GMC Envoy XL 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	GMC Envoy XL	Infiniti G35
Complaints on file	769	1,862
Model years covered	2002–2006	2002–2009
Worst model year	2003	2003
Best model year	2002	2007
Crashes reported	35	101
Fires reported	23	30
Injuries reported	44	45
Deaths reported	2	3
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	13.5%	9.6%

GMC Envoy XL by year

111 296 227 135

02 03 04 06

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 180 23.4%

Electrical System 175 22.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 56 7.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 6.9%

Engine & Cooling 51 6.6%

Lights 49 6.4%

Body & Structure 36 4.7%

Airbags 23 3.0%

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%