NHTSA's file on the 2020 Nissan Maxima holds 22 complaints after 7 years, a rate of 3 per year. That is fewer complaints per year than most Maxima years here — under the median of the other years, which is 6. NHTSA has 1 recall on file, including Side or rear glass.
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The complaints owners file most often name Forward collision avoidance (4 of 22), then Structure (4) and Powertrain (3). Those filings include 3 that report a crash and 2 that report an injury.
The 2019 Maxima has 18 complaints, 3 per year, and the 2021 has 3 complaints, 1 per year. The 2020 has more complaints per year than the 2019. The 2020 has more complaints per year than the 2021.
The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2020 Nissan Maxima. How we count. Data as of .
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"The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while her husband was attempting to park and turn off the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift into park, the STOP button failed to respond, and the…"
"2020 Nissan Maxima SR is experiencing CVT transmission issues that appear substantially similar to the defects described in the Nissan CVT Martinez Class Action involving prior Nissan model years."
"The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The vehicle jerked before stalling in the middle of the road. No warning lights…"
"When I start driving the front collision light comes on and off and then they'll stay on"
"Nissan dealership said the front control arms are cracking and recommended having them replaced."
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Nissan Maxima 4 DR FWD | 5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars |
Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.
| Trim | Engine | Transmission | Drive | City | Hwy | Combined | Annual fuel cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxima | 3.5L, 6-cyl | Automatic (AV-S7) | Front-wheel drive | 20 | 30 | 24 MPG | $3300 |
NHTSA campaign 19V654000. Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility." The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash. Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
NHTSA's file on the 2020 Nissan Maxima holds 22 complaints after 7 years, a rate of 3 per year. That is fewer complaints per year than most Maxima years here — under the median of the other years, which is 6. NHTSA has 1 recall on file, including Side or rear glass.
The complaints owners file most often name Forward collision avoidance (4 of 22), then Structure (4) and Powertrain (3). Those filings include 3 that report a crash and 2 that report an injury.
The 2019 Maxima has 18 complaints, 3 per year, and the 2021 has 3 complaints, 1 per year. The 2020 has more complaints per year than the 2019. The 2020 has more complaints per year than the 2021.
The 2020 Nissan Maxima has 1 recall on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.
Owners have filed 22 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Maxima with NHTSA.
EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2020 Nissan Maxima is 24 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.
0W-20 for the 3.5L V6 across the A35 years covered here (2012-2023). Confirm the filler-cap grade.
245/45R18 to 245/40R19 depending on trim.
Certain 2018-2019 Maxima vehicles among many other Nissan and Infiniti models listed in the campaign — confirm open recalls by VIN for the exact component and remedy.
