Enter the 17-character VIN of your Nissan Maxima to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17 characters of a Nissan Maxima VIN and the free decoder returns the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, with no registration. Our data for the Maxima covers model years 1983 to 2019, lists sedan as the only body style, and shows power from 81 to 300 hp across 10 versions, from the Nissan Maxima I (G910) to the Nissan Maxima VIII (A36, facelift 2019).
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft or previous owners, and that information comes from a paid vehicle history report. On a car you are viewing, compare the VIN on the car with the one in the registration papers, and check that the model year the decoder gives fits the version the seller describes.
1983 - 2019
Production years
81 - 300 hp
Power
1
Body styles
10
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Maxima I (G910) | 1983 - 1984 | Sedan | 81 - 120 hp |
| Nissan Maxima II (PU11) | 1984 - 1988 | Sedan | 157 hp |
| Nissan Maxima III (J30) | 1988 - 1995 | Sedan | 170 hp |
| Nissan Maxima QX IV (A32) | 1995 - 2000 | Sedan | 90 - 193 hp |
| Nissan Maxima QX IV (A32, facelift 1997) | 1997 - 2000 | Sedan | 140 - 193 hp |
| Nissan Maxima QX V (A33) | 2000 - 2004 | Sedan | 140 - 255 hp |
| Nissan Maxima QX VI (A34) | 2004 - 2008 | Sedan | 268 hp |
| Nissan Maxima VII (A35) | 2008 - 2014 | Sedan | 290 hp |
| Nissan Maxima VIII (A36) | 2015 - 2018 | Sedan | 300 hp |
| Nissan Maxima VIII (A36, facelift 2019) | 2019 | Sedan | 300 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Nissan Maxima, with model years 1983 - 2019 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1983 - 2019 across 10 versions of the Nissan Maxima. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Nissan Maxima the characters to expect are T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019).
10 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 300 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The decoder gives the model year from the 10th character, which you can set against the versions in our data, such as the Maxima QX IV (A32, facelift 1997) or the Maxima VIII (A36, facelift 2019). Then check that the version code in the registration papers, for example A33 or A35, agrees with that year.
Every one of the 17 characters should match exactly, and none of them can be I, O or Q. The year and plant characters (10th and 11th) should also fit what the papers say, and a power figure well outside our 81 to 300 hp range is worth asking the seller about.
It reads only the VIN itself, so it will not show accidents, mileage, theft records or how many owners the car has had. It also cannot tell you the condition of a particular car.