2012 Nissan Maxima

Tested vehicle: 2012 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S 4-door
Rating applies to 2009-14 models

The Nissan Maxima was redesigned for the 2009 model year.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1230
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	22
Footrest (cm)	13
Left toepan (cm)	9
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Parking brake (cm)	15
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	5
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	7
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	14
Upper dash (cm)	17
Lower instrument panel (cm)	19

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1230
Head
HIC-15	65
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	12
Maximum Nij	0.22
Chest maximum compression (mm)	23
Femur (kN)
Left	2.3
Right	0.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	3
Right	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.45
Right	0.28
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.5
Right	1.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	56
Right	34

About the small overlap front test

Tested vehicle: 2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S 4-door
Rating applies to 2009-14 models

The Nissan Maxima was redesigned for the 2009 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Nissan.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0805
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	4
Left (cm)	4
Center (cm)	5
Right (cm)	7
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	-1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-5
Rearward (cm)	-1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0805
Head
HIC-15	482
Peak gs at hard contact	94
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	20
Maximum Nij	0.28
Chest maximum compression (mm)	31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.3
Femur force - right (kN)	4.3
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	8
Maximum tibia index - left	0.28
Maximum tibia index - right	0.59
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	55
Right	123

About the original moderate overlap front test

Tested vehicle: 2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2009-14 models

The Nissan Maxima was redesigned for the 2009 model year.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	CES0925
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-10.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0925
Head HIC-15	161
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	35
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	36
Average deflection (mm)	32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.11
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.41
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.1
Combined force (kN)	2.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.2
L-M moment (Nm)	221
A-P moment (Nm)	64

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0925
Head HIC-15	109
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	31
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	27
Average deflection (mm)	20
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.09
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.21
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.7
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.6
Combined force (kN)	2.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.6
L-M moment (Nm)	107
A-P moment (Nm)	16

About the original side crash test

Tested vehicle: 2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S 4-door
Rating applies to 2009-14 models

Seat type: Power leather seats AHR

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm)	32
Distance below top of head (mm)	32
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Fail
Max T1 acceleration (g)	10.5
Head contact time (ms)	81
Force rating	2
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	148
Max neck tension (N)	766

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.