AutoUtility currently tracks 29 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2016 Infiniti QX60. Air Bags & Restraints issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 12 complaints (41.4% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 3 filings cite a crash, 1 cites a fire, 6 report one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 29 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Air Bags & Restraints (12 reports • 41.4% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Visibility, Wipers & Glass (4), Electrical System (3)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 3 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 6 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2016 Infiniti QX60
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Air Bags & Restraints
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #16V244000 AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Visibility, Wipers & Glass
Electrical System
Powertrain & Transmission
Fuel & Propulsion System
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2016 Infiniti QX60
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"I am reporting a serious safety concern with my 2016 Infiniti QX60 involving a defective cooling fan system. The vehicle currently experiences a ticking/tapping noise from the cooling fan, and the fan does not operate properly, which has caused the engine to overheat. This condition creates a..."
"Component: Air Bags / Occupant Classification System (OCS) Problem Description: The Occupant Classification System (OCS) in my 2016 Infiniti QX60 is malfunctioning. The passenger airbag indicator light flickers on and off even when the passenger seat is empty. When an adult passenger is seated..."
"The electric controlled coupling failed and as a result, the AWD failed. There is vibration when turning and driving 25 mph. The grinding noise remained after I got new brakes and I was told it’s from the coupling trying to power the AWD. I took my 2016 QX60 to the dealer and also to a foreign car..."
"The contact owns a 2016 Infiniti QX60. The contact stated that while making a left turn at a low rate of speed, another vehicle attempted to drive around the contact's vehicle. As the vehicle attempted to drive around, the contact was hit by the passing vehicle. The contact stated that they could..."
"2016 Infiniti QX60 93,000 miles The battery light was on. I have noticed that my CVT transmission goes into limp mode. This has happened several times with no help from infiniti. I can only go 10MPH and it revs only 1000 RPM, then it'll be fine after I turn off and on again. Had battery and..."
Complaint History for Infiniti QX60
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Infiniti QX60 | 92 | 3 | 3 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Infiniti QX60 Current Page | 29 | 3 | 1 | Current |
| 2017 Infiniti QX60 | 67 | 5 | 2 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Infiniti QX60 | 38 | 2 | 1 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Infiniti QX60 | 37 | 2 | 2 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Infiniti QX60 | 23 | 2 | 1 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2022 Infiniti QX60 | 22 | 0 | 2 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Infiniti QX60 | 27 | 0 | 3 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Infiniti QX60 | 18 | 1 | 3 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Infiniti QX60 | 16 | 0 | 1 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Infiniti QX60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2016 Infiniti QX60
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 13 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment & Accessories NHTSA category: EQUIPMENT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| VISIBILITY,BACK OVER PREVENTION,EQUIPMENT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)
Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight ra...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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