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vehicle
2013 / nissan / maxima
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-09)
complaints
62 on file (2013-07-31 → 2025-12-19)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
64 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
CVT transmission failure and loss of accelerationPOWER TRAIN24 complaints2015-05 → 2023-01nissan-maxima-2013-cvt-transmission-failure
11415064 I WAS TRAVELING FROM HOUSTON, TX TO DALLAS, TX MIDDAY ON MAY 1, 2021. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES OUTSIDE OF DALLAS ON I-45 TRAVELING 75 MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY FELT A SPUTTER AND THEN THE SPEED INSTANTLY DECREASED FROM 75 MPH TO 20 MPH ON A BUSY MAJOR INTERSTATE
10983320 VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 91K MILES ON IT AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF FLUID LEVELS OR THE NEED TO ADD FLUIDS
10970760 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. IT WILL SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND BRING THE RPMS UP TO 5000 OR GREATER
Dim low-beam headlightsEXTERIOR LIGHTING9 complaints2018-09 → 2025-12nissan-maxima-2013-dim-headlights
11527029 The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving at night, the driver’s, and passenger's side headlights were very dim, failing to properly illuminate the roadway, causing a visibility hazard for the driver
11311632 THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT REFLECT HARDLY ANY LIGHT ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. IT IS DANGEROUS AS YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. MY FOG LIGHTS GIVE OFF MORE LIGHT THEN MY LOW BEAMS
11191065 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THEY CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD
Sunroof or moonroof spontaneous shatteringUNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints2016-06 → 2018-02nissan-maxima-2013-sunroof-shattering
11065411 I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR MOTOR OFF DURING LUNCH. I HEARD A HUGE EXPLOSION LIKE A GUNSHOT AND I THOUGHT I GOT SHOT. I WAS SHOCKED AND STARTLED I RAN OUT OF THE CAR. I INSPECTED MYSELF AND I LOOKED AROUND AND I WALKED UP TO MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT MY SUNROOF WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED
11046956 EXPLODING SUNROOF. WHILE DRIVING (ABOUT 65 MPH) ON INTERSTATE IN HOUSTON, SUNROOF/MOONROOF EXPLODED. 6:45AM ON FRIDAY NOV 17, 2017
10876034 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. I TOOK AN EXIT RAMP TO GET ON THE BELTWAY, AS I WAS HEADING TO THE BELTWAY, I HEARD A LOUD "POP" SOUND, AND AS I SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OVER, THINKING IT WAS A TIRE BLOWING OUT, I COULD HEAR A NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WAS SLOWLY BREAKING
Unexpected loss of braking functionSERVICE BRAKES2 complaints2018-02 → 2018-12nissan-maxima-2013-brake-failure
11160752 MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I DIDN'T PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL OR ANYTHING. I HAD TO GET OUT OF MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC & WAIT ON A TOW. THE MECHANIC SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE CAR TO DO THAT
11067229 IN DECEMBER OF 2016 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS OCCURRED OVER THE COURSE OF 3 DAYS, AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS A SERVICE HISTORY RECORD
Passenger airbag off indicator with adult occupantAIR BAGS15 complaints2013-07 → 2017-11nissan-maxima-2013-airbag-off-indicator
10864322 PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON (WHICH MEANS THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY) WHEN MY SON (OVER 120 LBS) SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT OR JUST MY PURSE THE LIGHT STAYS OFF (MEANING IT WOULD DEPLOY)
10692323 PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TURNS ON AND OFF WITH A PASSENGER (WEIGHING OVER 120 LBS.) SEATED WITH THE SEAT BELT FASTENED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE AIRBAG SHOWS OFF AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED IF THE PASSENGER IS ALREADY SEATED WITH THEIR SEATBELT FASTENED
10532796 THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE WITH MY WIFE IN THE SEAT. SHE IS WELL OVER THE 80 POUND LIMIT FOR ACTIVATION. SEAT WAS CHANGED BUT DID NOT CHANGE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE IS NO FIX
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2013 Nissan Maxima vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/nissan/maxima
@misc{wrenchpro_2013_nissan_maxima_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2013 Nissan Maxima},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/nissan/maxima}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
