2011 Infiniti M37: True Cost, Problems & Verdict
36 NHTSA owner complaints · 0 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Owner complaints: 36 filed with NHTSA
Complaints per year on the road: 2.4
What owners say
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
Vehicle has hesitation during acceleration, it lags and transmission is unresponsive most of the times. there are other times that the vehicles transmission will downshift and rev up while coasting down hill while foot is off accelerator. vehicle only has 59k miles on it and should not be having this issue. it's like the transmission just doesn't know what gear it should be in. infiniti needs to fix a clear design pr…
The car hestitates, jerks, revs at low speed, rough idling, and slow acceleration. i replaced the maf sensor b 4 months ago after my car engine ligth came on while on the highway and i couldnt accelerate pass 30 miles per hour.i had to pray and drive to the nearest place for them to fix it.
I have several issues. the steering wheel peels. i have a cracked driver's side leather interior door. the car started jerking really bad on a city street, i couldn't go over 35 mph. my 4was motor has gone bad! infiniti dealership, cannot explain what would have caused the motor, to go bad. all of the car's safety features, are connected to this 4was motor. so, when that 4was light comes on, all of the safety feature…
Recalls: 0 campaigns
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What it costs to buy — and what owning it really takes
Class-level estimates, priced as a mid-size premium car of its model year, re-priced to your country. Not a quote, not a valuation of one specific car — condition, mileage and options move it. How these are computed.
What it costs to run
EPA combined 21 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $3,700
Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.
What this car's problems cost to fix
Ranked by the components owners of this exact model year actually complain about. Each figure is flat-rate labour hours x the local shop rate plus a parts band — an estimate of what this kind of failure costs, not a quote, and not a prediction that this car will need it. Formula.
- Power Train17 complaints · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair (7.0 h labour + parts)$1,290–$4,040
- Steering6 complaints · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement (5.0 h labour + parts)$1,020–$2,500
- Vehicle Speed Control5 complaints · typical job: Throttle body, pedal sensor or cruise module replacement (2.5 h labour + parts)$520–$1,150
- Engine4 complaints · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,040–$2,220
- Air Bags3 complaints · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement (2.5 h labour + parts)$600–$1,700
- Unknown Or Other3 complaints · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair (2.0 h labour + parts)$360–$940
FAQ
What is the most common problem with the 2011 Infiniti M37?
The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Power Train (17 complaints in our indexed sample).
Is the 2011 Infiniti M37 a good used car to buy?
Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 89/100, computed from 36 NHTSA complaints and 0 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
How much does it cost to fix the 2011 Infiniti M37's most common problem?
17 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2011 Infiniti M37 sit in the Power Train group — more than any other component on this model year. The representative job there is transmission service or clutch-pack repair: about 7.0 hours of labour plus parts, roughly $1,290–$4,040 at a US independent shop and re-priced to your country at the top of the page. It is an estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote for this car.
What does a 2011 Infiniti M37 cost to run per year?
About $6,235 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $31,175 over five years, before purchase price, insurance and depreciation. Figures come from available EPA fuel-economy data and industry maintenance averages, and are re-priced to your country.
Compare with
Other luxury midsizes of about the same age.
What will a 2011 Infiniti M37 really cost YOU per year?
Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.
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Complaints & recalls: NHTSA ·
Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov ·
Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements.
Last updated: 2026-10-04.
Thin evidence — 36 complaints, 0 recalls on record
- 36 NHTSA complaints on record (2.4/yr of exposure) — in line with a typical year of this model (2.3/yr)
- 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems
- Thin complaint record — this score is held close to the model's own average rather than read as evidence of quality