Model Year Index

Which Infiniti QX60 years to avoid

Across 7 scored model years, the 2014 and 2017 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Infiniti QX60 Full report
F
Grade 2014–2020
2014 vs model median 2.7×
Model median3× median
Drivetrain 27
Airbags & Restraints 22
Speed Control 9
Avoid

2014 · 2017

Best

2016 · 2018

What the record shows

Written from this model’s own complaint and recall history.

The 2014 QX60 is the model’s worst year at 2.75 times its own median on 96 complaints — the only year here to pass 50.

Drivetrain leads it at 27 reports, and the accounts describe the transmission shuddering, slipping or hesitating under acceleration. That is the same complaint that runs through the Nissan files on this site — the Altima, Pathfinder and Sentra all carry it, and the QX60 shares its platform and gearbox with the Pathfinder, whose own 2014 car is flagged for the same thing.

Airbags and restraints sits second at 22 reports, which across these years is the Takata inflator period rather than anything specific to this vehicle.

The 2017 car is the other flagged year, at 1.46, and there no category dominates: speed control, braking and engine sit level at six, six and five.

Everything else is quiet. 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020 record between 14 and 35 complaints, and driver assistance leads the last two — the usual signature here of a vehicle with no particular problem.

Eighteen distinct recall campaigns across the model, which is high against these complaint volumes and the more substantial signal on the later years.

Reviewed Claude, 13 August 2026, against the model's own record and NHTSA campaign filings

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2014
2.75× 96 F
2015
1.00× 35 C
2016
0.57× 14 B
2017
1.46× 43 D
2018
0.53× 22 B
2019
1.03× 28 C
2020
0.76× 22 B
2022 P
0.57× 26 B
2023 P
1.75× 47 D
2024 P
1.01× 32 C
2025 P
0.47× 19 A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2014 F 96 reports · median 17,000 mi

  1. Drivetrain 27

    I bought this SUV in may 2014. About two weeks after my wife and I both noticed that the vehicle shudders at 20 MPH when you apply gas. It started getting worse and we called the dealer who scheduled a review. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Airbags & Restraints 22

    Passenger air bag light goes on and off occasionally. My daughter is 115 pounds and we had multiple cars and her wait was never an issue. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Speed Control 9

    We have had two issues with our 2014 QX60. The first issue was a shudder problem where the vehicle would shake/hesitate/felt like it was going to stall at lower speeds, around corners, etc. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

4 crash · 2 fire

2017 D 43 reports · median 30,000 mi

  1. Speed Control 6

    2 times now in the last few weeks while using adaptive cruise control the car decided to take off. I watched the cruise speed go from 70 to 80 without any input and the car rocketed to 100 miles and hour. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 6

    My car hydroplaned and everything shut off. The brakes and steering wheel locked and the engine shut off. There was nothing I could do to prevent the accident. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 5

    Car failed to accelerate on a major highway (thruway)!! Virtually no warning at all - only ped indicator light flashed on/off. Very lucky to be alive ( myself and 2 kids) . owner complaint filed with NHTSA

8 crash · 9 injuries

The best year for the QX60

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2016 is the best-scoring QX60 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 83.1 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2018 at 0.53× this model’s median, against 0.57× for 2016.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2016 0.57× 14 B
2018 0.53× 22 B
2020 0.76× 22 B

Recalls

18 campaigns on record, 2 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
16V244000 AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION 2014–2016 3,296,947
19V654000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2019 1,228,830
14V138000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE 2014 989,701
19V807000 Park it SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP 2017–2019 391,479
18V601000 Park it SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP 2017 215,124
15V033000 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS 2014 170,665
13V445000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP 2014 151,695
23V814000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE 2022–2024 20,051
21V402000 SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE 2020 14,276
23V268000 SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS 2023 12,400
24V176000 SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER 2024 12,019
25V173000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER 2025 1,430

+ 6 further campaigns

Recall work is free at any franchised dealer, whoever owns the car and however old it is. Check a specific car’s VIN on NHTSA’s register before you buy — an unrepaired campaign is among the most commonly missed items on a used vehicle. 2 campaigns here carry a Park It or Park Outside warning, which means NHTSA advised owners to stop driving or parking the vehicle indoors until the work was done.

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2014 were reported at a median of 17,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Infiniti QX60 years should you avoid?
2014, 2017 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Infiniti QX60 model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Infiniti QX60?
2016 is the best-scoring Infiniti QX60 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 83.1 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Infiniti QX60 have?
18 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Infiniti QX60 model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2014 QX60
Complaints in window
96
Severity-weighted
145.5
Model median (weighted)
53
vs model median
2.75×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
7
Open investigations
0
Score 16.4 F