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Infiniti I35Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 200 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Infiniti I35 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2002, 2003 and 2004. The I35 has 7 safety recalls on record.

Infiniti I35
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'02 '03 '04Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints200Top: EngineSafety recalls72001–2004 model years

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

Best & worst years

Infiniti I35 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 I35 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'01'02'03'04
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2004Best73/10035 complaints · 3 recalls2003Solid50/10093 complaints · 5 recalls2002Solid46/10070 complaints · 5 recalls2001Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Infiniti I35 problems

All model years combined: 200 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
Engine601
Engine and engine cooling460
Air bags324
Electrical system231
Vehicle speed control213
Suspension133
Power train121
Steering93
Service brakes, hydraulic93
11 other systems524
7 recalls

Infiniti I35 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 · 2002–2003 · May 15, 2015 · 1,090,569 vehicles35%Air bags15V-226 · 2003–2004 · Apr 17, 2015 · 12,606 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling03V-455 · 2002–2003 · Nov 17, 2003 · 630,000 vehicles–Control arm: lower arm02V-146 · 2001–2002 · May 30, 2002 · 90,500 vehicles–Vehicle speed control02V-043 · 2002 · Feb 12, 2002 · 39,000 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the I35

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2001–2004 · still open
    Open
  2. Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2003–2004 · still open
    Led to recall 14V-668
  3. Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2003–2004 · closed Mar 2, 2015
    Led to recall 13V-172