The Lemon IndexInfiniti Q50 reliability.
Is it reliable? Yes. About three-quarters as many complaints as the average car.
Better than average · 2014–2019
What owners say on YouTube
2014–2024 Q50 · 194 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
- Gauges, lights & wiring220K views
- Oil changes & service196K views
- Infotainment, battery & electrical112K 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 2020 or newer? Those are too new for a full complaint score (any score shown is partial, in gray), but YouTube owners like the 2023 best.
Engines & versions
Fewest complaints
2016.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average, too new (2023+: a partial score, marked “partial”) or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 5 Infiniti Q50 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-q50/" title="Infiniti Q50 reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="353" 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-q50/">Lemon Index</a> (Infiniti Q50 reliability by year)</p>YouTube rank: we read 199 YouTube videos about the Infiniti Q50, 2014 to 2023, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2018. 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 Q50 reliable?
Yes. It draws about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car, and YouTube owners sound happier with it than with most cars its age. Fewest complaints: 2016. Most complaints: 2014.
Is the Infiniti Q50 a good car?
Yes, it draws fewer complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2014-2019: Lemon Index 78; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2016 drew the fewest complaints and 2014 the most.
What are the best Infiniti Q50 years to buy?
By owner complaints per car sold: 2016, 2019, 2017. 2016 drew the fewest.
What Infiniti Q50 years should you stay away from?
The 3 years with the most complaints per car sold: 2014 (worse than average, Lemon Index 182), 2015 (better than average, Lemon Index 81), 2018 (one of the most reliable, Lemon Index 43). 100 is the average car; lower is better.
How many recalls does the Infiniti Q50 have?
26 safety recalls across the 10 model years we track. Most: 2014 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (4). Each year's page lists them, and every Infiniti Q50 recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Infiniti Q50 problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name steering, electrical and airbags 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 182 | about twice the average car's complaints | 111 | steering (54%) | 8 | ★★★★★ | 22–31 |
| 2015 | 81 | somewhat fewer complaints than the average car | 38 | brakes (24%) | 3 | ★★★★★ | 22–31 |
| 2016 | 25 | about a quarter as many complaints as the average car | 11 | steering (27%) | 4 | — | 21–30 |
| 2017 | 39 | a bit under half as many complaints as the average car | 17 | brakes (24%) | 4 | — | 22–29 |
| 2018 | 43 | a bit under half as many complaints as the average car | 16 | engine (38%) | 3 | — | 22–29 |
| 2019 | 39 | a bit under half as many complaints as the average car | 17 | electrical (35%) | 1 | — | 22–25 |
| 2020 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 1 | brakes (100%) | 0 | — | 22–23 |
| 2021 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 3 | automatic emergency braking (67%) | 3 | — | 22–23 |
| 2022 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 1 | — | 0 | — | 22–23 |
| 2023 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 8 | steering (50%) | 0 | — | 22–23 |
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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