Infiniti M45 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Infiniti M45 owners have reported a total of 368 problems for their cars built in the 7 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 M45. The 2003 Infiniti M45 cars have the most problems reported (173 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Infiniti M45

Model Year Number of Problems
  2010 M45
1
  2009 M45
2
  2008 M45
6
  2007 M45
34
  2006 M45
104
  2004 M45
48
  2003 M45
173

🔍 Common problems of Infiniti M45

The following chart shows the 19 most common problems for Infiniti M45 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's fuel system, gasoline (84 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (71 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Infiniti M45

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Gasoline Fuel System
84
  Engine And Engine Cooling
71
  Electrical System
36
  Air Bag
28
  Seats
26
  Steering
26
  Other Fuel System
24
  Vehicle Speed Control
13
  Equipment
12
  Power Train
9
   
  Structure
7
  Visibility
5
  Tire
5
  Suspension
5
  Unknown Or Other
5
  Electronic Stability Control
4
  Service Brakes
4
  Wheel
2
  Exterior Lighting
2

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Infiniti M45 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 M45 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 M45 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 M45 Model Years

M45
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2004 481,69520    
1.42
  2003 1736,38121    
1.29

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Infiniti M45 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
  2010 M45
1
  2009 M45
1
  2006 M45
5
  2003 M45
11


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