2016 Infiniti Q50 problems: recalls, complaints and whether this is a year to avoid

Is 2016 a good year for the Infiniti Q50?

The spread across this nameplate is wide: the 2015 draws 126 times the complaints of the 2022. On a run like that the model year you buy matters more than the badge, and 2016 sits in the middle of it.

Older years have been on the road longer and collect more complaints for that reason alone, and a year that sold in higher volume collects more while being no worse.

This retrieval holds 7 of the nameplate’s model years. 2017, 2021 are absent, which means no records came back for them — not that they were clean. The ranking above is among the years shown.

The 2016 accounts for 16% of every complaint filed against the Infiniti Q50 in this retrieval, which works out to 3.9 complaints per year on the road across the 10 years since it was sold new — the figure to compare against other years, because it removes the advantage a newer car gets simply from having had less time to accumulate reports.

Complaints fell against the preceding year: the 2016 carries 31% of the 2015’s reports. Some of that is age, but a drop this large between consecutive years often marks a fix.

Which recalls cover the 2016?

Take the campaign number to any franchised Infiniti dealer. Recall repairs are free with no mileage or ownership limit, and they follow the car rather than the owner, so a used 2016 with an unrepaired campaign is a free repair you can claim. How recalls work.

Recall text is abridged from the NHTSA record. Search the campaign number at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the full notice and affected VIN ranges.

What do owners report on the Infiniti Q50?

Across every Infiniti Q50 year, not the 2016 alone — NHTSA does not split component totals by model year.

• Power Train — 49 reports
• Steering — 43 reports
• Air Bags — 29 reports
• Electrical System — 25 reports

Which other Infiniti Q50 years should you compare?

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If you are deciding between years, the table above is the short answer and the Infiniti Q50 page carries the full run with the component breakdown. Before money changes hands, run the VIN for open recalls and read the inspection checklist — ten minutes in the seller’s driveway finds most of what matters.