CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2008 Maxima continues a very good model year (2007 is also good) with an extremely low complaint rate & no major defects. Beware of Maximas from 2009, & 2004-2006 though.

Nissan Maximas from 2004-2006 have a widespread transmission defect, but judging from our complaint data, Nissan fixed the problem starting with the 2007 model.

The 2009 Maxima has an expensive problem where the steering lock prevents the car from starting, & costs upwards of $1,000 to fix!

9.8

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

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2008 Nissan Maxima Owner Comments

problem #1

Dec 142007

Maxima 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the head rest is uncomfortable and cannot be adjusted. She further stated that it would be unsafe to remove. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they made adjustments, but the failure still persists. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 1,400 and failure mileage was 500.

- Stigler, OK, USA

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