FaultScore

Worst years for a Infiniti Q45

Owners have filed 307 complaints about the Infiniti Q45 with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2005. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

1994 Infiniti Q45

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

Cleanest on record

1997 Infiniti Q45

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Infiniti Q45 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
2005 5 2 0 87,000 Electrical System
2004 A 14 0 0 42,173 Electrical System
2003 B 20 1 0 110,202 Engine & Cooling
2002 C 29 1 0 60,000 Engine & Cooling
2001 5 1 0 Electrical System
2000 B 13 0 0 1,525 Suspension
1999 C 10 3 0 Tires
1998 C 16 4 1 77,000 Airbags
1997 A 13 0 0 110,000 Electrical System
1996 8 0 0 Airbags
1995 8 3 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1994 F 47 11 4 Electrical System
1993 3 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1992 34 6 6 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 49 3 4 Brakes
1990 33 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Infiniti Q45

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

Worst in 1994

Engine & Cooling 33 10.7%

Worst in 2003

Worst in 1990

Airbags 28 9.1%

Worst in 1994

Brakes 21 6.8%

Worst in 1991

Suspension 20 6.5%

Worst in 1991

Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 6.2%

Worst in 1995

Fuel & Propulsion 15 4.9%

Worst in 1994

Steering 14 4.6%

Worst in 1990

Tires 14 4.6%

Worst in 1999

Equipment & Accessories 12 3.9%

Worst in 1991

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 3.6%

Worst in 1991

Wheels 11 3.6%

Worst in 2000

Lights 7 2.3%

Worst in 2002

Exactly what failed on a Infiniti Q45

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

Automatic Transmission 20 22.7%
Frontal 15 17.0%
Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 10 11.4%
Engine 10 11.4%
Front 8 9.1%
Ignition 6 6.8%
12V/24V/48V Battery 6 6.8%
Gasoline 5 5.7%
Accelerator Pedal 4 4.5%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator 4 4.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Infiniti Q45, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 12 Mar 2026

Compare the Infiniti Q45

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