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2009 Nissan Maxima engine problems

The 2009 Nissan Maxima has 22 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

22

Engine complaints

5%

Share of year

0

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.

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2009 Nissan Maxima have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2009 Nissan Maxima engine — 5% 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.