Infiniti Q60: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
Infiniti Q60: 8 model years scored from 70 NHTSA owner complaints and 6 recall campaigns. Worst year 2017, best year 2017.
Infiniti Q60: which years to avoid
Across 6 scored model years the Infiniti Q60 ranges from 50/100 in 2017 to 94/100 in 2015 — a 44-point spread, so which year you buy matters more than whether you buy a Q60 at all. The weakest year’s complaints concentrate in Engine (12 of them).
Safest years: 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 — scored 70 or better.
Check carefully: 2017, 2018.
Scored from NHTSA complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. How the score works · every car’s years to avoid.
How the Q60 changed, run by run
The federal record falls into 2 stretches of years that behave alike. A redesign shows up here as a step in the complaint rate that then holds.
2017–2018
Mean score 52/100, about 3 complaints per year on the road. Owners of these years complain about Engine more than anything else (16 complaints). 1 recall campaign(s) in this run touch fire, crash or stall risk.
2019–2021
Mean score 90/100. Owners of these years complain about Forward Collision Avoidance more than anything else (2 complaints). The record improves by 38 points against the years before it. 1 recall campaign(s) in this run touch fire, crash or stall risk.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,400 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 90 | BUY | $4,551 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 90 | BUY | $4,686 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 91 | BUY | $4,830 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 53 | CAUTION | $5,069 | 25 | 1 |
| 2017 | 50 | CAUTION | $5,222 | 34 | 1 |
| 2015 | 94 | BUY | $5,433 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | — | DATA PENDING | $5,970 | 0 | 0 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the Q60, through the years →
Q60 sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Q60 on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
What goes wrong on the Infiniti Q60
Across every Q60 model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Engine18 complaints across all Q60 years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
- Air Bags15 complaints across all Q60 years · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement$600–$1,700
- Unknown Or Other11 complaints across all Q60 years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
- Steering10 complaints across all Q60 years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500
- Power Train8 complaints across all Q60 years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
- Electrical System6 complaints across all Q60 years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
What are the best Infiniti Q60 years to buy?
2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 all score 70 or better. The strongest is the 2015 at 94/100, on 2 complaints and 0 recall campaigns.
What is the most common Infiniti Q60 problem?
18 of the complaints filed against the Q60 across all its model years sit in the Engine group — more than any other component.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04