Fatal crash profile · Model year

2000 Nissan Maxima

Compared with Nissan Maxima · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
46
Fatal crashes
46
Deaths inside
35
Other deaths
11

Between 2020 and 2024, 46 vehicles described as 2000 Nissan Maxima were involved in 46 fatal crashes in the United States. 35 people died inside these vehicles and 11 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 18
2021 13
2022 4
2023 5
2024 6

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

76%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Nissan Maxima: 58%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 16 2
2021 9 4
2022 3 1
2023 3 2
2024 4 2

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Nissan Maxima: 25%
  • About 1.8 times the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Maxima: 25%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Maxima: 59%
  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2000 Nissan Maxima Nissan Maxima Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.4% 24.6% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.9% 24.8% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 54.3% 59.0% 53.3% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 37
Rain 3
Cloudy 3
Snow 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 20
Dark - Not Lighted 13
Dark - Lighted 9
Dusk 3
Dawn 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
California 6
North Carolina 5
Georgia 5
Utah 3
Texas 3
Missouri 2
Indiana 2
Connecticut 2
Pennsylvania 2
Oklahoma 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Mar 15, 2021 Austell, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Feb 11, 2021 St. George, Washington County, Utah 1
Jan 20, 2021 Maywood, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 17, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Nov 20, 2020 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 13, 2020 Mendocino County, California 1
Nov 7, 2020 Jennings County, Indiana 1
Sep 27, 2020 Henderson, Clark County, Nevada 1
Sep 24, 2020 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin 1
Sep 21, 2020 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Sep 9, 2020 Worth County, Georgia 1
Aug 27, 2020 Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana 1
Aug 5, 2020 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Jul 27, 2020 Orange County, Florida 1
Jul 22, 2020 Stokes County, North Carolina 1
Jun 27, 2020 Chambers County, Alabama 1
Apr 26, 2020 Hughes County, South Dakota 1
Apr 7, 2020 Bonner County, Idaho 1
Mar 6, 2020 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 31, 2020 Lincoln County, North Carolina 1
Jan 18, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1

Compare 2000 Nissan Maxima with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.