Infiniti FX30D Auto
Registered from 2012 to 2013.
About this model
The Infiniti QX70, formerly the Infiniti FX until 2013, is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV marketed by Infiniti, Nissan's luxury division between 2002 and 2019 over two generations. The model replaced the QX4 as Infiniti's mid-size SUV. The model does not have a Nissan-branded equivalent, and was never sold in Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Infiniti QX70, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2013 3.0 diesel. 28 of 140 tests failed, 20%.
Better than 45% of 2013 cars. The typical one fails 19%, across 828 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 36% | 10 |
| Tyres and wheels | 36% | 10 |
| Visibility | 32% | 9 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 29% | 8 |
| Brakes | 18% | 5 |
| Suspension | 18% | 5 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility: failed more often than 98% of 2013 cars — 32% of its 28 failed tests, where an ordinary 2013 car has 10%.
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 94% of 2013 cars — 29% of its 28 failed tests, where an ordinary 2013 car has 8%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 36% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Exhaust and emissions — 29% of its failures
- Brakes — 18% of its failures
- Suspension — 18% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 36% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 32% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 27% of its inspections, against the 24% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 17% | 20% | 36 | |
| 80–100k miles | 18% | 22% | 40 | |
| 100–120k miles | 27% | 24% | 30 |
106 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.