NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Nissan Maxima Recalls
The 2016 Nissan Maxima has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 8, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Nissan Maxima. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 142
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Nissan Maxima, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2016 Nissan Maxima
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 19V807000
- Reported
- November 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 391,479
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Maxima, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 18V601000
- Reported
- September 7, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 215,124
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Maxima, 3 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 16V911000
- Reported
- December 19, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 757
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 16V636000
- Reported
- September 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 120,329
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Maxima, 2 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 16V244000
- Reported
- April 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,296,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Maxima, 14 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 16V193000
- Reported
- April 7, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,616
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 15V733000
- Reported
- November 5, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 119
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 15V486000
- Reported
- August 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46,846
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2016 Nissan Maxima complaints by year
NHTSA has received 142 owner complaints about the 2016 Nissan Maxima, the newest on June 26, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Nissan Maxima, the component group named most often is the power train (23%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the service brakes (14%).
None of the 2016 Nissan Maxima's 8 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Nissan Maxima owners gave the mileage (73 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train33
- Electrical System31
- Unknown Or Other27
- Service Brakes20
- Engine18
- Air Bags14
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 Nissan Maxima peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 19. 41% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Nissan Maxima drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Nissan Maxima year in the same window: 9th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 142 complaints about the 2016 Nissan Maxima are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Maxima by model year
Other 2016 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: June 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted