Infiniti I30 Reliability
345 NHTSA complaints (1996–2004). Complaint rate: 2875.0 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2000–2001 Infiniti I30. The 2002–2003 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Infiniti I30 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 32 | 15.6% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 22 | 22.7% |
| SUSPENSION | 19 | 10.5% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 17 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 16 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 14 | 21.4% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 12 | 8.3% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 12 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE | 11 | 9.1% |
| STEERING | 9 | 11.1% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | — | 31 | 4 | — | View 1996View→ |
| 1997 | — | 28 | 5 | 1 | View 1997View→ |
| 1998AVOID | — | 61 | 7 | 6 | View 1998View→ |
| 1999 | — | 36 | 4 | 6 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 75 | 9 | 1 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001AVOID | — | 108 | 9 | 5 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2002View→ |
| 2003GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2003View→ |
See also: Infiniti I30accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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