2014 Infiniti Q50 problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2014 Infiniti Q50 include 2 fatality reports, 11 crashes and 2 fires across 169 filings.

169
Complaints
5
Recalls
11
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
8
Injuries
97.0
Severity index

Severity index 97.0 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 97.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 24 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 83% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 78 complaints (46.2%)78 46%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 42 complaints (24.9%)42 25%Power TrainPower Train: 19 complaints (11.2%)19 11%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 16 complaints (9.5%)16 9%Air BagsAir Bags: 16 complaints (9.5%)16 9%Service BrakesService Brakes: 14 complaints (8.3%)14 8%EngineEngine: 12 complaints (7.1%)12 7%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 11 complaints (6.5%)11 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING7846.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4224.9%
POWER TRAIN1911.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER169.5%
AIR BAGS169.5%
SERVICE BRAKES148.3%
ENGINE127.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL116.5%

Complaints filed per year

019382013: 92014: 382015: 222016: 172017: 112018: 62019: 122020: 112021: 62022: 72023: 62024: 112025: 112026: 2 (partial year)131438151617181920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20139
201438
201522
201617
201711
20186
201912
202011
20216
20227
20236
202411
202511
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (28 against 24).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V43000013/06/2016STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERINGNissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, to December 11, 2015, and Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to December 17, 2015. The Direct Adaptive Steering system
16V24400026/04/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 N
14V13800025/03/2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARENissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system
13V58800020/11/2013STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMNissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 vehicles equipped with Direct Adaptive Steering. The affected vehicles received a power steering software version that, should the engine compartment reach freezing temperatures, the power st
24V47000021/06/2024POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTNissan North America, Inc. (INFINITI) is recalling certain 2011-2013 M56, 2012-2013 M35 Hybrid, 2014-2018 Q50, Q70 Hybrid, 2014-2019 Q70, and 2015-2019 Q70L two-wheel drive vehicles. The driveshaft can fatigue and break.

Other Infiniti Q50 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 6 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.