Fatal crash profile · Model year

2018 Nissan Maxima

Compared with Nissan Maxima · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
42
Fatal crashes
42
Deaths inside
26
Other deaths
24

Between 2020 and 2024, 42 vehicles described as 2018 Nissan Maxima were involved in 42 fatal crashes in the United States. 26 people died inside these vehicles and 24 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 3
2021 10
2022 4
2023 16
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

52%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 90 percent of 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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 1 2
2021 7 6
2022 1 3
2023 10 9
2024 7 4

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 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 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%

62%

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

  • About the same as 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%
Crash factors compared
Category 2018 Nissan Maxima Nissan Maxima Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.0% 24.6% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.4% 24.8% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 61.9% 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 27
Cloudy 8
Rain 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 15
Dark - Lighted 12
Dark - Not Lighted 10
Dusk 4
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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
Florida 9
Georgia 6
Tennessee 5
Pennsylvania 3
Illinois 3
California 3
New Jersey 2
Louisiana 2
New York 2
South Carolina 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 19, 2024 Columbia County, Arkansas 1
Dec 13, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Nov 16, 2024 San Jacinto, Riverside County, California 1
Oct 20, 2024 Sangamon County, Illinois 1
Oct 10, 2024 Tinicum, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 19, 2024 Chemung, Chemung County, New York 3
May 31, 2024 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
May 8, 2024 Lake County, Florida 1
Feb 22, 2024 Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey 1
Dec 1, 2023 Hardeman County, Tennessee 1
Oct 13, 2023 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 1
Sep 2, 2023 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 27, 2023 Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jul 24, 2023 Centre County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 24, 2023 Bossier Parish, Louisiana 1
Jun 14, 2023 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 1
Jun 6, 2023 Lansing, Cook County, Illinois 1
May 12, 2023 San Jacinto, Riverside County, California 1
May 6, 2023 Sumter County, Florida 3
Apr 26, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Apr 14, 2023 Forest, Scott County, Mississippi 1
Apr 7, 2023 Monterey County, California 1
Mar 28, 2023 Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia 1
Jan 21, 2023 Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia 1
Jan 8, 2023 Shelby County, Tennessee 2

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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.