2010 Infiniti Qx56: Reliability Data

32
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,185 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
90,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
6
AIR BAGS
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
SEAT BELTS
2
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
WHEELS
2
SUSPENSION:REAR
1
SUSPENSION
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
STRUCTURE
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"A FAULT CODE GETS SET AND DEACTIVATES THE REAR AIR LEVELING SUSPENSION. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, NO AIR TO THE AIR SHOCKS AND IT BOTTOMS OUT. SUPPOSEDLY, ONLY THE DEALER CAN RESET IT. A REAL PROBLEM WHEN TOWING A TRAILER. AND EVEN WORSE, THERE IS NO DRIVER ALERT WHEN IT HAPPENS OR AFTER IT HAS HAPPE..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS AN 2010 INFINITI QX56. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A DELAY RESPONSE. THE CONTACT REQUIRED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE DURING BRAKING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTINUOUS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN O..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 INFINITY QX56. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS AND LOCATED THE FAILURE..."

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.

STEERING 6 complaints
25th: 5,925 mi Median: 16,783 mi 75th: 34,001 mi
AIR BAGS 6 complaints
Median: 93,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 6 MD: 4 NY: 4 TX: 3 NJ: 2 MI: 2 AL: 2 CO: 2 GA: 2 WI: 1

Infiniti Qx56 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20041467
20051001
20061000
2007280
2008735
2011940
2012711
2013436

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