Infiniti M45Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 280 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, no Infiniti M45 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2004, 2006 and 2007. The M45 has 9 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2003 Best years'04 '06 '07Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints280Top: Fuel system, gasoline Safety recalls92003–2010 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Best & worst years

Infiniti M45 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 M45 median. Tap a year for its full report.

12943 72 27 6 2 1

'03'04'06'07'08'09'10

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls 2009Not rated–/1002 complaints · 5 recalls 2008Not rated–/1006 complaints · 5 recalls 2007Best69/10027 complaints · 4 recalls 2006Solid43/10072 complaints · 5 recalls 2004Solid59/10043 complaints · 2 recalls 2003Caution32/100129 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Infiniti M45 problems

All model years combined: 280 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

88Fuel system, gasoline

53Engine

37Electrical system

28Air bags

26Seats

25Steering1 crash/fire/injury

21Engine and engine cooling

18Fuel system, other

12Vehicle speed control

5515 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Fuel system, gasoline	88	0
Engine	53	0
Electrical system	37	0
Air bags	28	0
Seats	26	0
Steering	25	1
Engine and engine cooling	21	0
Fuel system, other	18	0
Vehicle speed control	12	3
15 other systems	55	3

9 recalls

Infiniti M45 recalls

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

Passenger side: inflator module20V-008 · 2006–2010 · Jan 9, 2020 · 307,962 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module17V-028 · 2006–2010 · Jan 10, 2017 · 152,554 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module16V-349 · 2006–2010 · May 24, 2016 · 413,852 vehicles Air bags15V-226 · 2006 · Apr 17, 2015 · 12,606 vehicles Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal13V-430 · 2006–2010 · Sep 26, 2013 · 98,307 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline12V-088 · 2003–2004 · Mar 6, 2012 · 8,120 vehicles Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems09V-393 · 2008–2010 · Oct 5, 2009 · 143,223 vehicles Brake lights: switch04V-497 · 2004 · Oct 13, 2004 · 96 vehicles Engine and engine cooling03V-455 · 2003 · Nov 17, 2003 · 630,000 vehicles

6 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the M45

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2006–2010 · still open
Open
Feb 24, 2015
Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2006 · still open
Led to recall 14V-668
Jun 11, 2014
Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2006 · closed Mar 2, 2015
Led to recall 13V-172
Dec 14, 2011
Fuel level gauge system failurePE11038 · 2003–2004 · closed Mar 22, 2012
Led to recall 12V-088
Apr 1, 2009
Non-deployment of Side Thorax Air BagsEA09005 · 2003–2004 · closed Apr 3, 2012
Led to recall 12V-079
Dec 2, 2008
SIDE AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENTPE08067 · 2003–2004 · closed Apr 1, 2009
No recall