Infiniti Q45 Reliability
307 NHTSA complaints (1990–2005). Complaint rate: 3528.7 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 1990–1992 Infiniti Q45. The 2005 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Infiniti Q45 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 20 | 10.0% |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 15 | 86.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 13 | 0.0% |
| TIRES | 12 | 8.3% |
| SUSPENSION | 10 | 10.0% |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 10 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 10 | 20.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 10 | 40.0% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 10 | 10.0% |
| STEERING | 8 | 25.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990AVOID | — | 33 | 1 | — | View 1990View→ |
| 1991AVOID | — | 49 | 3 | 4 | View 1991View→ |
| 1992AVOID | — | 34 | 6 | 6 | View 1992View→ |
| 1993GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View 1993View→ |
| 1994AVOID | — | 47 | 11 | 4 | View 1994View→ |
| 1995GOOD | — | 8 | 3 | — | View 1995View→ |
| 1996GOOD | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 1996View→ |
| 1997 | — | 13 | 0 | — | View 1997View→ |
| 1998 | — | 16 | 4 | 1 | View 1998View→ |
| 1999 | — | 10 | 3 | — | View 1999View→ |
| 2000 | — | 13 | 0 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2001GOOD | — | 5 | 1 | — | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 29 | 1 | — | View 2002View→ |
| 2003 | — | 20 | 1 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004 | — | 14 | 0 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005GOOD | — | 5 | 2 | — | View 2005View→ |
See also: Infiniti Q45accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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