Fatal crash profile · Model year
2010 Nissan Maxima
Compared with Nissan Maxima · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 65
- Fatal crashes
- 65
- Deaths inside
- 43
- Other deaths
- 31
Between 2020 and 2024, 65 vehicles described as 2010 Nissan Maxima were involved in 65 fatal crashes in the United States. 43 people died inside these vehicles and 31 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 | 8 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 |
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
58%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Nissan Maxima: 58%
- About the same as the share for Nissan: 54%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 13 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 |
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
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Nissan Maxima: 25%
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 17%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan Maxima: 25%
- About 1.7 times the share for Nissan: 18%
- About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
60%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Nissan Maxima: 59%
- About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 53%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2010 Nissan Maxima | Nissan Maxima | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.0% | 24.6% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 29.2% | 24.8% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 60.0% | 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 | 49 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 26 |
| Daylight | 22 |
| Dark - Lighted | 14 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | 9 |
| California | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| South Carolina | 5 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2021 | Butler County, Iowa | SR-3/210TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Palm Beach County, Florida | SR-807 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2021 | St. Joseph County, Indiana | SR-2 | 2 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | Kern County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Escambia County, Florida | SR-292 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2021 | Cobb County, Georgia | I-285 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Vance County, North Carolina | SR-39 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Union City, Fulton County, Georgia | SR-138 JONESBORO RD | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-285 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2020 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | US-176 | 2 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | WINCHESTER RD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Lamar County, Mississippi | I-59 | 1 |
| May 7, 2020 | Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts | SPRINGFIELD ST | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | GRAND BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | SWEDE RD | 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.