2015 Infiniti Q50 problems and recalls

Owners filed 45 complaints on the 2015 Infiniti Q50 in the last three full years, out of 125 on record. The most cited component is the Power Train.

125
Complaints
3
Recalls
16
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
10
Injuries
96.4
Severity index

Severity index 96.4 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 96.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 28 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 80% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 39 complaints (31.2%)39 31%SteeringSteering: 28 complaints (22.4%)28 22%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 21 complaints (16.8%)21 17%Air BagsAir Bags: 19 complaints (15.2%)19 15%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 18 complaints (14.4%)18 14%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 17 complaints (13.6%)17 14%Service BrakesService Brakes: 12 complaints (9.6%)12 10%EngineEngine: 9 complaints (7.2%)9 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN3931.2%
STEERING2822.4%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2116.8%
AIR BAGS1915.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1814.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1713.6%
SERVICE BRAKES129.6%
ENGINE97.2%

Complaints filed per year

09182015: 102016: 142017: 82018: 22019: 102020: 62021: 82022: 132023: 112024: 182025: 162026: 9 (partial year)15161718192021222324182526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201510
201614
20178
20182
201910
20206
20218
202213
202311
202418
202516
2026 (year to date)9
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.7x those in 2020 to 2022 (45 against 27).

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
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 2026-08-16. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.