2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid Problems

112 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Power Train · verdict BUY 71/100

Source NHTSA public complaint and recall record · methodology

What breaks, by owner reports

Power Train31
Steering24
Air Bags19
Unknown Or Other16
Vehicle Speed Control15
Electrical System14

In the owners’ words

“Adaptive steering clicks and looses control. Steering wheel jerks back when self aligning. There was a recall for this I believe in June 2016. For 2015 infinity Q50’s but my VIN says that it wasn’t recalled but is the exact description of what is happening.”NHTSA complaint, 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid owner
“The contact owns a 2015 Infiniti Q50. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the accelerator was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to shift into gear properly, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission valve body had failed, and the transmission needed to be replaced. The ”NHTSA complaint, 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid owner
“Transmission intermittently will not shift to the next gear. Sometimes will not shift from first gear, other times will not shift from 3rd gear. Sometimes no issue at all. It is intermittent and no warning to when the issue might happened. It happens when trying to accelerate and has put me in an unsafe situation trying to accelerate on the highway or around town.”NHTSA complaint, 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid owner

Recall campaigns

ReportedComponentSummary
13/06/2016Steering:Automated/Adaptive Steering SAFETYNissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, to December 11, 2015, and Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012,
26/04/2016Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification SAFETYNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50

Questions owners ask

Is the 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid reliable?

On the federal record it scores 71/100: 112 owner complaints (10.18 per year on the road) and 2 recall campaigns, 2 touching safety-critical systems.

What is the most common problem with the 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid?

The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Power Train, with 31 of 119 categorised reports.

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The 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid scored 71/100 on the federal record.

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