2015 INFINITI Q50 — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 127 complaints · 3 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (26 complaints · 20.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 17
  • Fires 2
  • Injuries 12
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 26 of 127 owner complaints (20.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 26 complaints, 20.5% of reports POWER TRAIN 26 · 20.5% STEERING: 24 complaints, 18.9% of reports STEERING 24 · 18.9% · 4 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 14 complaints, 11.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 14 · 11.0% AIR BAGS: 12 complaints, 9.4% of reports AIR BAGS 12 · 9.4% · 6 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 10 complaints, 7.9% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 10 · 7.9% · 5 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 7 complaints, 5.5% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 · 5.5% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports ENGINE: 3 complaints, 2.4% of reports ENGINE 3 · 2.4% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 3 complaints, 2.4% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 · 2.4% SEAT BELTS: 3 complaints, 2.4% of reports SEAT BELTS 3 · 2.4% · 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 24 complaints, 18.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 24 · 18.9% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 26 20.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 24 18.9% 4 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 14 11.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 12 9.4% 6 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 10 7.9% 5 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7 5.5% 1 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 3 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 2.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 3 2.4% 0 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 24 18.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2015; the first recall shown was reported in Apr 2016. 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2022-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2024-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2024-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2025-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2025-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2026-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2026-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 Owner reports Apr 2015 Jul 2026 Recall campaign 16V244000 ◆ Recall campaign 16V244000 Recall campaign 16V430000 ◆ Recall campaign 16V430000 Recall campaign 24V470000 ◆ Recall campaign 24V470000 Investigation DP22005 ● Investigation DP22005
  • Campaign 16V244000 was reported 153 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 16V430000 was reported 265 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 24V470000 was reported 2,782 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 5
2015-Q4 Owner reports 4
2016-Q1 Owner reports 3
2016-Q2 Owner reports 5
2016-Q3 Owner reports 4
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 4
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 3
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 2
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 2
2019-Q4 Owner reports 5
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 3
2021-Q1 Owner reports 3
2021-Q2 Owner reports 3
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 5
2022-Q2 Owner reports 4
2022-Q3 Owner reports 2
2022-Q4 Owner reports 2
2023-Q1 Owner reports 2
2023-Q2 Owner reports 4
2023-Q3 Owner reports 2
2023-Q4 Owner reports 3
2024-Q1 Owner reports 3
2024-Q2 Owner reports 6
2024-Q3 Owner reports 6
2024-Q4 Owner reports 3
2025-Q1 Owner reports 3
2025-Q2 Owner reports 4
2025-Q3 Owner reports 8
2025-Q4 Owner reports 1
2026-Q1 Owner reports 2
2026-Q2 Owner reports 3
2026-Q3 Owner reports 4
Recall campaign 1 16V244000
Recall campaign 1 16V430000
Recall campaign 1 24V470000
Defect investigation 1 DP22005
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Safety Recalls (3)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 16V244000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy:
    Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 16V430000

    Report date
    Component:
    STEERING
    Consequence:
    If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Direct Adaptive Steering ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 24V470000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    A broken driveshaft can result in a loss of drive power, or a vehicle roll away when the vehicle is in park without the parking brake applied. Both scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. INFINITI's numbers for this recall are R24A5 and R24A7.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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