Nissan transmission problems
Across all Nissan models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,687 complaints involve transmission. The Maxima accounts for the largest share (44%). The single worst model year is the 2004 Maxima with 620 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,687 about transmission, all Nissan models
- Most affected
- Maxima 44% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 2,057 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 76 and 13
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Nissan models
Worst model years for transmission
- 2004 Nissan Maxima620 complaints
- 2005 Nissan Maxima312 complaints
- 2003 Nissan Murano164 complaints
- 2005 Nissan Pathfinder139 complaints
- 2006 Nissan Maxima131 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 34 |
| 1991 | 40 |
| 1992 | 27 |
| 1993 | 30 |
| 1994 | 33 |
| 1995 | 68 |
| 1996 | 37 |
| 1997 | 23 |
| 1998 | 30 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 62 |
| 2001 | 24 |
| 2002 | 46 |
| 2003 | 225 |
| 2004 | 790 |
| 2005 | 627 |
| 2006 | 260 |
| 2007 | 84 |
| 2008 | 66 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 28 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 2,057 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.