Ford 500 vs Infiniti Q50

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 Ford 500 Infiniti Q50
Complaints on file 303 743
Model years covered 2005–2007 2014–2023
Worst model year 2005 2014
Best model year 2007 2016
Crashes reported 13 67
Fires reported 12 10
Injuries reported 12 26
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 12.2% 14.3%

Ford 500 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 57 18.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 20 6.6%
Other & Unspecified 13 4.3%
Lights 11 3.6%
Body & Structure 10 3.3%

Infiniti Q50 by year

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

What breaks