The Lemon IndexInfiniti M35 reliability.
Is it reliable? Mostly. 1.1× the average car's complaints.
About average · 2006–2007
What owners say on YouTube
2006–2010 M35 · 199 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
- Infotainment, battery & electrical62K views
- Timing chain & engine43K views
- Heat, A/C & blend door39K views
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Praise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Looking at a 2008 or newer? Those are too new for a full complaint score (any score shown is partial, in gray), but YouTube owners like the 2009 best.
Fewest complaints
2007.
Only 2 Infiniti M35 years have enough complaints and sales to score, too few for best and worst lists. 2007 drew a bit more than the average car's complaints.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 4 Infiniti M35 years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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<iframe src="https://lemonindex.com/embed/cars/infiniti-m35/" title="Infiniti M35 reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="261" style="border:0;max-width:720px" loading="lazy"></iframe><p style="font-size:13px;margin:4px 0 0">Data: <a href="https://lemonindex.com/cars/infiniti-m35/">Lemon Index</a> (Infiniti M35 reliability by year)</p>Scores before 2010 are rough: fewer owners filed complaints back then.
YouTube rank: we read 198 YouTube videos about the Infiniti M35, 2006 to 2010, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2009. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Infiniti M35 reliable?
Mostly. It draws 1.1× the average car's complaints, but YouTube owners sound happier with it than with most cars its age. No year beat the average car. The year with the fewest complaints, 2007, still drew 1.1× the average.
Is the Infiniti M35 a good car?
It is about average, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2006-2007: Lemon Index 114; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2007 drew the fewest complaints and 2006 the most.
What are the best Infiniti M35 years to buy?
Only 2 Infiniti M35 years have enough data to score, so we don't list best years. 2007 drew the fewest complaints (a bit more than the average car's complaints).
What Infiniti M35 years should you stay away from?
Only 2 Infiniti M35 years have enough data to score, too few to single out years to avoid.
How many recalls does the Infiniti M35 have?
34 safety recalls across the 8 model years we track. Most: 2006 (6), 2008 (6), 2009 (6). Each year's page lists them, and every Infiniti M35 recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Infiniti M35 problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name steering, transmission & drivetrain and electrical most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 115 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 36 | steering (44%) | 6 | — | 18 |
| 2007 | 114 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 22 | steering (50%) | 5 | — | 18–19 |
| 2008 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 21 | steering (67%) | 6 | — | 18–19 |
| 2009 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 10 | engine (30%) | 6 | — | 18–19 |
| 2010 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 8 | steering (50%) | 6 | — | 18–19 |
| 2011 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 22 | transmission & drivetrain (45%) | 2 | ★★★★☆ | — |
| 2012 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 7 | engine (43%) | 0 | ★★★★☆ | 29 |
| 2013 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 5 | electrical (40%) | 3 | ★★★★★ | 29 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: en.wikipedia.org. How it works
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