Infiniti Q50 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Infiniti Q50 owners have reported a total of 693 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 Q50. The 2014 Infiniti Q50 cars have the most problems reported (255 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Infiniti Q50

Model Year Number of Problems
  2023 Q50
5
  2022 Q50
1
  2021 Q50
5
  2020 Q50
5
  2019 Q50
48
  2018 Q50
60
  2017 Q50
86
  2016 Q50
52
  2015 Q50
176
  2014 Q50
255

🔍 Common problems of Infiniti Q50

The following chart shows the 22 most common problems for Infiniti Q50 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's steering (120 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (83 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Infiniti Q50

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Steering
120
  Electrical System
83
  Power Train
74
  Engine And Engine Cooling
73
  Equipment
59
  Air Bag
56
  Vehicle Speed Control
43
  Service Brakes
41
  Other Fuel System
25
  Wheel
18
   
  Seats
14
  Suspension
12
  Electronic Stability Control
11
  Tire
10
  Structure
10
  Visibility
10
  Seat Belt
9
  Forward Collision Avoidance
8
  Lane Departure
7
  Exterior Lighting
5
  Gasoline Fuel System
3
  Back Over Prevention
2

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Infiniti Q50 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 Q50 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 Q50 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 Q50 Model Years

Q50
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2022 15,2174    
0.05
  2021 515,1055    
0.07
  2020 516,7926    
0.05
  2019 4829,4027    
0.23
  2018 6042,2628    
0.18
  2017 8633,2089    
0.29
  2016 5222,59810    
0.23
  2015 17659,16911    
0.27
  2014 25547,75312    
0.44

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Infiniti Q50 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
  2020 Q50
3
  2019 Q50
10
  2018 Q50
9
  2017 Q50
3
  2016 Q50
5
  2015 Q50
13
  2014 Q50
52


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