Infiniti QX56 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Infiniti QX56 owners have reported a total of 683 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 QX56. The 2004 Infiniti QX56 cars have the most problems reported (136 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Infiniti QX56

Model Year Number of Problems
  2013 QX56
42
  2012 QX56
68
  2011 QX56
93
  2010 QX56
34
  2009 QX56
13
  2008 QX56
71
  2007 QX56
28
  2006 QX56
99
  2005 QX56
99
  2004 QX56
136

🔍 Common problems of Infiniti QX56

The following chart shows the 23 most common problems for Infiniti QX56 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (199 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (105 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Infiniti QX56

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Service Brakes
199
  Engine And Engine Cooling
105
  Other Fuel System
62
  Electrical System
61
  Suspension
43
  Equipment
39
  Air Bag
35
  Power Train
27
  Steering
21
  Exterior Lighting
16
   
  Structure
14
  Gasoline Fuel System
12
  Vehicle Speed Control
10
  Electronic Stability Control
8
  Seat Belt
7
  Visibility
7
  Seats
6
  Wheel
5
  Unknown Or Other
2
  Tire
1
  Back Over Prevention
1
  Air Brake
1
  Latches/locks/linkage
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Infiniti QX56 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 QX56 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 QX56 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 QX56 Model Years

QX56
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2011 9316,76315    
0.37
  2010 349,43016    
0.23
  2009 132,66817    
0.29
  2008 7113,45118    
0.29
  2007 286,47019    
0.23
  2006 9913,44120    
0.37
  2005 9912,81921    
0.37
  2004 13612,43022    
0.50

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Infiniti QX56 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
  2013 QX56
2
  2012 QX56
3
  2011 QX56
3
  2010 QX56
3
  2008 QX56
2
  2006 QX56
2
  2005 QX56
6
  2004 QX56
25


QX56 Service Bulletins
QX56 Safety Recalls
Compare Reliability: