FaultScore

Worst years for a Infiniti G35

Owners have filed 1,862 complaints about the Infiniti G35 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2009. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Infiniti G35

737 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2007 Infiniti G35

152 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Infiniti G35 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
2009 2 1 0 Electrical System
2008 C 132 17 1 75,000 Airbags
2007 B 152 10 1 64,350 Airbags
2006 C 184 11 1 66,728 Engine & Cooling
2005 C 301 15 12 80,000 Engine & Cooling
2004 C 351 27 9 67,450 Engine & Cooling
2003 D 737 20 6 88,951 Electrical System
2002 3 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Infiniti G35

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

Electrical System 334 17.9%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 321 17.2%

Worst in 2003

Airbags 174 9.3%

Worst in 2005

Lights 158 8.5%

Worst in 2003

Brakes 147 7.9%

Worst in 2003

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Worst in 2005

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Seats 64 3.4%

Worst in 2003

Worst in 2006

Suspension 31 1.7%

Worst in 2005

Exactly what failed on a Infiniti G35

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

Engine 37 17.1%
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System 28 13.0%
Body 28 13.0%
Automatic Transmission 26 12.0%
Rotor 21 9.7%
Pads 19 8.8%
Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 19 8.8%
AIR Conditioner 17 7.9%
Manual Transmission 11 5.1%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 10 4.6%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Infiniti G35, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2002 peak 39 Jun 2026

Infiniti G35 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 G35

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