Where each one leads
Audi Q7
- Against cars of the same year, the Audi Q7 comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 38% less often than average) than the Infiniti FX50 (fails as often as average).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Audi Q7 uses 10.7 l/100 km, the 2013 Infiniti FX50 14.5.
Infiniti FX50
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Audi Q7 | Infiniti FX50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2006–2026 | 2009–2013 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 181,195 (2010–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 53,560 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 8,229 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Audi Q7 | Infiniti FX50 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 82% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +11% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.9% | 2.5% |
| … against cars of the same year | −38% | average |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 5.3% | — |
| US owner complaints | 1,054 | 3 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Unknown or other |
| Model year with most complaints | 2017 (320) | 2009 (2) |
| US recall campaigns | 32 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 15,034 | 327 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 4 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Audi Q7 | Infiniti FX50 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2026) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Audi Q7 | Infiniti FX50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.7 l/100 km (2026) | 14.5 l/100 km (2013) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 9.2 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 12.2 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 9.3 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 203 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 218 kW (293 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 2,248 kg | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €112,955 | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).