1982 Nissan Maxima

The provided federal record runs from 1990 through 2023 and includes no 1982 entry, so the 1982 Nissan Maxima cannot be directly compared with the years before or after it in this dataset. For the target year itself, the only complaint category supplied is Fuel System, Gasoline with 4 complaints, along with 2 fire complaints and 0 crash-related complaints; the data does not specify root causes. Across the years that are recorded, complaints climb through the 1990s, spike to a generation high of 1,425 in 2004, then generally taper off with smaller surges in 2009 and 2016, while recalls peak at 9 in 2002 and 8 in 2016. Because 1982 sits outside this entire timeline, there is no basis for placing it on that trend arc or judging whether it shares the same risk profile. The absence of year-by-year federal data for 1982, combined with the sparse target-year summary showing 2 fire complaints, means this is not a well-documented model year to evaluate from federal records alone. Before buying, commission a thorough pre-purchase inspection and treat the limited federal footprint as an information gap rather than a clean bill of health.