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5 out of 5 stars

Excellent car

Rich, 10/24/2023
2011 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

We have it 14 years now; only 67k miles...the car is fantastic transportation, never put us down. Stronger than our ES350; very fast (but only if needed)

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Our best Maxima ever!

franc, 07/23/2011
2011 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Just this week bought our 4th Maxima (2011). This 2011 Maxima is by far the best auto that we have owned. The car drives great and the ride is very comfortable.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Overall a great car!

juskishi, 02/29/2012
2011 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I have a 2011 Maxima with premium package and overall I absolutely love this car. I moved up from my 2009 Altima SL and couldn't be much happier. The only problems are interior noises from the radio/climate console (which i think could use a redesign), what sounds like the rear window, and vibration and noise from the front passenger seat when unoccupied. The noises seem to be worse when it's colder out and I haven't owned it during the summer yet so I'm hoping to see a reduction of the noise soon. Other than that, I feel the nav and voice recognition system do not work very well. Otherwise, the look and feel of the rest of the car is great and think it's a great car for the price.

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3 out of 5 stars

Great car but watch out for CVT transmission

Chris. L. , 03/12/2020
2011 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful

Great car except for CVT transmission. My went dead at 72,000 miles. Two other rebuilt transmission were garbage too.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

250 miles into it and loving it!

tmac4718, 03/26/2011
2011 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful

3.5 SV silver premium package. Fun to drive but babying it through break in period. It was this or a 2011 Charger AWD max, tough choice for me. Loved the charger but just found the maxima more refined and comfortable for 20k miles a year and concerned with dodge reliability. But I gave up the Hemi and AWD for the maxima. Love the car more everyday I'm in it. I get alot of looks because maxima's are a rare care now, which I love. The hood and the bulges make the car pop from inside and out. I had an 08 altima 2.5SL lease before and loved it as well. Maxima is twice as much fun to drive so i bought this one. Getting 20mpg around town so far, no highway trips yet. Torque steer is present but ok

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