1994 Infiniti Q45: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 47 complaints
47
Total Complaints
Frontal
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Frontal
6
12V/24V/48V Battery
5
Fuel Injection System
3
Automatic Transmission
3
Front
3
Cruise Control
2
Gasoline
2
Cooling System
2
Tank Assembly
2
Tires
2

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
4
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AFTER MAKING SLOW TURN, ACCELERATED GOING STRAIGHT, SUDDENLY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED, RENDERING STEERING INOPERATIVE, DUE TO OIL AND WET ROAD, AND FISH TAILING"
"UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, HITTING A GAURD RAIL, PASS. AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH SUCH FORCE IT SHATTERED WINDSHIELD."
"ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, PEDAL FADES AND VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

AL: 11 CA: 11 NY: 4 NJ: 3 IL: 3 MD: 2 TX: 2 FL: 2 LA: 2 MA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

14.9%
Original Owners
85.1%
Second+ Owners

Infiniti Q45 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1990331
1991493
1992346
2002291
2003201

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28