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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 1, 2021 Pinellas County, Florida 1
Dec 31, 2020 Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri 1
Dec 31, 2020 Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida 1
Dec 31, 2020 Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut 1
Dec 31, 2020 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Dec 24, 2020 Allen Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 21, 2020 Roberts County, South Dakota 1
Dec 17, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 14, 2020 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 2
Dec 14, 2020 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Dec 14, 2020 Autauga County, Alabama 1
Dec 10, 2020 San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas 1
Dec 10, 2020 Cumberland County, North Carolina 2
Dec 6, 2020 Macon County, Tennessee 1
Dec 6, 2020 Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut 2
Dec 3, 2020 Newton, Newton County, Texas 1
Dec 3, 2020 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Dec 2, 2020 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Dec 1, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
Nov 29, 2020 Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Nov 28, 2020 Indian River County, Florida 1
Nov 27, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 26, 2020 Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina 1
Nov 25, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 24, 2020 Riverside, Riverside County, California 1

Compare Nissan Maxima with another vehicle

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.