Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Nissan Maxima
Compared with Nissan Maxima · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 64
- Fatal crashes
- 64
- Deaths inside
- 36
- Other deaths
- 32
Between 2020 and 2024, 64 vehicles described as 2012 Nissan Maxima were involved in 64 fatal crashes in the United States. 36 people died inside these vehicles and 32 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 | 14 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 |
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
53%
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 the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
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
19%
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%
22%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 90 percent of the share for Nissan Maxima: 25%
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 18%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
66%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Nissan Maxima: 59%
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 53%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Nissan Maxima | Nissan Maxima | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.8% | 24.6% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.9% | 24.8% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 65.6% | 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 | 53 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 27 |
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 18 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 10 |
| Tennessee | 9 |
| South Carolina | 6 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas | SR-93 SPUR/PORT ARTHUR RD | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York | LAKESIDE DR | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2022 | El Dorado County, California | SR-89 EMERALD BAY RD | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Prince George's County, Maryland | SR-450 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | I-240 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Greenacres City, Palm Beach County, Florida | SILVER BUTTONWOOD DR | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina | ROBERTS AVE | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Cook County, Illinois | I-290 | 3 |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida | 1ST AVE N | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Hale County, Alabama | CR-21 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Sacramento County, California | 47TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | CR-FATE RANKIN RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | McCreary County, Kentucky | US-27 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | I-635/LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Marshall County, Alabama | SR-75 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Danville, Danville city, Virginia | US-29 | 2 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Lauderdale Lakes, Broward County, Florida | SR-816 OAKLAND PARK BLVD | 1 |
| May 15, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | DOUGLAS AVE | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Panthersville, DeKalb County, Georgia | I-285 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | NW 82ND ST | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Bay County, Florida | SR-389 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | SR-101 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Madison County, Alabama | CR-WALL TRIANA HWY | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Mohave County, Arizona | SR-68 | 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.