Fatal crash profile · Model year
2008 Nissan Maxima
Compared with Nissan Maxima · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 28
- Fatal crashes
- 28
- Deaths inside
- 22
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2020 and 2024, 28 vehicles described as 2008 Nissan Maxima were involved in 28 fatal crashes in the United States. 22 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
71%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan Maxima: 58%
- About 1.3 times the share for Nissan: 54%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Nissan Maxima: 25%
- About the same as the share for Nissan: 17%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
25%
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 1.4 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 the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2008 Nissan Maxima | Nissan Maxima | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.9% | 24.6% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 25.0% | 24.8% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| California | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | MU-WINCHESTER RD | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | CR-535 CRANBURY- S RIVER RD | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Chaplin, Windham County, Connecticut | US-6 WILLIMANTIC RD | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Riverside County, California | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Juniata County, Pennsylvania | US-22 DR LG GUISER MEMORIAL HW | 2 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | GOSFORD RD | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Dothan, Houston County, Alabama | SR-52 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Mobile County, Alabama | US-43 SR-13 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota | US-61 | 2 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Coryell County, Texas | SR-9 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Ensley, Escambia County, Florida | US-90 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | SR-288/SOUTH FWY | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | Harrison County, Texas | SR-43 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Richland County, South Carolina | SR-220 BRANHAM RD | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Boaz, Marshall County, Alabama | US-431 SR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Angelina County, Texas | SR-103 | 2 |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Cumberland County, New Jersey | SR-50 LANDIS AVE | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Appomattox County, Virginia | US-460 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | Catawba County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| May 2, 2021 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2020 | New York City, Bronx County, New York | GRAND CONCOURSE | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | SR-19 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Odessa, Ector County, Texas | GRANDVIEW AVE | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Auburn, Lee County, Alabama | SR-147 | 1 |
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.