FaultScore

Worst years for a Infiniti FX35

Owners have filed 578 complaints about the Infiniti FX35 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2013. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Infiniti FX35

122 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2010 Infiniti FX35

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Infiniti FX35 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2013 1 0 0 Airbags
2012 B 20 1 0 62,107 Engine & Cooling
2011 B 15 2 0 77,500 Fuel & Propulsion
2010 A 17 0 0 85,000 Electrical System
2009 A 23 0 0 65,000 Other & Unspecified
2008 C 42 5 0 96,500 Airbags
2007 C 48 3 1 70,000 Airbags
2006 C 55 5 0 96,758 Airbags
2005 D 122 7 0 96,000 Airbags
2004 C 148 0 1 60,000 Doors, Latches & Locks
2003 D 84 5 3 82,500 Airbags
2002 3 3 0 Airbags

What breaks on a Infiniti FX35

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 108 18.7%

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Body & Structure 59 10.2%

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Brakes 26 4.5%

Worst in 2005

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 3.5%

Worst in 2003

Lights 20 3.5%

Worst in 2004

Seats 18 3.1%

Worst in 2003

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 15 2.6%

Worst in 2004

Steering 10 1.7%

Worst in 2003

Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 1.7%

Worst in 2005

Exactly what failed on a Infiniti FX35

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 31 54.4%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 5 8.8%
Headlights 4 7.0%
Rotor 3 5.3%
Exhaust System 3 5.3%
Door 3 5.3%
Adaptive Cruise Control 2 3.5%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems 2 3.5%
Transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive) 2 3.5%
Differential Unit 2 3.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Infiniti FX35, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2003 peak 14 Jul 2026

Infiniti FX35 problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Infiniti FX35

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.