2011 Nissan Maxima: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

3 builds left the factory as a 2011 Maxima, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 1 main configuration sell for $2,900–$14,685 today.

  • 1 main configurations
  • 16,095 vehicles built
  • 87 for sale right now
  • $2,900–$14,685 typical price range

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What people actually pay

93 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Base configuration
$6,498
$2,813 $5,891 $8,970 $12,048 $15,126
Price trend

Median up $503 over the last 12 months.

2011 Maxima price history →
Will it hold value?

A Maxima typically keeps about 65% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $4,200 today.

Maxima depreciation by year →
Cost to run

19/26 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,110/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2011 Maxima

Safety, in plain English

What 1N4AA5AP-B means

1N4 AA5AP · B
1N4
the World Manufacturer Identifier Nissan registered — assembled in the United States
AA5AP
together encode the Maxima line — Sedan, 3.5L 6cyl — as Nissan filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
B
in position 10 — model year 2011
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 1N4AA5AP 6BC868067 1N4AA5AP 7BC869776 1N4AA5AP 1BC835459
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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