INFINITI Q50 HYBRID · model year

2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID

8 NHTSA complaints, 3 crash reports, and 2 active recalls for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

5 / 5 ★

New Car Assessment Program

The 2015INFINITIQ50 HYBRID carries 8 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 3 crashes, 0 fires, 6 injuries, and 0 fatalities. For crash performance, NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program gave this cohort an overall 5/5 rating, with 4/5 front crash, 5/5 side crash, and 5/5 rollover scores derived from standardized barrier and dynamic tests.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2015 Q50 HYBRID is power train with 2 filings, followed by electronic stability control (esc) (2) and fuel/propulsion system (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 2 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.

NHTSA currently has 7 investigation files overlapping the 2015 Q50 HYBRID. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

8
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths
2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID — NHTSA crash-test profile NHTSA NCAP crash-test star ratings for the 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID. Overall composite: 5.0 of 5 stars across 3 safety dimensions. Front CrashSide CrashRollover 5.0 NHTSA NCAP of 5 stars
  • Front Crash 4.0 ★
  • Side Crash 5.0 ★
  • Rollover 5.0 ★
NHTSA overall 5.0/5 stars, with front-crash, side-crash and rollover ratings from standardized NCAP barrier and dynamic tests.

Total Complaints

8 filings

Crashes Reported

3 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

NHTSA NCAP overall: 5/5 — Top NCAP rating · Front: 4/5 · Side: 5/5 · Rollover: 5/5

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
ENGINE1
STEERING1
SERVICE BRAKES1

Recalls (2)

16V24400026/04/2016

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

Nissan 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 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano

16V43000013/06/2016

STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING

Nissan 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, to December 17, 2015. The Direct Adaptive Steering system may experience an er

Recent Complaints

20180828SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE SINCE DAY 1. SPOKE TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM ANY SPEED, SLIGHTLY OR QUICKLY, THE CAR SWITCHES BETWEEN EV MODE AND BACK. AT ALL TIMES THE BRAKING IS ODD. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN NEARING A COMPLETE STOP, OTHER TIMES THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE LETTING GO AND GRABBING AGAIN WHEN SLOWING FROM A HIGHER SPEED. I UNDERSTANDING THIS IS THE CAR SWITCHING BETWEEN EV MODE, REGENERATIVE BRAKING, AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING. BUT IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS SOMETIMES THE BRAKING CAN BE VERY UNPREDICTABLE. SOMETIMES I NEAR A CAR STANDING STILL AND BRAKE (CITY DRIVING), AND SECONDS BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CARS BRAKES LET GO FOR A SECOND AND GRAB AGAIN. HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON OTHER HYBRIDS, BUT NOTHING WAS AS CLOSE TO BEING AS BAD AS THE BRAKES ARE ON THIS CAR. PADS ARE HEALTHY, ROTORS HAVE PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT IN THEM.

Mileage: 43,000

20180719CrashELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

INFINITI HYBRID VEHICLES SHUT OFF ENGINE WHILE MOVING TO PROTECT THE HYBRID SYSTEM FROM OVER HEATING. THIS HAPPENED ON 5 OR MORE OCCASIONS ALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET OR HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. WHEN NOTIFYING THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND AFTER 2 TIMES BRING IT IN AND NEARLY $1000. THE DAY AFTER COMING OUT OF THE SHOP AND BEING FIXED FOR THE 2NS TIME, MY CAR TURNED OFF DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND SMASHING INTO A VEHICLE AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR. THE OTHER DRIVER AND SELF WERE INJURED AND LUCKILY NOT KILLED INFINITI HAS YET TO WORK WITH ME OR RESPOND TO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND OTHER INFINITI HYBRID OWNER THIS IS HAPPENING TO PLEASE CONTACT IF YOU ALSO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. *DT*JB

Mileage: 63,000

20180719CrashENGINE

INFINITI HYBRID VEHICLES SHUT OFF ENGINE WHILE MOVING TO PROTECT THE HYBRID SYSTEM FROM OVER HEATING. THIS HAPPENED ON 5 OR MORE OCCASIONS ALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET OR HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. WHEN NOTIFYING THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND AFTER 2 TIMES BRING IT IN AND NEARLY $1000. THE DAY AFTER COMING OUT OF THE SHOP AND BEING FIXED FOR THE 2NS TIME, MY CAR TURNED OFF DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND SMASHING INTO A VEHICLE AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR. THE OTHER DRIVER AND SELF WERE INJURED AND LUCKILY NOT KILLED INFINITI HAS YET TO WORK WITH ME OR RESPOND TO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND OTHER INFINITI HYBRID OWNER THIS IS HAPPENING TO PLEASE CONTACT IF YOU ALSO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. *DT*JB

Mileage: 63,000

20180719CrashSTEERING

INFINITI HYBRID VEHICLES SHUT OFF ENGINE WHILE MOVING TO PROTECT THE HYBRID SYSTEM FROM OVER HEATING. THIS HAPPENED ON 5 OR MORE OCCASIONS ALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET OR HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. WHEN NOTIFYING THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND AFTER 2 TIMES BRING IT IN AND NEARLY $1000. THE DAY AFTER COMING OUT OF THE SHOP AND BEING FIXED FOR THE 2NS TIME, MY CAR TURNED OFF DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND SMASHING INTO A VEHICLE AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR. THE OTHER DRIVER AND SELF WERE INJURED AND LUCKILY NOT KILLED INFINITI HAS YET TO WORK WITH ME OR RESPOND TO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND OTHER INFINITI HYBRID OWNER THIS IS HAPPENING TO PLEASE CONTACT IF YOU ALSO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. *DT*JB

Mileage: 63,000

20180501ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

VEHICLE LURCHES BACK AND FORTH WHEN ACCELERATING WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF EFFORT FROM A STOP ON RIGHT HAND TURNS CAUSING THE CAR TO ACT LIKE IT IS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND THEN ACCELERATING REPEATEDLY FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT NORMAL AND THAT TRACTION CONTROL WAS DETECTING WHEEL SPIN WHEN THERE WAS NONE, AND ACTIVATING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE. I HAD A CASE OPENED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT IS "NORMAL OPERATION" FOR A HYBRID BECAUSE THEY TESTED ON OTHER HYBRIDS AND EXPERIENCED IT!?!? THAT IS RECALL TERRITORY. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS ACCELERATION IS RETARDED AND CAN EASILY CAUSE A CRASH AS IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING ON A RIGHT TURN FROM STOP. GOES AWAY IF TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. 4TH AND LAST INFINITI I WILL PURCHASE. NUMEROUS CASES ONLINE WITH SAME ISSUE AND INFINITI BUYING BACK TH

Mileage: 17,000

20180501FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VEHICLE LURCHES BACK AND FORTH WHEN ACCELERATING WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF EFFORT FROM A STOP ON RIGHT HAND TURNS CAUSING THE CAR TO ACT LIKE IT IS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND THEN ACCELERATING REPEATEDLY FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT NORMAL AND THAT TRACTION CONTROL WAS DETECTING WHEEL SPIN WHEN THERE WAS NONE, AND ACTIVATING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE. I HAD A CASE OPENED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT IS "NORMAL OPERATION" FOR A HYBRID BECAUSE THEY TESTED ON OTHER HYBRIDS AND EXPERIENCED IT!?!? THAT IS RECALL TERRITORY. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS ACCELERATION IS RETARDED AND CAN EASILY CAUSE A CRASH AS IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING ON A RIGHT TURN FROM STOP. GOES AWAY IF TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. 4TH AND LAST INFINITI I WILL PURCHASE. NUMEROUS CASES ONLINE WITH SAME ISSUE AND INFINITI BUYING BACK TH

Mileage: 17,000

20180501POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE LURCHES BACK AND FORTH WHEN ACCELERATING WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF EFFORT FROM A STOP ON RIGHT HAND TURNS CAUSING THE CAR TO ACT LIKE IT IS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND THEN ACCELERATING REPEATEDLY FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT NORMAL AND THAT TRACTION CONTROL WAS DETECTING WHEEL SPIN WHEN THERE WAS NONE, AND ACTIVATING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE. I HAD A CASE OPENED WITH INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT IS "NORMAL OPERATION" FOR A HYBRID BECAUSE THEY TESTED ON OTHER HYBRIDS AND EXPERIENCED IT!?!? THAT IS RECALL TERRITORY. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS ACCELERATION IS RETARDED AND CAN EASILY CAUSE A CRASH AS IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING ON A RIGHT TURN FROM STOP. GOES AWAY IF TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. 4TH AND LAST INFINITI I WILL PURCHASE. NUMEROUS CASES ONLINE WITH SAME ISSUE AND INFINITI BUYING BACK TH

Mileage: 17,000

20161108POWER TRAIN

DIFFERENTIAL WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO ACCELERATE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THIS CREATED A PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY WHEN TRYING TO ENTER A FREEWAY ON RAMP. SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR ACTUALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, INFINITI DECLARED THE CAR A LEMON AND HAS REIMBURSED US FOR THE LEASE PAYMENTS. HOWEVER THE DEALER PLANS TO BUFF THE CAR AND SELL IT AS-IS.

Mileage: 10,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID have?
The 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID has 8 NHTSA complaints, 3 crashes, 0 fires, 6 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What is the safety rating for the 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID?
The 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID received an overall NHTSA safety rating of 5/5, front crash rating of 4/5, side crash rating of 5/5, and rollover rating of 5/5.
Are there any recalls for the 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID?
Yes, the 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID has 2 recall(s). The most common affected component is AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID?
The most-complained component for the 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID is POWER TRAIN with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM.
Is the 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. The 2015 INFINITI Q50 HYBRID has an NHTSA safety rating of 5/5. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.