Infiniti Q50

341 complaints across 6 scored model years and 8 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Infiniti Q50 Full report

Grade 2014–2019

2014 vs model median 4.1×

Model median3× median

Steering 61

Electrical 27

Airbags & Restraints 16

Avoid

2014 · 2015

Best

2016 · 2018

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Infiniti Q50
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2014	4.10×	158	F
2015	2.21×	57	F
2016	0.43×	17	B
2017	0.97×	28	C
2018	0.66×	22	B
2019	1.03×	37	B
2023 P	0.47×	13	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	22.5
City / Highway	19.5 / 28
Engine	3L, 6 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,375

Recalls

8 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
16V244000	AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION	2014–2017	3,296,947
19V654000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2018, 2019	1,228,830
14V138000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE	2014	989,701
16V430000	STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING	2014–2016	28,182
17V476000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2016–2018	14,192
24V470000	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT	2014–2018	7,222
17V571000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2017	814
13V588000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2014	23

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura TL	2012	C
Acura TLX	20152020	C
Acura TSX	2010	C
Alfa Romeo Giulia	2017	C
Audi A4	none flagged	B
Audi A4 Allroad	2013	C
Audi A5	none flagged	C
Audi S4	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2014 Q50

Complaints in window: 158
Severity-weighted: 219.5
Model median (weighted): 53
vs model median: 4.10×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 5
Open investigations: 0

Score 12.5 F