Infiniti Qx50 Reliability
354 NHTSA complaints (2014–2025). Complaint rate: 15.6 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 2019–2021 Infiniti Qx50. The 2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Infiniti Qx50 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | 87 | 1.1% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 39 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 35 | 11.4% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 32 | 6.2% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 25 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 24 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 21 | 19.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 13 | 0.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 13 | 7.7% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 11 | 18.2% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014GOOD | — | 5 | 3 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016AVOID | — | 29 | 6 | 6 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 15 | 1 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2019AVOID | — | 179 | 7 | 1 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020AVOID | — | 45 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021AVOID | — | 46 | 1 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Infiniti Qx50accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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