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Infiniti M35Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 461 NHTSA owner complaints across 5 model years, no Infiniti M35 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2006, 2007 and 2008. The M35 has 6 safety recalls on record.

Infiniti M35
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'06 '07 '08Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints461Top: Air bagsSafety recalls62006–2010 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 M35 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 M35 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'06'07'08'09'10
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2010Not rated–/10020 complaints · 5 recalls2009Not rated–/10016 complaints · 5 recalls2008Best70/10060 complaints · 5 recalls2007Solid50/100155 complaints · 4 recalls2006Solid43/100210 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Infiniti M35 problems

All model years combined: 461 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 bags1197
Steering1080
Seats901
Vehicle speed control357
Electrical system312
Suspension240
Engine231
Structure192
Tires160
15 other systems749
6 recalls

Infiniti M35 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 · 2006–2010 · Jan 9, 2020 · 307,962 vehicles51%Passenger side: inflator module17V-028 · 2006–2010 · Jan 10, 2017 · 152,554 vehicles33%Passenger side: inflator module16V-349 · 2006–2010 · May 24, 2016 · 413,852 vehicles35%Air bags15V-226 · 2006 · Apr 17, 2015 · 12,606 vehicles65%Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal13V-430 · 2006–2010 · Sep 26, 2013 · 98,307 vehicles–Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems09V-393 · 2008–2010 · Oct 5, 2009 · 143,223 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the M35

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2006–2010 · still open
    Open
  2. Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2006 · still open
    Led to recall 14V-668
  3. Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2006 · closed Mar 2, 2015
    Led to recall 13V-172