Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2009.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 EX35 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 EX35 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 EX35 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 EX35 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 EX35 | 44 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Air bags20
- Steering15
- Engine11
- Unknown or other9
- Electrical system9
- Power train7
- Vehicle speed control4
- Structure4
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 28 EX35 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 15 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 6 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Crash-test ratings by year
NHTSA 5-star results for 2 model-year variants; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
| Year | Variant | Overall | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2012 Infiniti EX35 SW AWD | — | 13.0 % |
| 2011 | 2011 Infiniti EX35 SW AWD | — | 13.0 % |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 5 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 12.1–12.5 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | EX35 AWD · Station wagon: Small · Premium gasoline | 13.8 | 10.1 | 12.1 |
| 2011 | EX35 AWD · Station wagon: Small · Premium gasoline | 13.9 | 10.1 | 12.2 |
| 2010 | EX35 AWD · Station wagon: Small · Premium gasoline | 14.5 | 10.2 | 12.5 |
| 2009 | EX35 AWD · Sport utility vehicle · Premium gasoline | 14.5 | 10.1 | 12.5 |
| 2008 | EX35 AWD · Sport utility vehicle · Premium gasoline | 14.5 | 10.1 | 12.5 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
New registrations in Europe
2 new Infiniti EX35 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Spain (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 173 (WLTP) |
| 2010 | 1 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
3 campaigns cover the EX35.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2008 Infiniti EX35 vehicles equipped with the power tilt/telescope option included in the premium package, manufactured June 29, 2007, to April 25, 2008, 2009 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 vehicles manufactured October 31, 2007, to April 16, 2008, and 2009 Nissan GT-R vehicles manufactured March 14, 2007, to April 25, 2008. The steering column outer tube may not be round, resulting in extra stress being applied to the upper steering bearing. This stress may cause the bearing retainer to fracture, creating extra play in the steering wheel or a possible loss of steering.
NISSAN IS RECALLING 204,361 MY 2007-2008 ALTIMA, ALTIMA HYBRID, 350Z, 350Z ROADSTER, MY 2008 ALTIMA COUPE, ROGUE, MY 2009 MURANO, AND INFINITI MY 2007-2008 G35 SEDAN, MY 2008 G37 COUPE AND EX35 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS' OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) CONTROL UNITS. A VARISTOR IN THE OCS CONTROL UNIT LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THIS COULD CAUSE AN INTERRUPTION OF SIGNAL BETWEEN THE OCS AND THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU).
NISSAN IS RECALLING 16,365 MY 2008 INFINITI EX35 AND MY 2009 NISSAN MURANO VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING, THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT (ACU) MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED IF THE VEHICLE BATTERY BECOMES SIGNIFICANTLY DISCHARGED.
NHTSA recalls