2003 Infiniti Q45: Reliability Data

20
Total Complaints
110,202mi
Median Mileage
Engine
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

86,000 25th Percentile
110,202 Median Mileage
111,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine
6
Electrical System
3
Steering
3
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
2
Service Brakes, Electric
1
Service Brakes
1
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Seat Belts
1
Power Train
1
Vehicle Speed Control
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND BY SUCH CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DEALER, NISSAN OF THE EASTSIDE IN BELLEVUE WA WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX SAID BRAKES AS I NOTED THAT THEY WERE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY IN MY TEST DRIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND I WROTE THE CONTRACT SUBJECT TO THE BRAKES BEIN..."
"MY 2003 INFINITI Q45 REPEATEDLY STALLS [SO FAR, 15+ TIMES] AND OFTEN WILL NOT RESTART [10+ TIMES]. WITH MY FAMILY AND ME IN THE CAR, THE STALLING OF THE CAR PUTS US REPEATEDLY IN JEOPARDY OF A REAR-END COLLISION OR VANDALISM OR BODILY INJURY IN DANGEROUS AREAS. THE CAR IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED ON ITS ..."
"MY 2003 INFINITI Q45 REPEATEDLY STALLS [SO FAR, 15+ TIMES] AND OFTEN WILL NOT RESTART [10+ TIMES]. WITH MY FAMILY AND ME IN THE CAR, THE STALLING OF THE CAR PUTS US REPEATEDLY IN JEOPARDY OF A REAR-END COLLISION OR VANDALISM OR BODILY INJURY IN DANGEROUS AREAS. THE CAR IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED ON ITS ..."

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.

Engine 6 complaints
25th: 92,500 mi Median: 103,000 mi 75th: 140,500 mi
Electrical System 3 complaints
Median: 100,000 mi
Steering 3 complaints
Median: 92,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

GA: 8 CA: 6 AZ: 2 WA: 1 MD: 1 NY: 1 CT: 1

Infiniti Q45 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1990331
1991493
1992346
19944711
2002291

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