Infiniti I35 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Infiniti I35 owners have reported a total of 297 problems for their cars built in the 4 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Infiniti I35. The 2003 Infiniti I35 cars have the most problems reported (133 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Infiniti I35

Model Year Number of Problems
  2004 I35
40
  2003 I35
133
  2002 I35
122
  2001 I35
2

🔍 Common problems of Infiniti I35

The following chart shows the 19 most common problems for Infiniti I35 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (106 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (32 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Infiniti I35

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Engine And Engine Cooling
106
  Air Bag
32
  Electrical System
23
  Vehicle Speed Control
20
  Equipment
17
  Suspension
15
  Power Train
14
  Service Brakes
13
  Steering
10
  Electronic Stability Control
8
   
  Exterior Lighting
8
  Gasoline Fuel System
6
  Structure
6
  Unknown Or Other
5
  Other Fuel System
5
  Visibility
3
  Seats
3
  Traction Control System
2
  Air Brake
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Infiniti I35 of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across I35 model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Infiniti I35 model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across I35 Model Years

I35
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2004 4012,84920    
0.16
  2003 13317,24221    
0.37
  2002 12230,39222    
0.18

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Infiniti I35 is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2004 I35
4
  2002 I35
17


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