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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Infiniti Q50 problems by model year
23 recall entries across 8 model years and 490 owner complaints across 10 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 2 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q50 | Not confirmed | 8 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 Q50 | Not confirmed | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 Q50 | 3 | 6 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Q50 | 0 | 4 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 Q50 | 1 | 30 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Q50 | 3 | 43 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Q50 | 4 | 63 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Q50 | 4 | 39 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Q50 | 3 | 126 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Q50 | 5 | 170 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
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.
- steering126 complaints
- electrical system86 complaints
- power train81 complaints
- engine77 complaints
- air bags63 complaints
- unknown or other58 complaints
- vehicle speed control47 complaints
- service brakes41 complaints