Fatal crash profile · Model
Nissan Maxima
Compared with Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 1,059
- Fatal crashes
- 1,058
- Deaths inside
- 689
- Other deaths
- 500
Between 2020 and 2024, 1,059 vehicles described as Nissan Maxima were involved in 1,058 fatal crashes in the United States. 689 people died inside these vehicles and 500 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 | 232 |
| 2021 | 235 |
| 2022 | 225 |
| 2023 | 200 |
| 2024 | 167 |
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: 54%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 160 | 98 |
| 2021 | 159 | 112 |
| 2022 | 141 | 120 |
| 2023 | 122 | 96 |
| 2024 | 107 | 74 |
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
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 17%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 18%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
59%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 53%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Nissan Maxima | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 24.6% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 24.8% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 783 |
| Cloudy | 121 |
| Rain | 76 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 18 |
| Snow | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 412 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 294 |
| Dark - Lighted | 275 |
| Dusk | 37 |
| Dawn | 26 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 97 |
| Florida | 94 |
| Tennessee | 90 |
| Texas | 82 |
| Georgia | 60 |
| North Carolina | 46 |
| Mississippi | 44 |
| Alabama | 44 |
| Louisiana | 41 |
| South Carolina | 38 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Nissan Maxima by model year
- 2021 10 crashes
- 2020 34 crashes
- 2019 25 crashes
- 2018 42 crashes
- 2017 95 crashes
- 2016 72 crashes
- 2014 72 crashes
- 2013 55 crashes
- 2012 64 crashes
- 2011 67 crashes
- 2010 65 crashes
- 2009 51 crashes
- 2008 28 crashes
- 2007 49 crashes
- 2006 33 crashes
- 2005 34 crashes
- 2004 52 crashes
- 2003 23 crashes
- 2002 25 crashes
- 2001 46 crashes
- 2000 46 crashes
- 1999 16 crashes
- 1997 17 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2023 | Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | Wilson County, Kansas | US-400 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Washington Parish, Louisiana | SR-30 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | GLEN CHARLIE RD | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2023 | East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | CR-PERKINS ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | MU-HAMPTON RD | 2 |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Kent, King County, Washington | MU-132ND AVE SE | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Shelby County, Tennessee | SR-175 SHELBY DR | 2 |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Boyd County, Kentucky | US-60 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | I-55 FRONTAGE ROAD | 2 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | San Jacinto, Riverside County, California | LYON AVE | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Shelby County, Tennessee | SR-175 SHELBY DR | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | MU-POPLAR AVE | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas | W 6TH ST | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Newark, Essex County, New Jersey | CR-510 MARKET ST | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska | ARCTIC BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia | CR-5186 WESLEY CHAPEL RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California | I-215 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Butte County, California | SR-70 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Nassau County, Florida | US-17 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2022 | Cumberland County, North Carolina | US-13 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | Clarke County, Mississippi | US-11 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas | MIDLOTHIAN PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Lemon Grove, San Diego County, California | SR-94 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Chaplin, Windham County, Connecticut | US-6 | 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.