Hyundai Elantra Touring vs Infiniti FX35

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	Hyundai Elantra Touring	Infiniti FX35
Complaints on file	234	578
Model years covered	2008–2013	2002–2013
Worst model year	2010	2005
Best model year	2009	2010
Crashes reported	19	31
Fires reported	6	5
Injuries reported	17	20
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Steering	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	17.9%	10%

Hyundai Elantra Touring by year

1 48 97 41 28 19

08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Steering 53 22.6%

Airbags 23 9.8%

Electrical System 18 7.7%

Wheels 14 6.0%

Engine & Cooling 13 5.6%

Brakes 13 5.6%

Suspension 13 5.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 5.6%

Infiniti FX35 by year

3 84 148 122 55 48 42 23 17 15 20 1

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Airbags 108 18.7%

Other & Unspecified 64 11.1%

Electrical System 62 10.7%

Body & Structure 59 10.2%

Doors, Latches & Locks 55 9.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 36 6.2%

Engine & Cooling 34 5.9%

Brakes 26 4.5%