Infiniti Q45 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Infiniti Q45 owners have reported a total of 131 problems for their cars built in the 10 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 Q45. The 2002 Infiniti Q45 cars have the most problems reported (29 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Infiniti Q45

Model Year Number of Problems
  2005 Q45
5
  2004 Q45
14
  2003 Q45
18
  2002 Q45
29
  2001 Q45
5
  2000 Q45
13
  1999 Q45
10
  1998 Q45
16
  1997 Q45
13
  1996 Q45
8

🔍 Common problems of Infiniti Q45

The following chart shows the 22 most common problems for Infiniti Q45 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (17 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (14 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Infiniti Q45

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Electrical System
17
  Engine And Engine Cooling
14
  Air Bag
14
  Suspension
11
  Vehicle Speed Control
10
  Wheel
9
  Tire
9
  Service Brakes
8
  Steering
7
  Seats
6
   
  Exterior Lighting
6
  Structure
3
  Electronic Stability Control
3
  Seat Belt
3
  Power Train
3
  Equipment
2
  Child Seat
1
  Visibility
1
  Gasoline Fuel System
1
  Other Fuel System
1
  Unknown Or Other
1
  Parking Brake
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Infiniti Q45 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 Q45 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 Q45 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 Q45 Model Years

Q45
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2005 51,72421    
0.14
  2004 141,00522    
0.63
  2003 183,03023    
0.26
  2002 298,02224    
0.15
  2001 51,85125    
0.11
  2000 133,93626    
0.13


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