1999 Infiniti I30: Reliability Data

36
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
Air Bags
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

38,000 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
116,900 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags
10
Sensor/Control Module
3
Unknown Or Other
2
Alternator/Generator/Regulator
2
Anchorage
1
Head Restraint
1
Switch
1
Body
1
Fuel Rail
1
Frontal
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
6
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATING LEFT, IT'S EASY TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME ACCIDENTLY. IF THE DRIVER'S PALM IS DOWN. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBROAD REMAIN ON, MAKING THE DRIVER UNWARE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER IS N..."
"WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATING LEFT, IT'S EASY TO TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME ACCIDENTLY. IF THE DRIVER'S PALM IS DOWN. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBROAD REMAIN ON, MAKING THE DRIVER UNWARE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER IS N..."
"SEATBELT HARNESS ENTRAPPED BY SEAT CONTROL BUTTONS, RESULTS IN DRIVER BEING DANGEROUSLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY PUSHED INTO STEERING COLUMN. REPORTED TO MFR WHO COULD NOT REMEDY AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM LEASE OBLIGATION. NEW 2000 MODEL REDESIGNED WITH CONTROLS WELL AWAY FROM SEATBELT BASE, IMPLYING FULL ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Air Bags 10 complaints
25th: 101,000 mi Median: 112,000 mi 75th: 121,800 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 8 OH: 5 VA: 4 OR: 4 TX: 3 IL: 2 MA: 2 FL: 2 CT: 2 NY: 1

Who Files Complaints?

36.1%
Original Owners
63.9%
Second+ Owners

Infiniti I30 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1996314
1997285
1998617
2000759
20011089

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