Reliability & cost of ownership
Infiniti Q50 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Infiniti Q50? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Infiniti Q50 problems by model year
23 recall entries and 485 owner complaints on file across 10 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q50 | 0 | 8 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2022 Q50 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2021 Q50 | 3 | 5 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2020 Q50 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2019 Q50 | 1 | 30 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2018 Q50 | 3 | 42 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2017 Q50 | 4 | 62 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2016 Q50 | 4 | 39 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2015 Q50 | 3 | 126 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2014 Q50 | 5 | 169 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Infiniti Q50, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering124 complaints
- electrical system86 complaints
- power train78 complaints
- engine76 complaints
- air bags62 complaints
- unknown or other58 complaints
- vehicle speed control46 complaints
- service brakes42 complaints