FaultScore

Hyundai XG300 vs Infiniti I35

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 XG300 Infiniti I35
Complaints on file 120 300
Model years covered 2001–2004 2001–2004
Worst model year 2002
Best model year 2004
Crashes reported 9 19
Fires reported 3 4
Injuries reported 8 17
Deaths reported 0 7
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 16.7% 15.7%

Hyundai XG300 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 21 17.5%
Electrical System 16 13.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 11.7%
Brakes 11 9.2%
Airbags 10 8.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 8.3%
Body & Structure 7 5.8%
Suspension 5 4.2%

Infiniti I35 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 109 36.3%
Airbags 32 10.7%
Electrical System 23 7.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 7.0%
Suspension 15 5.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 4.7%
Brakes 14 4.7%
Other & Unspecified 13 4.3%