Reliability & cost of ownership
Infiniti QX80 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Infiniti QX80? 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 QX80 problems by model year
27 recall entries and 140 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 QX80 | 1 | 5 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2026 QX80 | 2 | 8 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 QX80 | 4 | 8 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 QX80 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 QX80 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 QX80 | 1 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 QX80 | 3 | 7 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 QX80 | 2 | 6 | 4.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 QX80 | 2 | 21 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 QX80 | 2 | 9 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2017 QX80 | 1 | 17 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 QX80 | 1 | 15 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 QX80 | 2 | 18 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 QX80 | 4 | 21 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Infiniti QX80, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system27 complaints
- unknown or other25 complaints
- engine20 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system18 complaints
- air bags17 complaints
- service brakes14 complaints
- forward collision avoidance14 complaints
- fuel system, gasoline10 complaints