FaultScore

Worst years for a Infiniti I30

Owners have filed 345 complaints about the Infiniti I30 with NHTSA across model years 1996 to 2004. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2001 Infiniti I30

108 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

1997 Infiniti I30

28 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Infiniti I30 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
2004 1 0 0 Airbags
2003 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2002 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 D 108 9 5 106,500 Suspension
2000 D 75 9 1 31,726 Electrical System
1999 C 36 4 6 75,000 Airbags
1998 D 61 7 6 90,000 Airbags
1997 C 28 5 1 100,500 Electrical System
1996 C 31 4 0 137,141 Acceleration & Cruise Control

What breaks on a Infiniti I30

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

Airbags 53 15.4%

Worst in 1998

Worst in 2000

Worst in 2000

Suspension 33 9.6%

Worst in 2001

Brakes 31 9.0%

Worst in 2001

Worst in 2001

Body & Structure 24 7.0%

Worst in 2001

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 4.9%

Worst in 2001

Other & Unspecified 14 4.1%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 3.5%

Worst in 1996

Steering 10 2.9%

Worst in 2001

Lights 8 2.3%

Worst in 2000

Fuel & Propulsion 8 2.3%

Worst in 1996

Tires 8 2.3%

Worst in 1996

Exactly what failed on a Infiniti I30

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

Alternator/Generator/Regulator 16 17.8%
Body 12 13.3%
Sensor/Control Module 9 10.0%
Rotor 9 10.0%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 9 10.0%
Frontal 9 10.0%
Automatic Transmission 9 10.0%
Lower ARM 6 6.7%
Engine 6 6.7%
Rear 5 5.6%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Infiniti I30, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1996 peak 11 Jan 2023

Compare the Infiniti I30

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