FaultScore

Worst years for a Infiniti M35

Owners have filed 570 complaints about the Infiniti M35 with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2010. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Infiniti M35

272 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.

Cleanest on record

2010 Infiniti M35

24 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Infiniti M35 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
2010 B 24 1 0 41,500 Steering
2009 B 20 2 0 34,500 Engine & Cooling
2008 C 80 5 2 62,000 Steering
2007 C 174 8 0 72,000 Airbags
2006 D 272 10 1 94,500 Steering

What breaks on a Infiniti M35

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

Airbags 119 20.9%

Worst in 2006

Steering 108 18.9%

Worst in 2006

Seats 90 15.8%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2007

Suspension 25 4.4%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 19 3.3%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 16 2.8%

Worst in 2006

Tires 16 2.8%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 1.8%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 8 1.4%

Worst in 2006

Equipment & Accessories 8 1.4%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Infiniti M35, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2005 peak 20 Apr 2026

Infiniti M35 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 M35

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