2017 Infiniti Q50: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2017 Infiniti Q50 are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 29 of the 61 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

61
Complaints
4
Recalls
3
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
32.8
Severity index

Severity index 32.8 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 32.8p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Infiniti Q50 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Infiniti Q50 ranks 108 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 21% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 17 complaints (27.9%)17 28%Air BagsAir Bags: 9 complaints (14.8%)9 15%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 8 complaints (13.1%)8 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (13.1%)8 13%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 8 complaints (13.1%)8 13%Service BrakesService Brakes: 7 complaints (11.5%)7 11%SeatsSeats: 5 complaints (8.2%)5 8%Power TrainPower Train: 5 complaints (8.2%)5 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE1727.9%
AIR BAGS914.8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM813.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER813.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM813.1%
SERVICE BRAKES711.5%
SEATS58.2%
POWER TRAIN58.2%

Complaints filed per year

06122017: 22018: 32019: 62020: 62021: 52022: 52023: 62024: 122025: 112026: 5 (partial year)1718192021222324122526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20172
20183
20196
20206
20215
20225
20236
202412
202511
2026 (year to date)5
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.8x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V57100015/09/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULENissan North America (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Infiniti Q50 and Q50 Hybrid vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag inflator may have been improperly welded.
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
17V47600027/07/2017FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Infiniti Q50 and 2017 Infiniti Q60 vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. Incorrect Fuel Pump Control Module (FPCM) software may allow the fuel level in the main tank to be too low to supply fuel to the engine, ca
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.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.