Wanting better reliability information, in late 2005 I started conducting a reliability survey at TrueDelta.com.
So far 402 Maxima and I-Series owners have signed up to participate. Which is a good start, but more are needed to sufficiently cover all model years from 1995 on.
In August we posted a result for the 1998 Maxima and I30. But the sample size is marginal, so these results are asterisked and only visible to participants on the site itself. Based on this limited amount of data, the 1998s appear to have about an average repair rate--about 188 repair trips per 100 cars per year--and the 2001s an average repair rate--179 repair trips per 100 cars per year. For a new car this would be very high, but these cars have an average of 145k miles on them. In that context, not bad.
The full set of results, with another update coming in November:
Wanting better reliability information, in late 2005 I started conducting a reliability survey at TrueDelta.com.
So far 402 Maxima and I-Series owners have signed up to participate. Which is a good start, but more are needed to sufficiently cover all model years from 1995 on.
In August we posted a result for the 1998 Maxima and I30. But the sample size is marginal, so these results are asterisked and only visible to participants on the site itself. Based on this limited amount of data, the 1998s appear to have about an average repair rate--about 188 repair trips per 100 cars per year--and the 2001s an average repair rate--179 repair trips per 100 cars per year. For a new car this would be very high, but these cars have an average of 145k miles on them. In that context, not bad.
The full set of results, with another update coming in November:
To who's benefit is this? Just a tip, if you are asking people to do something that takes (even a little) time/effort, you should mention to them whey they should do it. Oh, and a 'please' and a 'thank you' wouldn't hurt. Good luck.
__________________ Cleaning up the .org's grammar, one member at a time.
1999 SE, Pearl White/Black leather - Fully loaded with all factory options except TC (ABS, heated seats, side airbags, etc.) - Supercharged (322 HP / 307 TQ)
The OP was merely to inform owners that we have some information available. But the key result for the 1998 Maxima is only visible to participants on the site, so I also posted it here. We hope to have more in the future. This will depend, of course, on the number of participants.
What participants get: full access to the data. Guests get a lot of access, but participants get access to everything, including a description of every repair reported, for free. No other survey provides this level of detail--even when they charge for a membership.
So, if this interests you, please sign up and help out.
(ptatohed: Thank you for the tips.)
__________________ TrueDelta.com
Vehicle reliability, fuel economy, and price comparison information
We have a larger, but still marginal, sample size in the updated results.
The repair rate has improved quite a bit from last time for the 1998 Maxima and I30, to 155 successful repair trips per 100 cars per year (about 1.5 repair trips per car). This is about average.
With more participants, we could provide more precise results and include more model years.
For the full set of results, and to sign up to help:
Good luck.
Linear Mode
