Infiniti Q50Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 492 NHTSA owner complaints across 10 model years, the Infiniti Q50 years to avoid are 2014 and 2015, and the strongest years are 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The Q50 has 11 safety recalls on record.

Infiniti Q50

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 Q50 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 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Complaints by system

Most common Infiniti Q50 problems

All model years combined: 492 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
Steering1268
Electrical system876
Power train814
Engine784
Air bags6315
Vehicle speed control475
Service brakes419
Fuel/propulsion system271
Wheels183
16 other systems11917
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Q50

  1. Occupant Classification System FailureEA15004 · 2014 · closed May 2, 2017
    Led to recall 15V-681
  2. Occupant Classification System FailureRQ15001 · 2014 · closed Sep 1, 2015
    No recall