Selling a junk Infiniti Q50
Any Q50 sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Infiniti Q50
NHTSA has 733 owner complaints on file for the Infiniti Q50, model years 2014 to 2022, the 332nd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are steering (122, 17%), electrical system (87, 12%), transmission and drivetrain (78, 11%). 63 complaints involved a crash, 10 a fire, and 62 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 29,350 miles. The 2014 model year has the most complaints (255). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is steering, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Infiniti Q50 by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 255 | Steering | 22 | 5 | 5 | 26,250 |
| 2015 | 188 | Transmission and drivetrain | 22 | 4 | 3 | 36,000 |
| 2016 | 58 | Engine | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37,000 |
| 2017 | 92 | Engine | 5 | 0 | 4 | 29,700 |
| 2018 | 67 | Engine | 3 | 1 | 3 | 28,706 |
| 2019 | 57 | Engine | 7 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 10 | Speed control | 3 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Infiniti Q50 recalls
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for steering (2), air bags (2), driver assistance (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2014 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 24V470000, Jun 2024): Nissan North America, Inc. (INFINITI) is recalling certain 2011-2013 M56, 2012-2013 M35 Hybrid, 2014-2018 Q50, Q70 Hybrid, 2014-2019 Q70, and 2015-2019 Q70L two-wheel drive vehicles. The driveshaft can fatigue and break.…
- 2021 model year, driver assistance (campaign 21V599000, Aug 2021): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Infinity Q50, Q60, and QX80 vehicles. A software error may deactivate the audio/video control unit screen, preventing the rear-view image from displaying. As …
- 2021 model year, suspension (campaign 21V402000, May 2021): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Nissan Murano, INFINITI QX60, 2021 Nissan GT-R, INFINITI QX50, and Q50 vehicles. The front steering knuckle or rear axle housing may have insufficient strengt…
- 2021 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 21V234000, Apr 2021): Nissan North America, Inc. (INFINITI) is recalling certain 2021 INFINITI Q50 and Q60 vehicles. After detecting rapid acceleration, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may incorrectly reduce engine power and reduce fuel suppl…
- 2018 model year, driver assistance (campaign 19V654000, Sep 2019): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Vers…
What a Infiniti Q50 is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Q50 on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Infiniti Q50 worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Q50 gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Infiniti Q50 that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Infiniti Q50?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Infiniti Q50 numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.