Cadillac Escalade ESV vs Infiniti G35

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Cadillac Escalade ESV	Infiniti G35
Complaints on file	752	1,862
Model years covered	2003–2026	2002–2009
Worst model year	2007	2003
Best model year	2026	2007
Crashes reported	47	101
Fires reported	13	30
Injuries reported	47	45
Deaths reported	3	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	14.6%	9.6%

Cadillac Escalade ESV by year

13 28 19 5 83 19 10 6 18 5 3 13 20 50 22 50 33 95 80 122 29 18 11

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 261 34.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 88 11.7%

Electrical System 78 10.4%

Airbags 53 7.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 42 5.6%

Brakes 40 5.3%

Other & Unspecified 32 4.3%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 21 2.8%

Infiniti G35 by year

3 737 351 301 184 152 132 2

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 334 17.9%

Engine & Cooling 321 17.2%

Airbags 174 9.3%

Lights 158 8.5%

Brakes 147 7.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 111 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 93 5.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 75 4.0%