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Infiniti Q50 HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 24 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Infiniti Q50 Hybrid.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints24Top: SteeringSafety recalls62014–2017 model years

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

Best & worst years

Infiniti Q50 Hybrid 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 Q50 Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2015Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls2014Not rated–/10020 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Infiniti Q50 Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 24 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
Steering83
Engine51
Electrical system51
Service brakes40
Fuel/propulsion system30
Power train20
Vehicle speed control21
Air bags20
Electronic stability control (ESC)21
4 other systems40
6 recalls

Infiniti Q50 Hybrid recalls

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

78%Driver side: inflator module17V-571 · 2017 · Sep 15, 2017 · 814 vehicles90%Steering: automated/adaptive steering16V-430 · 2014–2016 · Jun 13, 2016 · 28,182 vehicles77%Sensor: occupant classification16V-244 · 2014–2016 · Apr 26, 2016 · 3,296,947 vehicles97%Hybrid propulsion system14V-581 · 2014 · Sep 22, 2014 · 5,412 vehicles96%Power train: automatic transmission14V-582 · 2014 · Sep 22, 2014 · 817 vehicles95%Engine and engine cooling: engine14V-583 · 2014 · Sep 22, 2014 · 6,562 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Q50 Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2014–2018 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
  2. Occupant Classification System FailureRQ15001 · 2014 · closed Sep 1, 2015
    No recall