Infiniti QX60 Reliability — Best and Worst Years by the Data

Quick answer

The 2014 draws 5.56 complaints per run and the 2019 2.05, a 2.7-fold gap within the same model. Half of all complaints arrive by 5 years of age, so 60.8% land after the 4-year basic warranty ends. The system owners report most is Power Train, with 188 complaints, typically at 5.7 years.

Infiniti QX60 years to avoid — and the best ones

FIG.01·Infiniti QX60 — complaint rate by model year
Model year	Per run	Complaints	Runs	Enough history?
2026	1	4	4	too new
2025	1.29	18	14	too new
2024	1.25	20	16	too new
2023	1.35	27	20	too new
2022	1.21	23	19	too new
2020	1.64	23	14	yes
2019	2.05	39	19	yes
2018	2	36	18	yes
2017	3.1	65	21	yes
2016	1.65	28	17	yes
2015	3.95	87	22	yes
2014	5.56	217	39	yes

ROWS 12·SOURCE NHTSA complaints, grouped by VIN production run

Does the market discount it? In our listings a 2014 QX60 asks a median $6,900, against $8,240 for a 2015, the next model year: about 16% less, so sellers do price some of the trouble in.

Among the 4 Infiniti QX60 years with enough history, the three to walk away from are 2014, 2015, 2017; the three worth hunting are 2019, 2017, 2015.

When it starts to break

FIG.02·Infiniti QX60 — age at failure
Age at failure	Complaints	Running total	Warranty
0 years	79	13.7%	covered
1 year	47	21.8%	covered
2 years	50	30.5%	covered
3 years	50	39.2%	covered
4 years	59	49.4%	you pay
5 years	60	59.8%	you pay
6 years	56	69.5%	you pay
7 years	65	80.8%	you pay
8 years	45	88.6%	you pay
9 years	31	93.9%	you pay
10 years	20	97.4%	you pay
11 years	10	99.1%	you pay
12 years	5	100%	you pay

ROWS 13·SOURCE NHTSA complaints with incident dates

Basic warranty on this car is 4 years / 50,000 miles. Only 39.2% of reported failures happen inside it — the remaining 60.8% come out of the owner's pocket. Powertrain cover (6 years / 70,000 miles) reaches further, but it only covers the engine and transmission, which account for about 50% of the complaints here.

What actually fails — and at what age

On the Infiniti QX60, the early trouble is Air Bags and Service Brakes — reported at around 3.8 years, so a car still under warranty is the one to check for it. What waits further out is Power Train at 5.7 years — past every basic warranty, and the bill lands on whoever owns the car then.

FIG.03·Infiniti QX60 — what fails and when
System	Complaints	Typical age	Crash	Fire
Power Train	188	5.7 yrs	2	—
Unknown Or Other	107	4.5 yrs	6	1
Engine	104	5 yrs	—	1
Electrical System	86	4.4 yrs	3	1
Air Bags	58	3.8 yrs	5	1
Service Brakes	46	3.9 yrs	3	—
Vehicle Speed Control	45	4.4 yrs	2	—
Fuel/propulsion System	28	4.5 yrs	—	—

ROWS 8·SOURCE NHTSA complaints

What else in this class

6 models share the QX60's vehicle class. Per production run, the Toyota Highlander draws 2.92, the Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.35 and the Ford Explorer 5.03, against 2.66 for the QX60. That is the fewest complaints of the group.

FIG.05·Infiniti QX60 — rivals in the same class
Same class as the QX60	Complaints on record	Recall campaigns	Years built
Toyota Highlander	5,831	128	2001–2026
Jeep Grand Cherokee	34,130	335	1993–2026
Ford Explorer	37,445	390	1991–2026
BMW X5	2,982	198	2000–2026
Cadillac Escalade	2,020	129	1999–2026
Hyundai Palisade	2,347	33	2020–2026

ROWS 6·SOURCE NHTSA complaints and recall campaigns

The table shows totals on record; the rates per production run are in the sentence above.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Infiniti QX60 reliable?

By complaints per production run it is better than typical: 2.66 against 3.73 for the average car, and fewer than each of the 3 class rivals we compared.

Which QX60 years should you avoid?

By complaints per production run, 2014, 2015, 2017. The cleanest years old enough to judge are 2019, 2017, 2015. Years newer than 6 are left out: complaints keep arriving for years after a car is sold.

When do QX60 problems usually start?

Half of all complaints arrive by 5 years of age. The most reported system is Power Train, typically at 5.7 years, followed by Unknown Or Other.

Will the warranty cover QX60 problems?

Mostly not: basic cover is 4 years / 50,000 miles, and only 39.2% of reported failures fall inside it. Powertrain cover lasts longer, but engine and transmission make up about 50% of the complaints here.

Is the QX60 more reliable than the Toyota Highlander?

Yes: 2.66 complaints per production run for the QX60 against 2.92 for the Toyota Highlander.

Complaint records from NHTSA, grouped by VIN production run (characters 1–11). Rates, age-at-failure and warranty coverage computed by ForCar. Model years newer than 6 years are excluded from rankings — complaints accumulate for a decade (how we measure). Last updated Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.

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