Infiniti FX35 vs Toyota Matrix

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	Infiniti FX35	Toyota Matrix
Complaints on file	578	1,422
Model years covered	2002–2013	2002–2012
Worst model year	2005	2009
Best model year	2010	2011
Crashes reported	31	170
Fires reported	5	14
Injuries reported	20	86
Deaths reported	2	2
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	10%	19.1%

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%

Toyota Matrix by year

2 314 175 260 212 109 56 224 55 10 5

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Airbags 409 28.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 181 12.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 145 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 136 9.6%

Electrical System 99 7.0%

Brakes 73 5.1%

Tires 70 4.9%

Steering 55 3.9%