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Which Infiniti QX80 years to avoid

No Infiniti QX80 model year in 2015–2019 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2019 and 2015, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Infiniti QX80 Full report
C
Grade 2015–2019
2019 vs model median 1.2×
Model median3× median
Electrical 6
Lights & Visibility 3
Driver Assist 3
Weakest

2015 · 2019

Best

2015 · 2019

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
2015
0.79× 10 B
2019
1.21× 20 C
2025 P
1.24× 13 C

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.

2015 B 10 reports · median 1,500 mi

  1. Brakes 4

    Driving down a city street at about 25-30 MPH with no cars in close proximity in front of vehicle. Heard three quick beeps and then the car suddenly stopped in the middle of the street. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Speed Control 2

  3. Airbags & Restraints 1

    Picked up the vechicle on the afternoon of june 23 2015. On the way home the air bag warning light flashed so we returned to the dealership. They did something and stted is was aloose wire. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

1 crash · 1 injuries

2019 C 20 reports · median 11,000 mi

  1. Electrical 6

    Went to start car after it was sitting over night (and temperature had dropped) and it would not start, requiring a jump. Nothing was left on overnight. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Lights & Visibility 3

    The car's rearview camera has no visibility when it's nighttime or dark outside. The rearview camera monitor is almost pitch black and too grainy. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Driver Assist 3

    The night rear backup camera is extremely dark and blurry. You can’t see anything via the camera at night. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

The best year for the QX80

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

2015 is the best-scoring QX80 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 75.3 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2015 0.79× 10 B
2019 1.21× 20 C

Recalls

6 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
19V654000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2019 1,228,830
26V455000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 2015–2025 168,149
14V683000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2015 133,592
25V821000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE 2025 64,085
24V748000 BACK OVER PREVENTION 2025 37,236
24V747000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE 2025 5,176

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 2019 were reported at a median of 11,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Infiniti QX80 years should you avoid?
No Infiniti QX80 model year in 2015–2019 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2019 and 2015.
What is the best year for the Infiniti QX80?
2015 is the best-scoring Infiniti QX80 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 75.3 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Infiniti QX80 have?
6 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Infiniti QX80 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 2019 QX80
Complaints in window
20
Severity-weighted
20
Model median (weighted)
17
vs model median
1.21×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
2
Open investigations
0
Score 64.7 C