Buyer Research

2019 Infiniti Q60 — Should You Buy One?

Typical asking price: $19,000–$30,000. This is one of the more reliable vehicles in its class — here's what to watch for anyway.

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Kestrel Take

Four complaints in the whole federal file for this year. That is a number about how many people filed, not a reliability rating — the 2017 and 2018 Q60s carry the same engines, the same seat sensor and the same steering hardware, and their records are far thicker, so treat those pages as this car's shopping list rather than assuming 2019 fixed anything. What the 2019 record does hold is consistent: half of it is the centre screen going black and taking the reversing camera with it, which is also what the one recall on this year addresses, and one owner lost a headlight while driving at night. Buy it the way you would buy any twin-turbo luxury coupe with a service history you did not write: a pre-purchase inspection, a cold look in the coolant bottle, and the VIN run through NHTSA before money changes hands.

What we checked

Checked against public records, 2026-09-25

NHTSA holds 4 owner complaints for the 2019 Infiniti Q60, and 1 recall campaign.

That is too small a record to read a pattern from, so we are not going to pretend otherwise — with numbers this low one owner moves the percentage by a lot. What has been filed is grouped under electrics and electronics (2), the lights (1), lane departure (1). Treat those as things to look at, not as the vehicle's known weaknesses. A thin file usually means few of these were sold or few owners filed. It is not evidence the vehicle is trouble-free, and the issues below are our own research rather than a reading of this record.

One recall campaign covers 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.

Counts come from the NHTSA complaint and recall database — free, public, and worth checking yourself.

Known Issues for the 2019 Infiniti Q60

Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.

Centre screen goes black and the reversing camera goes with it (recall)Medium

Recall 19V654000 covers a very large batch of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles including this Q60: a camera settings fault can leave the reversing display blank when you select reverse, and the remedy is a free software update at the dealer. Owners here describe the wider version of the same problem — the screen going black in motion or at a stop, and one car losing both the rear and the side camera after a wash. A coupe this shape has a poor over-the-shoulder view, so a dead camera is a real safety loss, not a comfort one. Select reverse three or four times during the test drive, from cold and again when the car is warm, and confirm you get a picture with guide lines every time.

Repair cost: $0 with the recall — verify it was performed

Source: NHTSA complaints filed under electrics and electronics (2), back over prevention (1); 1 NHTSA recall campaign on this model year.

Headlight failing at night — the LED unit is not a bulb you swap in a car parkMedium

One owner reports a headlight going out while driving at night. On this car the lighting is an LED projector assembly with its own driver module, so the fix is not a $20 bulb from an auto parts shop: a failed module or a failed assembly is a body-shop part with a body-shop price, and aftermarket copies are a known source of flicker and failed inspections. Stand in front of the car in the dark with the lights on, then on high beam, and look for one side dimmer or with a different colour cast than the other. A mismatched pair usually means one side has already been replaced, which is worth asking about.

Repair cost (estimate): $500–$1,600 per headlight assembly, less if only the driver module has failed

Source: NHTSA complaints filed under the lights (1).

The 3.0T twin-turbo V6 can lose coolant quietly and take turbos or bearings with itMedium

This is not in the 2019 file — it is in the 2017 and 2018 files for the same VR30 engine, where owners describe coolant disappearing with no visible leak, metal in the oil pan, and turbochargers failing with no warning light first. We are flagging it here because the engine did not change and four complaints cannot tell you it is safe. Open the coolant reservoir on a stone-cold engine and look at the level and the colour, pull the oil filler cap and look for a pale film underneath, and ask to see every oil change receipt. An owner who stretched the interval on a turbocharged engine is the whole difference between a good example and an expensive one.

Repair cost (estimate): $2,500–$6,000 for a turbocharger; $6,000–$14,000 for a used or rebuilt engine fitted by an independent shop — around 57% of what this car is typically worth

Source: not yet checked against public records.

Passenger seat occupancy sensor — the fault that produces Infiniti's worst repair quotesMedium

Across the 2017 and 2018 Q60 records this is the single most expensive thing owners run into: the airbag light comes on, the dealer traces it to the occupant classification sensor built into the passenger seat, and because the part is not sold on its own the quote can run into five figures. No one filed it on a 2019, which proves nothing either way on a file this small. It costs you nothing to check. Have an adult sit in the passenger seat with the ignition on and watch the little airbag status light near the gear lever — it should show the passenger airbag armed, and the dash SRS light should go out and stay out.

Repair cost (estimate): $700–$1,600 for a sensor mat and recalibration at a seat-electronics specialist; far more if you accept the dealer's seat replacement

Source: not yet checked against public records.

Walk-Away Red Flags

✗A black or slow-to-wake centre screen, or no picture when you select reverse
✗One headlight dimmer or a different colour than the other
✗Coolant reservoir low or stained on a stone-cold engine
✗Airbag warning light on, or the passenger airbag showing off with an adult sitting there

Good Signs

✓Recall 19V654000 shown closed on the NHTSA VIN lookup
✓Oil change receipts at 5,000 miles or less for every interval since new
✓Both headlights matched in brightness and colour on low and high beam
✓The passenger airbag indicator switching to armed the moment an adult sits down