Infiniti Q50 Reliability
701 NHTSA complaints (2014–2023). Complaint rate: 28.5 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 2014–2015 Infiniti Q50. The 2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STEERING.
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 Q50 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| STEERING | 117 | 6.8% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 82 | 3.7% |
| POWER TRAIN | 71 | 4.2% |
| ENGINE | 68 | 2.9% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 58 | 5.2% |
| AIR BAGS | 57 | 26.3% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 42 | 11.9% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 40 | 22.5% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 25 | 4.0% |
| WHEELS | 17 | 17.6% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014AVOID | — | 255 | 22 | 5 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015AVOID | — | 175 | 22 | 4 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 52 | 1 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 89 | 5 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 61 | 3 | 1 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 49 | 7 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 6 | 3 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 8 | 4 | — | View 2023View→ |
See also: Infiniti Q50accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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