2012 Model Year

Nissan Maxima

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
107
Recalls
0
Crashes
6
Severe
13

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Electrical System
Jan 2026

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Nissan Maxima. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was...

Power Train
Jan 2025

2012 Nissan Maxima with 94,000 miles began hesitating upon accelerating and jerking on [XXX]. Vehicle diagnosed at Don Franklin Nissan in Glasgow, KY...

Structure
Aug 2024

Since 2018 to present day. I been having difficulties with the visibility from my front windshield at sunny days. The dashboard has this sticky substa...

Air Bags
Dec 2023

Passenger airbag notifi action blinks and will not show it is activated to function in a crash. Airbag has never worked. Also driver seat belt keeps...

Air Bags
Aug 2023

The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag failed to turn on while the front passenger's side seat wa...

Electrical System
Apr 2023

Green wire burn throughout the entire wiring harness..From alternator to engine fuse box and also to inside fuse box.. Bypassing the blown fuses and/o...

STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Feb 2023

The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle f...

Engine Fire
Oct 2022

The contact owned a 2012 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that after returning from lunch and parking the vehicle at work, almost three hours later h...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Sep 2022

On June 9, 2022 @8:50am I was driving my Nissan Maxima to work and as I was at the stop light waiting to go through the intersection, the car shut off...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 2022

We are having issues with "melting" or "sticky dashboard of my 2014 Nissan Maxima. Difficult to see when is sunny outside.

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2012 Nissan Maxima has 107 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Air Bags. 6 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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