Vehicle report
2001 NISSAN MAXIMA
This model year
What the record shows
The 2001 Nissan Maxima is a midsize car, and the 22nd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1980 to 2023.
The EPA rated two configurations: a single 3-litre six-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 20 to 22 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 171 owner complaints, 3 safety recalls and 88 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.