Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Nissan Maxima has 2 recalls, 35 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
2
Recalls
35
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
19V654000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder...
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: 2018 Nissan Maxima 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | SUSPENSION | My rear passenger side coil spring broke. This is a dealer only item. I contacted the dealer and the... |
| Oct 24, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | 360 cameras have stopped working on my vehicle. I've seen where there was a recall on the same thing... |
| Sep 12, 2024 | WHEELS | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| Apr 28, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact's son owned a 2018 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while the driver was driving 5 MPH,... |
| Mar 12, 2024 | TIRES | Four tires size 245/45/18 failed after 9 months and 6,500 miles. Tires were rotated after 5,000 mile... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the ... |
| Sep 7, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I having problems with the transmission in the vehicle. The vehicle shakes during acceleration, you ... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the power door functions on the front... |
| Jul 1, 2022 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Inappropriate function of the AEB system. Filed a prior complaint with you a couple of months ago ab... |
| May 26, 2022 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I purchased this vehicle used a couple of months ago. The automatic emergency braking initiates inap... |
| Oct 12, 2021 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | The contact owned a 2018 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, he became u... |
| May 13, 2021 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the engine, transmission, spark plugs... |
| Nov 6, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHEN DRIVING TO WORK MY SUNROOF EXPLODED ON INTERSTATE SCARING ME.IT WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE. THIS IS ... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY DISENGAGES |
| Jun 5, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHEN CAR MAXIMA IS SITTING STILL IN IDLE IT LEAKS OUT A CLEAR FLUID. THE FLUID HAS NO COLOR AND NO S... |
| May 26, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY @ 70MPH ON HOT SUNNY HUMID DAY. AFTE... |
| Feb 13, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | REAR OBSTRUCTION WARNING.AROUND VIEW, REAR VIEW,ETC MONITORING SYSTEM. HAVE HAD DEALERSHIP LOOK INT... |
| Dec 24, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN DRIVING A ERROR MESSAGE ON THE FRONT RADAR RANDOMLY APPEARS. IT SAYS "UNAVAILABLE FRONT RADAR ... |
| Dec 16, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MAY WIFE AND LONG TRIPS. IT WAS RATED SATISFACTORY BY CONSUMERS REPORT. I RECE... |
| Oct 18, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the instrument panel was intermittent... |