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2016 Infiniti QX50 Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
32%of 19 total for the year
Median mileage
50,900miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2016 Infiniti QX50, 32% of the 19 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,900 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“There is something wrong with either the acceleration, electrical or throttle. While parking the vehicle and applying the breaks, the vehicle speed forward at high speed and would not stop even with applying the breaks. It crashed me and my daughter into a brick building at high speed. The witness said he had never seen anything like it before and he was a mechanic and auto body specialist. He said we went from almost in the stop position to high speed like a crash test dummy vehicle. This all occurred in a small parking lot in the city. …”

NHTSA complaint #11337325, filed 2020-07, 50,900 miles

“Driving back on the high way from work, and heard loud pop sounds. Stopped to check around all my windows and every seem fine until I looked on top, and the sun roof glass was shattered. The glass did not fall into the car and on me luckily.”

NHTSA complaint #10957636, filed 2017-02

“Purchased vehicle on 4/23/23 from Carmax. Discovered horn was not working 5/10 when a truck swerved into my lane on the freeway. Carmax refused to refund money under 30 day guarantee stating I drove over 1500 miles. Prior to purchasing I signed documents stating the car was in perfect condition after 3 point inspection , horn included . They scheduled a appointment at the end of the month leaving me with no transportation to get to work . After complaining to the BBB they denied anything was wrong with the car, even after doing a appraisal on 6/10 where I stated the horn was not functioning. …”

NHTSA complaint #11532891, filed 2023-07

“This is the 3rd instance of my car rolling backwards down the driveway. Both the first and second instances of uncontrolled rolling happened in 2016. Only the second instance was caught on camera. I shared the video with Infiniti and was instructed to bring the car in for an inspection. I went in for the inspection in December 2016 and they reported that there were no issues (despite video evidence). Today, December 2, 2022, the car (while gear shifted into park) again rolled down the driveway, across a street and hit my neighbor's house. This was all caught on video as well. …”

NHTSA complaint #11495858, filed 2022-12

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2022318%
202137%
202039%
20192014%
2017215%
2016632%

Other parts of the 2016 Infiniti QX50

Engine
5 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Air bags
3 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Infiniti QX50

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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