2016 Infiniti QX80 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 13%of 15 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 12,528miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine of the 2016 Infiniti QX80, 13% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,528 miles.
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.
“While in motion on a highway on the way to our summer vacation, our brand new Infiniti QX80 started smoking from under the hood and the air conditioner went out. After having the car towed back to the dealership (and getting a taxi to take us to a rental car place) we were told that the vehicle had come from the factory with an oil cooler water hose that was 2 inches longer than standard, causing the hose to rub against the cooling fan blade and severing it causing all coolant to leak. Infiniti will not reimburse us for rental car costs, despite the cause being factory defect.”
NHTSA complaint #10943840, filed 2017-01, 4,632 miles“Returning home from a trip to birmingham, al on sunday apr 29th, 2018 and noticed the air was no longer cooling in the car. Made an appointment with Infiniti to take the car in to be checked out on monday apr 30. Upon getting car checked out was told that a rock allegedly went through the grill, some how missed all the other components in the car and hit the condenser/coolant line and caused all the freon to run out of the car. Mind you the car has not been in any accidents and you can hear if your car is it by a rock and none of that has happened. …”
NHTSA complaint #11091090, filed 2018-04, 20,425 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10207847Jan 26, 2022REMOTE ENGINE START NOT WORKING This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
- 10152503Nov 28, 2018OBD II EVAP Tube Warranty Enhancement The update below was sent out to Regions and Retailers in August of this year. We are re-circulating this update to make regional and…
- 10136202Mar 26, 2018INTELLIGENT KEY NOT DETECTED / ENGINE WILL NOT START This bulletin has been amended to update the Applied Vehicles. No other changes were made. Please discard previous versions…
- 10119255Nov 29, 2016INTELLIGENT KEY NOT DETECTED / ENGINE WILL NOT START This bulletin has been amended to update the Applied Vehicles and make changes to the body of the bulletin. Please discard…
- 10091384Jul 27, 2016"remote engine start not working this bulletin has been amended. Changes have been made to items 4 and 13 in the supplemental diagnosis table. No other changes have been made…
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Infiniti QX80
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Infiniti QX80
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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