2015 Infiniti Q50: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 175 complaints
175
Total Complaints
36,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
22
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,500 25th Percentile
36,000 Median Mileage
65,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
34
STEERING
25
AIR BAGS
19
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
19
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
SERVICE BRAKES
12
ENGINE
8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
SEATS
3

Severity Assessment

22
Crashes
4
Fires
14
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I GET DISTORTIVE IMAGES AND INTENSE GLARES FROM HEADLIGHTS OF CARS BEHIND ME, AND COMING TOWARDS ME WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THESE IMAGES ARE VERTICAL BEAMS OF LIGHT WITH HORIZONTAL LINES AND SHOOT TOWARDS THE SKY. EVERY CAR BEHIND YOU WILL REFLECT TWO BEAMS WITH THE LINES, AND IF THERE ARE SEVERAL ..."
"I JUST LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT MY INFINITI Q50 HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE ONE OF THE THREE VEHICLES MOST VULNERABLE TO AUTOMATED HACKING, ALONG WITH THE JEEP CHEROKEE AND THE CADILLAC ESCALADE. CONSEQUENTLY, CHRYSLER RECALLED 1/4 MILLION JEEP CHEROKEES IN ORDER TO PATCH THEIR SOFTWARE TO PREVENT HACKE..."
"RECENTLY I WAS SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT ABOUT 3RD IN LINE BEHIND A FORD EXPLORER. I LIVE IN ATLANTA SO STOPLIGHTS ARE EXTRAORDINARILY LONG. I HAD THE CAR IN DRIVE OBVIOUSLY AND MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO THE RED LIGHT MY CAR STARTS TO SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ..."

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

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