2016 Infiniti QX50 problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 2016 Infiniti QX50, and 17% of them involve engine. After that come electrical system (14%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 10 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 10 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 51,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% 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 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Infiniti QX50 with enough data (9 complaints in that window).
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.
There is something wrong with either the acceleration, electrical or throttle. While parking the vehicle and applying the breaks, the vehicle speed forward at high speed and would not stop even with applying the breaks. It crashed me and my daughter into a brick building at high speed. The witness said he had never seen anything like it before and he was a mechanic and auto body specialist. He said we went from almost in the stop position to high speed like a crash test dummy vehicle.
This is the 3rd instance of my car rolling backwards down the driveway. Both the first and second instances of uncontrolled rolling happened in 2016. Only the second instance was caught on camera. I shared the video with Infiniti and was instructed to bring the car in for an inspection. I went in for the inspection in December 2016 and they reported that there were no issues (despite video evidence).
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 infiniti qx50. Contact stated that while turning into a parking facility the RPM revved up without warning. The contact shifted the vehicle into neutral and the vehicle returned to normal operation. The vehicle was taken to george harte infiniti located at (1076 s. The vehicle received an unknown repair however, the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was scheduled to be diagnosed which was still pending. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure.
The contact owns a 2016 Infiniti QX50. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she attempted to engage the horn to prevent a collision; however, the horn was inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the clockspring had melted onto the horn relay. The vehicle was not repaired. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.