2016 Infiniti Q50 problems
The 2016 Infiniti Q50 has 58 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (17%) concerns engine. Next are electrical system (14%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 58 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 33,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Infiniti Q50 with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While accelerating, the driver switched the vehicle from manual shift mode to automatic. The driver noted a significant increase in measured RPM via the tachometer as if the vehicle "jumped into a lower gear or failed to find a gear." the driver noted that the rear tires lost traction, causing the car to turn towards the left. Shortly after, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed. Consumer stated he was turning into the entrance ramp when the vehicle fish tailed causing it to flip.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 infiniti q50. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning light for the front passenger seat failed to illuminate even though the passenger seat was occupied. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed to be repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags). The vehicle was repaired; however, after the recall repair was performed, the failure recurred.
I have complained to infiniti several times throughout the 6 months I've had the vehicle. I noticed after a few weeks of leasing the car that when I steer almost to a 90 degree angle whether it be out of a right or left turn the car loses acceleration. This happens on a daily basis, not every time I turn, but more times than none it loses considerable acceleration which has almost caused a wreck. To me this is a major safety issue. I've never experienced this in an other vehicle I've driven.
The contact owns a 2016 Infiniti Q50. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the center display control unit would glitch inadvertently and constantly restart, which led to the rearview camera and GPS failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the display control unit failed and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the center display control unit had completely failed. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V599000 (Back Over Prevention).
The contact owns a 2016 Infiniti Q50. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for an oil change. The contact stated while driving to the residence, the RPMs and the speedometer were intermittently dim, and the daytime running lights were intermittently inoperable. Additionally, the contact stated that the front passenger's side seat belt light indicated that the seat belt was not buckled even though the front passenger’s seat was unoccupied.