Where each one leads
Infiniti M37
- Against cars of the same year, the Infiniti M37 comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 43% less often than average) than the Nissan Maxima (fails 7% less often than average).
Nissan Maxima
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2023 Nissan Maxima uses 9.9 l/100 km, the 2013 Infiniti M37 11.0.
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Infiniti M37 | Nissan Maxima | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2011–2013 | 1981–2023 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 843 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Infiniti M37 | Nissan Maxima | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | −43% | −7% |
| US owner complaints | 79 | 6,958 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Power train |
| Model year with most complaints | 2011 (31) | 2004 (1,426) |
| US recall campaigns | — | 27 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 283 | 3,082 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 30 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Infiniti M37 | Nissan Maxima | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2013) | 5★ (2023) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Infiniti M37 | Nissan Maxima | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.0 l/100 km (2013) | 9.9 l/100 km (2023) |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 266,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).