2012 Nissan Maxima Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 22%of 107 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 58,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2012 Nissan Maxima, 22% of the 107 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 58,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving on the highway this morning, the panoramic sunroof on my 2012 Nissan Maxima spontaneously exploded and shattered. Had the sunroof been open, there could have been extensive damages to me personally, my unborn child (7 months pregnant), and others driving around me if I had lost control of my vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11290173, filed 2019-12, 55,000 miles“I have had my vehicle for less than 5 months and the transmission has gone out on it. After doing a research online, I have realized that hundreds of people have had this same problem. I have also realized that Nissan has had transmission recalls on several Nissan Maxima's through different years except for the 2012. My vehicle was in motion on a highway, when it would not pick up speed after 10 MPH.”
NHTSA complaint #11204956, filed 2019-05, 116,000 miles“I had an a.c. Compressor issue 3 years ago and had it replaced by trophy Nissan mesquite,texas in 2017. Now 3 years later may of 2020 my compressor has locked up again. It was working fine until a week ago when I was on my way to work it was great but after my shift was done and I came out to go home my a.c.compressor wasn't working.so I was wondering if there were any Nissan recalls with a.c. Compressor issues on my Maxima.”
NHTSA complaint #11325719, filed 2020-05, 179,000 miles“On friday, december 15, 2017 I was driving on a city street at approximately 45 MPH and I heard a loud boom. I pulled off and saw that my sunroof had exploded. There was a large hole in the middle of the sunroof with the edges of the glass raised upward. The remaining glass was popping and cracking.”
NHTSA complaint #11055199, filed 2017-12, 78,000 miles“While driving my car at extremely slow speeds my car completely turned itself off and was unable to start back up for 15 minutes. During this time there was no power to the entire car, thus resulting in having to unlock my door manually and crawl through the back to get my son out. 2 months later my car started losing all power when I stopped, once again resulting in having to manually unlock my car and unable to lock the doors behind me.”
NHTSA complaint #11207042, filed 2019-05, 50,600 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10208948Feb 7, 2022EVAP LEAK DTC P0442, P0455, P0456 INFORMATION This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- 10043735Feb 3, 2012Nissan: door lock/unlock inoperative with intelligent key.
Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 40% |
| 2020 | 2 | 9% |
| 2019 | 5 | 28% |
| 2018 | 8 | 22% |
| 2017 | 28 | 26% |
| 2016 | 27 | 19% |
| 2014 | 10 | 10% |
| 2013 | 8 | 13% |
| 2012 | 23 | 22% |
| 2011 | 15 | 14% |
| 2010 | 24 | 9% |
| 2009 | 33 | 10% |
| 2008 | 4 | 5% |
| 2007 | 8 | 6% |
| 2006 | 21 | 4% |
| 2005 | 30 | 3% |
| 2004 | 27 | 2% |
| 2003 | 10 | 5% |
| 2002 | 4 | 2% |
| 2001 | 3 | 2% |
| 2000 | 12 | 3% |
| 1999 | 9 | 5% |
| 1998 | 7 | 6% |
| 1997 | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 | 6 | 6% |
| 1995 | 6 | 4% |
| 1994 | 3 | 3% |
| 1992 | 3 | 3% |
| 1991 | 2 | 3% |
| 1990 | 2 | 2% |
| 1989 | 2 | 3% |
| 1987 | 3 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2012 Nissan Maxima
27 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsSeats
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Nissan Maxima
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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