Infiniti QX60 vs Infiniti Q50: which is more reliable?
The Infiniti QX60 is ahead of the Infiniti Q50 on the federal record, 80/100 against 76/100 — a real but narrow gap that a bad model year on either side closes.
The record, side by side
Infiniti QX60
- 11 model years scored
- 600 owner complaints on record
- about 8 complaints per year on the road
- 26 recall campaigns, 16 safety-critical
- best year 2020 (93/100) · worst 2014 (33/100)
Infiniti Q50
- 10 model years scored
- 482 owner complaints on record
- about 5 complaints per year on the road
- 23 recall campaigns, 13 safety-critical
- best year 2020 (94/100) · worst 2014 (37/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: QX60 against Q50
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Infiniti QX60
- Power Train — 190 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 108 complaints
- Engine — 105 complaints
Infiniti Q50
- Steering — 119 complaints
- Electrical System — 86 complaints
- Power Train — 69 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the QX60's complaints concentrate in Power Train, the Q50's in Steering. That difference matters more to a buyer than the score gap, because it says which repair bill you are taking on.
Years to avoid on each
Infiniti QX60 — avoid: 2014.
Infiniti Q50 — avoid: 2014, 2015.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Infiniti QX60 prices at about $55,100 and a Infiniti Q50 at about $46,600 — the Infiniti Q50 is roughly $8,500 less, and they return 24.0 against 23.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Infiniti QX60 or the Infiniti Q50 more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Infiniti QX60 scores 80/100 against the Infiniti Q50's 76/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Infiniti QX60 and Infiniti Q50 years should I avoid?
Infiniti QX60: 2014. Infiniti Q50: 2014, 2015. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Infiniti QX60 and the Infiniti Q50?
The largest complaint group on the Infiniti QX60 is Power Train (190 complaints); on the Infiniti Q50 it is Steering (119).
Is the Infiniti QX60 or the Infiniti Q50 cheaper to own?
A recent used Infiniti QX60 prices at about $55,100 and a Infiniti Q50 at about $46,600, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.