2022 Infiniti Q50 — Should You Buy One?
Typical asking price: $23,000–$32,000. This is one of the more reliable vehicles in its class — here's what to watch for anyway.
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Kestrel Take
NHTSA holds one complaint and no recalls for the 2022 Q50 — a record too small to say anything about the car, and we will not pretend otherwise. What we can say: this is the same 3.0L twin-turbo V6 and 7-speed automatic that the 2018 and 2019 records fill with turbocharger and oil-pressure failures, the same passenger seat whose airbag sensor lights the dash on the 2018, and the same platform that carried two safety recalls in 2021. Nothing about the 2022 changed those parts. Most of these cars are still inside the six-year powertrain warranty, which is the strongest argument for buying one — confirm the in-service date with a dealer, and buy the car the way you would a 2019 with a warranty.
What we checked
Checked against public records, 2026-09-25
NHTSA holds 1 owner complaint for the 2022 Infiniti Q50, and no recall campaigns.
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. 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.
Counts come from the NHTSA complaint and recall database — free, public, and worth checking yourself.
Known Issues for the 2022 Infiniti Q50
Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.
Nobody has filed an engine complaint against a 2022 Q50 yet, and the engine did not change. On the 2018 and 2019 the story is a turbocharger failing past 40,000 miles — loss of power, a whistle that turns into a grind, white smoke — and in fewer cars a low-oil-pressure warning followed by knocking and metal in the filter. A 2022 with under 60,000 miles is likely still inside Infiniti's powertrain warranty, which turns this from a wallet risk into a paperwork question: get the in-service date from a dealer and make sure the oil-change history is documented, because a warranty claim on a neglected engine is a fight.
Repair cost (estimate): $3,000–$7,000 for turbochargers; $10,000–$15,000 for a replacement engine — around 55% of what this car is typically worth
Source: not yet checked against public records.
The 2018 Q50 record is dominated by this: the airbag light comes on, a scan shows an Occupant Classification System fault, and the dealer replaces the passenger seat sensor or seat bottom, with the passenger airbag switched off until then. Same seat in 2022. Watch the airbag light go out after the start-up bulb check and have a passenger sit down to confirm the 'airbag off' indicator changes. Inside the basic warranty this is free; outside it, four figures at a dealer.
Repair cost (estimate): $400–$1,800
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Owners of 2019 and 2020 Q50s describe a hard jerk pulling away after a stop and upshifts that need more revs than they should. It is the same transmission here. Ten minutes in traffic will show it: a healthy car moves off smoothly and upshifts quickly under light throttle. A fluid service and adaptive relearn is the cheap first step if it does not.
Repair cost (estimate): $150–$400 for a fluid service and relearn
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Walk-Away Red Flags
- ✗Turbo whistle that changes pitch or grinds on a cold start
- ✗White smoke from the exhaust at start-up
- ✗Airbag light that stays on after the bulb check
- ✗Hard jerk pulling away from a stop
- ✗Seller with no oil-change records on a warranty-age car
Good Signs
- ✓In-service date confirmed with a dealer, powertrain warranty still in force
- ✓Oil changed every 5,000 miles with dealer or shop receipts
- ✓Quick, quiet upshifts on a cold drive through traffic
- ✓A clean oil filter at the pre-purchase inspection
- ✓Passenger-airbag indicator that changes state when someone sits down
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