2000 Nissan Maxima

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2000 Nissan Maxima, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system171
• Engine and engine cooling72
• Service brakes, hydraulic26
• Air bags23
• Power train22
• Structure22
• Suspension17
• Vehicle speed control12
• Unknown or other12
• Tires10

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 26 injuries and 2 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 40 2000 Maxima vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 31 people died inside them, and 7 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2000 Nissan Maxima failed the safety check 1.73% of the time — 7% less often than the average 2000 passenger car (1.86%). Median odometer at inspection: 138,085 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

In the United Kingdom

5 cars built in 2000 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 7 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

In Finland

56 of these cars first registered in 2000 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 274,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

263 2000 cars are on the New Zealand register; 0% arrived as used imports, 98% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 2 variants: combined 11.0–11.5 L/100 km (about 20–21 mpg US), CO₂ 253–265 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2000 Nissan Maxima.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Nissan told its dealers about the 2000 Nissan Maxima: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)