Infiniti QX50 vs Chevrolet C1500

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 QX50	Chevrolet C1500
Complaints on file	394	969
Model years covered	2014–2025	1988–1996
Worst model year	2019	1996
Best model year	2024	1994
Crashes reported	22	41
Fires reported	9	25
Injuries reported	21	26
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	13.2%	9.5%

Infiniti QX50 by year

5 3 29 16 195 45 59 22 7 10 3

14 15 16 17 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

Engine & Cooling 138 35.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 50 12.7%

Electrical System 42 10.7%

Other & Unspecified 37 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 31 7.9%

Brakes 22 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 18 4.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 3.3%

Chevrolet C1500 by year

37 39 25 43 48 84 177 238 278

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 293 30.2%

Brakes 185 19.1%

Seats 94 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 69 7.1%

Engine & Cooling 53 5.5%

Seat Belts 36 3.7%

Electrical System 34 3.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 3.1%