MODELYEARINDEX

Which Infiniti Q50 years to avoid

Across 6 scored model years, the 2014 and 2015 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Infiniti Q50 Full report
F
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.

Year Complaint volume 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 owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2014 F 158 reports · median 4,000 mi

  1. Steering 61

    After driving approximately 1/4 mile, the car began to pull to the left very strongly; strong enough to pull me into oncoming traffic if it had not been so early in the morning. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 27

    In cold weather (below zero f) after car has been running fine and then turned off for 30-40 min, I got in the car and started as usual; but system malfunction light went on and power steering was inoperative and car… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Airbags & Restraints 16

    Our 2014 infiniti Q50 was involved in 2-car accident. Other vehicle/driver impacted driver side of 2014 infiniti Q50 at high speed and caused considerable damage. Current damage estimate to Q50 is near $25,000. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

14 crash · 13 injuries

2015 F 57 reports · median 17,000 mi

  1. Airbags & Restraints 12

    Hi, I purchased this vehicle at 7/31/2015. It's a brand new Q50 2015 premium. I met two issues about it: 1. It's passenger air bag. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 9

    Recently I was sitting at a stoplight about 3rd in line behind a ford explorer. I live in atlanta so stoplights are extraordinarily long. I had the car in drive obviously and my foot firmly on the brake. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Steering 8

    While driving on the highway 60 plus MPH, I lost control of the vehicle. I turned the steering wheel left and the car went right. This occurred twice on two separate days. This is a major safety issue. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

19 crash · 1 fire · 17 injuries

The best year for the Q50

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2016 is the best-scoring Q50 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 79.3 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2016 0.43× 17 B
2018 0.66× 22 B
2019 1.03× 37 B

Recalls

8 campaigns on record.

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

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2014 were reported at a median of 4,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Infiniti Q50 years should you avoid?
2014, 2015 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Infiniti Q50 model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Infiniti Q50?
2016 is the best-scoring Infiniti Q50 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 79.3 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Infiniti Q50 have?
8 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Infiniti Q50 model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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