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2005 Nissan Maxima engine problems

The 2005 Nissan Maxima has 101 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

101

Engine complaints

9%

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

“"TAMARA INFLATORS" SEAT BELTS DIDN'T LOCK OR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. SMASHED BODY ALL THE WAY TO BACK SEAT BOTTOM TO GROUND. ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY HIGH FELT/SOUND AS IF WE WERE GOING 60 BUT ONLY WAS GOING 40. NO AIR BAGS CAME ON. BRAKES GRINDING. BACK WINDOW BLEW OUT AND TIRES FLAT IN BACK..…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · February 12, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2005 Nissan Maxima have?

NHTSA has 101 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Maxima engine — 9% 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.