2014 Infiniti QX60 — Should You Buy One?
Typical asking price: $10,000–$16,000. There are 2 high-severity known issues you need to know before handing over a check.
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A luxury-badged Nissan Pathfinder, which means a CVT carrying a heavy three-row SUV — the exact application that CVT is worst suited to. Comfortable and well-equipped, and the transmission is the entire risk. A replacement costs a third of the vehicle's value.
What we checked
Reconciled against public records, 2026-09-25
NHTSA holds 230 owner complaints for the 2014 Infiniti QX60, and 7 recall campaigns.
A big number here usually means a lot of these were sold, not that it is a bad vehicle — popular models collect more complaints for the same rate of trouble. So the total on its own says little. What is worth reading is the shape of it. 51% of them are about one thing — the transmission and drivetrain. That much concentration is a genuine pattern rather than background noise, and it is the first thing to check on any example you look at.
7 recall campaigns cover this model year. Recalls are repaired free, for any owner, with no time limit on most safety campaigns — but only if someone books it in. Ask the seller to show it was done, or have any dealer check the VIN; it takes them a couple of minutes and costs nothing.
Looked at and set aside: airbags (25) — 25 airbag complaints on file, almost always a recall matter rather than a repair bill; have a dealer check this VIN for open airbag campaigns and confirm any were performed.
Counts come from the NHTSA complaint and recall database — free, public, and worth checking yourself.
Known Issues for the 2014 Infiniti QX60
Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.
A belt-and-pulley transmission in a 4,400-pound three-row SUV. Shudder, whine, and loss of drive between 80k and 120k miles is common. Nissan extended warranties on related models.
Repair cost (estimate): $4,500-$6,000 — about 46% of what this car is typically worth
Source: NHTSA complaints filed under the transmission and drivetrain (118).
The vehicle is rated to tow and towing dramatically accelerates CVT failure. Ask directly about a hitch.
Repair cost (estimate): $4,000–$7,500 — around 58% of what this car is typically worth
Source: NHTSA complaints filed under the transmission and drivetrain (118), the engine (40).
Water in the headliner and footwells, which then reaches modules.
Repair cost (estimate): $200-$1,200
Source: NHTSA complaints filed under electrics and electronics (16), the body and structure (10).
Walk-Away Red Flags
- ✗Shudder from a stop
- ✗Trailer hitch installed
- ✗No CVT fluid service history
- ✗Damp carpet or musty smell
Good Signs
- ✓CVT fluid changed every 30k miles with genuine NS-3
- ✓Documented CVT replacement with warranty remaining
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