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Infiniti engine problems

Across all Infiniti models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,312 complaints involve engine. The G35 accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 2003 G35 with 124 engine complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
1,312 about engine, all Infiniti models
Most affected
G35 24% of these complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 847 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
29 and 26

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Infiniti models

ModelComplaintsShare
G3531424%
QX5015011%
QX561129%
QX601098%
I351088%
Q50836%
M45746%
G37494%
I30343%
M35333%

Worst model years for engine

  1. 2003 Infiniti G35124 complaints
  2. 2019 Infiniti QX5089 complaints
  3. 2003 Infiniti I3572 complaints
  4. 2004 Infiniti G3564 complaints
  5. 2005 Infiniti G3559 complaints

Engine complaints by model year

Infiniti engine complaints by model year 0 150 300 1990: 6 '90 1991: 7 1992: 8 1993: 4 '93 1994: 8 1995: 3 1996: 6 '96 1997: 8 1998: 6 1999: 7 '99 2000: 14 2001: 15 2002: 37 '02 2003: 258 2004: 98 2005: 68 '05 2006: 83 2007: 30 2008: 41 '08 2009: 28 2010: 12 2011: 55 '11 2012: 47 2013: 43 2014: 64 '14 2015: 34 2016: 18 2017: 59 '17 2018: 38 2019: 113 2020: 27 '20 2021: 31 2022: 13 2023: 8 '23 2024: 5 2025: 5 2026: 4 '26 2027: 1
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
19906
19917
19928
19934
19948
19953
19966
19978
19986
19997
200014
200115
200237
2003258
200498
200568
200683
200730
200841
200928
201012
201155
201247
201343
201464
201534
201618
201759
201838
2019113
202027
202131
202213
20238
20245
20255
20264
20271

Among the 847 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.