FaultScore

Infiniti J30 vs Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen

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 J30 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
Complaints on file 100 246
Model years covered 1992–2006 2013–2019
Worst model year 1993 2015
Best model year 1997 2019
Crashes reported 18 18
Fires reported 3 2
Injuries reported 18 16
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 39% 14.6%

Infiniti J30 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 20 20.0%
Electrical System 11 11.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 11.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 10 10.0%
Engine & Cooling 6 6.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 6.0%
Brakes 5 5.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 5 5.0%

Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 37 15.0%
Engine & Cooling 27 11.0%
Suspension 27 11.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 23 9.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 5.7%
Body & Structure 14 5.7%