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Used 2016 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT) Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

Classy yet powerful design!

Jason J, Ashburn, VA, 05/21/2016
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

My only complaint about this car is the mileage per gallon! But this may only be because before this car I was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla (manual transmission) so this car is a lot different! But other than that I am enjoying it everyday!

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5 out of 5 stars

Great machine 2016 SL

Dick, Du Bois, PA, 12/26/2016
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This is my first maxima and I am very much impressed by it's performance and fuel economy. After reading some of these negative reviews I am at a loss at how they came to say they got poor gas mileage or there was inadequate power, etc. Obviously these people either don't know how to drive their machines or are never satisfied with anything. If they were rating a Rolls Royce it would obviously have a multitude of faults!

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CVT , CVT, CVT, NISSAN WRONG DECISSION!

eric, Saint Charles, IL, 09/23/2015
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
14 of 34 people found this review helpful

my first big issue of this car is the interior space, its so small, nissan squeezed this car unbelievably, can't understand why really, every position in this car is so small, driver position is definitely the worst position in this car, such a huge console why?, what was the purpose of this? if you are trying to put stuff like that u have to make more room in this car, unacceptable! second issue, this car should paired with regular automatic transmission like infiniti does, but not CVT, its a big mistake, its killing all the power of this beautiful engine, such a disaster with that CVT! the gas mileage actually stay way behind what nissan is saying, with 300hp engine should never be paired with CVT!

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Not Enough Leg Room

Amanda, Helper, UT, 10/20/2017
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

My husband is very tall and the design of the driver's seating area did not allow him to have enough room between the steering wheel and the dashboard. Other than that, I liked the Maxima very much.

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3 out of 5 stars

Should have purchased something else.

Mina Watkins, Fulton, MS, 06/17/2016
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
3 of 10 people found this review helpful

I love the sleek look of my new 2016 Maxima SL but wish I would have purchased something else. I acceleration is poor. The cost not worth the car. I bought it in super black but having issues with the dealer because it The detail shop waxed it and now I have a lot of swirls and scratches in the paint.

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