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Infiniti I30Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 249 NHTSA owner complaints across 9 model years, no Infiniti I30 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1998, 1999 and 2000. The I30 has 6 safety recalls on record.

Infiniti I30
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2001Best years'98 '99 '00Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints249Top: Air bagsSafety recalls61996–2004 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Infiniti I30 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the I30 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2001Caution40/10075 complaints · 3 recalls2000Solid51/10050 complaints · 0 recalls1999Solid63/10026 complaints · 0 recalls1998Solid49/10049 complaints · 2 recalls1997Not rated–/10020 complaints · 1 recall1996Not rated–/10024 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Infiniti I30 problems

All model years combined: 249 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags5014
Electrical system419
Suspension323
Service brakes, hydraulic264
Vehicle speed control266
Structure242
Engine and engine cooling213
Power train162
Engine112
15 other systems674
6 recalls

Infiniti I30 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

36%Passenger side: inflator module20V-008 · 2001–2004 · Jan 9, 2020 · 307,962 vehicles33%Passenger side: inflator module16V-349 · 2003–2004 · May 24, 2016 · 413,852 vehicles27%Air bags15V-287 · 2001 · May 15, 2015 · 1,090,569 vehicles–Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator02V-171 · 1997–1998 · Jun 24, 2002 · 161,000 vehicles–Control arm: lower arm02V-146 · 2001–2002 · May 30, 2002 · 90,500 vehicles–Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator99V-129 · 1998 · May 20, 1999 · 17,000 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the I30

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2001–2004 · still open
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