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1992 Nissan Maxima engine problems

The 1992 Nissan Maxima has 23 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

23

Engine complaints

16%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Maxima engine complaints by model year124 complaints1983: 2 complaints1984: 3 complaints1985: 13 complaints1986: 10 complaints1987: 21 complaints1988: 12 complaints1989: 2 complaints1990: 9 complaints1991: 10 complaints1992: 23 complaints1993: 12 complaints1994: 19 complaints1995: 23 complaints1996: 19 complaints1997: 14 complaints1998: 7 complaints1999: 43 complaints2000: 84 complaints2001: 36 complaints2002: 49 complaints2003: 98 complaints2004: 124 complaints2005: 101 complaints2006: 71 complaints2007: 24 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 22 complaints2010: 23 complaints2011: 14 complaints2012: 13 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 9 complaints2016: 20 complaints2017: 7 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 1 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 1 complaints
Maxima engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“BRAKES PULL TO ONE SIDE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ENGINE IS NOISY AND ROUGH. CRANKSHAFT WAS DESTROYED WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. HEAT FROM AC WOULD COOL DOWN AFTER 15 MINUTES. ROUGH IDLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIGOROUSLY AT HIGHWAY…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 1, 1998 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1992 Nissan Maxima have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 1992 Nissan Maxima engine — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.