Infiniti QX50 MOT reliability

Infiniti QX50s passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 78 tests in 2025. 58 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 78 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

78

Still licensed (GB)

58

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2015 diesel

27 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 65,068 (most between 58,786 and 75,606).

2018: 90% → 2019: 93% → 2020: 86% → 2021: 83% → 2022: 77% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 74% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (11.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (11.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.7%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.7%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (3.7%)

2015 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 63,990 (most between 46,391 and 81,588).

2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2015 QX50s fail

Brakes

11.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

11.1%

Wheels & tyres

7.4%

Lights & electrics

3.7%

Visibility & wipers

3.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.