j-dawg

Thanks for the regular updates and for maintaining the site. I dig TD and have my car up there just 'cause it seems like a dope idea. Definitely more useful than Carsurvey and Epinions.

TravisCadello

about a year n a half ago someone posted just about the same thread on here and i signed up but havent been on since.....

mkaresh

We have updated results for the Maxima and I30/I35 to include owner experiences through September 30, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999: 96, better than average, small sample size

1998: 128, about average

1997: 127, about average

1996: 97, better than average, small sample size - a single car short!

1995 143, about average, very small sample size

Thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

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Blakfreestyle

iTrader: (1)

Great site, great info. My only concern is that it is redundant. The fact that the 4th gen is still around is testament within itself that the car is extremely reliable. The problem with all 4th gens remains that people didn't do any maintenance throughout its lifetime. That and rust... lol.

mkaresh

We have updated our reliability stats for the Maxima and I30/I35 (on our redesigned site) to include owner experiences through December 31, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999: 120, about average, small sample size

1998: 118, about average

1997: 118, about average

1996: 110, about average, small sample size

1995 183, worse than average, very small sample size

Thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

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mkaresh

We have updated our reliability stats for the Maxima and I30/I35 to include owner experiences through June 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999: 93, about average, small sample size

1998: 51, better than average

1997: 117, worse than average

1996: 110, about average, small sample size

1995: 154, worse than average, very small sample size

We'll have further updates in November and February. Some of the variation from year to year is likely due to the sample sizes--with additional participants we could provide more precise stats.

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AZMarkus

As long as you maintain the fluids and don't beat on it like a 16-year-old, your typical 4th Gen will go 300K easily. /thread

90seven_Maxima

Picked up some helpful information on this thread. Thanks!

mkaresh

We have updated our reliability stats for the Maxima and I30/I35 to include owner experiences through September 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999: 98, about average, very small sample size

1998: 45, better than average, small sample size

1997: 122, worse than average, small sample size

1996: 107, about average, very small sample size

The small sample sizes could explain some or even much of the variation among the older model years.

We'll have further updates in February and May. We'd love to provide more precise stats for all years 1998 and up--just a matter of getting more owners involved.

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dwapenyi

iTrader: (3)

Good to know. I've always been a fan of the 98 model year. 1st with the digital odo, 1st with the better auto climate control. That pretty 97-99 look, and none of that emissions craziness and 5th gen experimentation of the 99.

mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the Maxima to include owner experiences through March 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999 Maxima: 85, low, small sample size
1998 Maxima: 50, low, small sample size
1997 Maxima: 168, high, small sample size

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mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the Maxima to include owner experiences through June 30, 2013. (Another source is about 14 months behind.)

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999 Maxima: 68, low, very small sample size
1998 Maxima: 53, low, small sample size

We'll have further updates in November and February.

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mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the Maxima to include owner experiences through September 30, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999 Maxima: 73, low, very small sample size
1998 Maxima: 73, low, small sample size

We'll have further updates in February and in May. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the Maxima to include owner experiences through December 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999 Maxima: 88, moderate, very small sample size

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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mkaresh

Our reliability stats for the Maxima now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999 Maxima: 76, low, very small sample size

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August.

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mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the Maxima to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014 (making them about 14 months ahead of some others).

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

1999 Maxima: 103, moderate, very small sample size

The survey goes back 15 years, so this will be our last update for the 4th-gen Maxima. A big thank you to the people here who helped us provide these stats.

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