16V636000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured February 10, 2015, to August 19, 201...
16V244000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfin...
19V807000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Nissan Murano, 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima, and 2017-2019 Nissan Pathfinder and Infinit...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2017 Nissan Maxima 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car turning off while driving and can't turn the wheel to get out of the road. We had the car batte... |
| Jan 17, 2026 | STEERING,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | My son was driving my car to work and this is his account of the incident On 1/17/2026 on I95 n, th... |
| Dec 25, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION | N/A |
| Oct 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I had my car being repaired for a car accident I had on [XXX]. A piece of tire on the highway [XXX]... |
| Aug 5, 2025 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | My main issue that has caused major concern is while I was driving down the road.The steering all of... |
| Jul 26, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My car has been "losing power" while driving. While driving and pressing the gas pedal, the car will... |
| Jul 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | While driving on I-75 in Atlanta about a month ago, my 2017 Nissan Maxima suddenly stopped accelerat... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Component Failure: CVT transmission completely failed, requires full replacement. Failed unit availa... |
| Jul 7, 2025 | STRUCTURE | The 2 A pillar molding in the front flew off while driving on the highway and the 2 rear pillar mold... |
| May 16, 2025 | SUSPENSION | Failure of rear control arms |
| Feb 3, 2025 | STRUCTURE | Roof started to show lines that turn into cracks exposing the internal metal frame. |
| Jul 15, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Airbag warning light stays on at the dashboard. Passenger air bag light indicates airbag is off whe... |
| May 5, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Air Bag sensor keeps turning on. After several resets, and it’s always a different airbag sensor tha... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The system that failed on my Maxima SL 2017 was the CVT transmission. It was diagnosed by Sutherlin ... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | Rear passenger pillars between passenger doors and trunk plastic trim pieces have both broken off. T... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | What happened today was the sunroof exploded while driving down the interstate. Loud gunshot sound! ... |
| Dec 25, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission just stops shifting out of nowhere and has had a transmission judder code since ive... |
| Dec 12, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Went to work and parked. It rained that day, not sure if it’s related. When I went to leave the dash... |
| Dec 5, 2023 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving on the highway and the passenger side front pillar trim panel just flew off. This is t... |
| Oct 30, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | First, my passenger airbag light came on and will not go off. then my emergency breaking system acti... |