Infiniti Q70

The Infiniti Q70 is a full-size sedan produced from 2014 onwards, powered by a 4,650 cm³ petrol engine with seven cylinders. The model has been subject to one recall registered in EU Safety Gate and six recalls in the US NHTSA database.

Technical data
Manufacturer	Infiniti
Production	From 2014
Fuel	Petrol
Displacement	4,650 cc
Cylinders	7
Drivetrain	Rear-wheel drive
Fuel economy (comb.)	11.8 l/100 km
Class	Midsize car

Engine variants

Different engine versions of the Infiniti Q70 (from registration data). 2 variants.

Engine variants for Infiniti Q70
Engine	Fuel	Transmission	Top speed	Economy	Model year
3.7 l · 6-cyl	Petrol	Automatic	–	11.2 l/100 km	2014–2019
5.6 l · 8-cyl	Petrol	Automatic	–	12.4 l/100 km	2014–2019

Source: EPA (US). Fuel economy converted to l/100 km.

Generations

← Predecessor: Infiniti M

Other Infiniti models

Infiniti QX30 Infiniti Q60 Infiniti Q50 Infiniti M Infiniti EX Infiniti QX50 All Infiniti →

Common problems & reliability

US owners have filed 10 complaints for the Infiniti Q70, most often about power train, engine, unknown or other, visibility/wiper. These are owner-reported issues, useful for spotting recurring weaknesses before you buy. In the UK, 85% of Infiniti Q70s pass their MOT test first time, based on 382 inspections in 2023. (2023 is the most recent annual release published by the DfT.)

Based on real owner complaints and inspection data — not an editorial rating. Sources: NHTSA (US, public domain), DVSA MOT (UK, Open Government Licence).

Recalls & safety

1 recall recorded in the EU Safety Gate (European market) and 8 in the US-market NHTSA database for the Infiniti Q70. Recalls can flag known weaknesses of the model.

Passenger carEU · Safety Gate (Germany)
EU Safety Gate · alerted 2021-04-02
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTUS · NHTSAModel year 2019
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.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. INFINITI's numbers for this recall are R24A5 and R24A7.
NHTSA campaign 24V470000 · reported 21/06/2024
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAUS · NHTSAModel year 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 Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
NHTSA campaign 19V654000 · reported 12/09/2019
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTUS · NHTSAModel year 2018
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.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. INFINITI's numbers for this recall are R24A5 and R24A7.
NHTSA campaign 24V470000 · reported 21/06/2024
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTUS · NHTSAModel year 2017
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.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. INFINITI's numbers for this recall are R24A5 and R24A7.
NHTSA campaign 24V470000 · reported 21/06/2024
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTUS · NHTSAModel year 2016
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.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. INFINITI's numbers for this recall are R24A5 and R24A7.
NHTSA campaign 24V470000 · reported 21/06/2024
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTUS · NHTSAModel year 2015
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.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. INFINITI's numbers for this recall are R24A5 and R24A7.
NHTSA campaign 24V470000 · reported 21/06/2024
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTUS · NHTSAModel year 2015
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.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driveshaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 13, 2024. Owners may contact INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. INFINITI's numbers for this recall are R24A5 and R24A7.
NHTSA campaign 24V470000 · reported 21/06/2024
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINEUS · NHTSAModel year 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Infiniti M35 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 7, 2012, to September 9, 2013, 2014 Infiniti Q50 hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to July 15, 2014, and 2014-2015 Infiniti Q70 hybrid vehicles manufactured April 9, 2010, to May 7, 2014. Due to a software error, In the affected vehicles, if the signal is lost from one of the two throttle position sensors (TPS), the engine control module (ECM) will go into a fail-safe mode, partially closing the throttle chamber. Should the lost signal be restored, the throttle chamber may open, regardless of the position signal from the TPS.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA campaign 14V583000 · reported 22/09/2014

Sources: EU Safety Gate (European market) and NHTSA (US market). See all Infiniti recalls.