Where each one leads
Infiniti FX50
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volkswagen Touareg
- Against cars of the same year, the Volkswagen Touareg comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 20% less often than average) than the Infiniti FX50 (fails as often as average).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2017 Volkswagen Touareg uses 12.2 l/100 km, the 2013 Infiniti FX50 14.5.
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
| Infiniti FX50 | Volkswagen Touareg | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2009–2013 | 2003–2018 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 212,242 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 42,140 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 4,235 |
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
| Infiniti FX50 | Volkswagen Touareg | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 76% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +6% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| … against cars of the same year | average | −20% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 10.2% |
| US owner complaints | 3 | 646 |
| Most complaints about | Unknown or other | Fuel/propulsion system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2009 (2) | 2004 (231) |
| US recall campaigns | — | 12 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 327 | 8,425 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 9 |
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).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Infiniti FX50 | Volkswagen Touareg | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 14.5 l/100 km (2013) | 12.2 l/100 km (2017) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 9.1 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 12.2 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 199 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 206 kW (277 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 2,142 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €99,632 |
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).