Infiniti Q50 vs Lincoln Navigator

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 Q50	Lincoln Navigator
Complaints on file	743	1,812
Model years covered	2014–2023	1998–2025
Worst model year	2014	2003
Best model year	2016	2012
Crashes reported	67	140
Fires reported	10	117
Injuries reported	26	123
Deaths reported	3	4
Most complained-about part	Steering	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	14.3%	21.2%

Infiniti Q50 by year

255 188 58 92 66 57 5 7 1 14

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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

What breaks

Steering 126 17.0%

Electrical System 87 11.7%

Engine & Cooling 82 11.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 78 10.5%

Airbags 62 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 59 7.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 46 6.2%

Brakes 42 5.7%

Lincoln Navigator by year

240 155 137 116 48 179 119 71 90 56 40 10 22 10 15 20 25 31 33 46 69 104 36 43 36 9 31 21

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Electrical System 203 11.2%

Engine & Cooling 189 10.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 178 9.8%

Tires 170 9.4%

Suspension 164 9.1%

Brakes 113 6.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 96 5.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 95 5.2%