Infiniti Q70 Reliability by Year

Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

26 NHTSA complaints (2015–2019).Complaint rate: 26.3 per 1,000 vehicles.

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Should I buy a Infiniti Q70?

Quick answer from 26 NHTSA complaints · 2015–2019

Most Infiniti Q70 years show comparable, moderate complaint volumes. No specific year stands out as dramatically worse than its siblings. The most commonly reported issue is transmission / drivetrain. Any year within the data range should perform similarly — focus inspection on the individual VIN history rather than avoiding a specific year.

Best years to buy
Most common Infiniti Q70 problem: Transmission / Drivetrain6 complaints (0.0% crash-involvement rate).

Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.

Severity Score
393.9
Complaints
26
Crash Rate
3.8%
Fire Rate
0.0%
Injuries
1
Fatalities

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Rankings based on raw NHTSA complaint counts. Sales volume data not yet available for this model.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2015 Infiniti Q70. The 2018 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: Transmission / Drivetrain.

Avoid These Years

2015
~12/yr complaints · 1 crashes

Average

2016–2017
~4/yr complaints
2019
~5/yr complaints

Better Years

2018
~2/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Common Infiniti Q70 Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA. Bar length = volume; color = crash-involvement rate.

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ComponentComplaintsCrash %
Transmission / Drivetrain60.0%
Engine Problems30.0%
Airbags30.0%
Unintended Acceleration333.3%
Steering Defects30.0%
Wipers & Visibility30.0%
Data Sources & Methodology

Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (26 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.

Sales data: Not yet available for this model. Complaint counts are shown as raw numbers.

Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.

Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint count. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).

See also: Infiniti Q70accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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