YearToAvoid

Infiniti Best and Worst Years by Model

15 Infiniti models, 4,412 NHTSA owner complaints and 105 recall campaigns for model years 2005–2025. Pick a model to see which years to avoid and which are the safest bets.

Infiniti models ranked by owner complaints

Sorted by popularity. Years to avoid / best years come from each model’s own Complaint Index.

Verdicts are based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls per model-year, compared within each model. This is not a reliability rating. How the Complaint Index works.

ModelYearsComplaintsRecallsYears to avoidBest yearsTop issue
Infiniti QX802014–2025125102017, 2019, 2025—Electrical System
Infiniti QX602014–2025573182014, 2023, 20252016, 2022Transmission & Powertrain
Infiniti Q502014–2023488112014, 2015, 20172021Steering
Infiniti QX502014–202527372019, 2021, 2022—Engine
Infiniti G372007–201553622009, 2011—Airbags
Infiniti QX562005–2013432102005, 2008, 2011—Brakes
Infiniti FX352005–2013265112005, 2007, 20082011Airbags
Infiniti G352005–200957132005, 2006—Engine
Infiniti Q602014–20218352017, 2018—Engine
Infiniti QX302017–2019606——Electrical System
Infiniti JX3520132807——Airbags
Infiniti M352006–201046162006, 20072010Airbags
Infiniti M372011–2013780——Transmission & Powertrain
Infiniti EX352008–20127932008, 20102011Airbags
Infiniti M452006–201010862006, 2007—Engine

Infiniti model years with the most complaints

Raw complaint counts (not adjusted for age or sales). Click through for the breakdown.

  1. 2013 Infiniti JX35 · 280 complaints · 7 recalls No verdict
  2. 2005 Infiniti G35 · 215 complaints · 1 recalls Avoid
  3. 2006 Infiniti M35 · 210 complaints · 5 recalls Avoid
  4. 2014 Infiniti QX60 · 199 complaints · 7 recalls Avoid
  5. 2014 Infiniti Q50 · 169 complaints · 5 recalls Avoid
  6. 2009 Infiniti G37 · 167 complaints · 0 recalls Avoid
  7. 2007 Infiniti M35 · 155 complaints · 4 recalls Avoid
  8. 2006 Infiniti G35 · 145 complaints · 2 recalls Avoid
  9. 2019 Infiniti QX50 · 139 complaints · 3 recalls Avoid
  10. 2015 Infiniti Q50 · 126 complaints · 3 recalls Avoid

How we rank Infiniti years

For each model we compare its own model years using the Complaint Index: complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and “Do Not Drive” recalls reported to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. The top quarter of a model’s years is marked Avoid, the bottom quarter Best. Because NHTSA publishes no sales data, models are not ranked against each other. Full details in the methodology.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases; U.S. EPA fuel economy data; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Data updated Sep 24, 2026. Read the methodology and data sources. The Complaint Index is based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls; it is not a reliability rating.