Infiniti Q30
Registered from 2015 to 2019.
About this model
The Infiniti Q30 is a subcompact executive car built and sold by Nissan's Infiniti luxury brand between 2016 and 2019. The Q30 is built on the third-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class platform to create a small, premium hatchback. The Q30 is a result of the Nissan, Renault and Mercedes partnership agreement to share technology. It ceased production in the UK in mid-2019 as the brand withdrew from Europe altogether at the same time. A modified version was also marketed under the name QX30, which offers higher ground clearance and crossover design attributes in order to be marketed as a crossover.
From the Wikipedia article Infiniti Q30, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2017 1.5 diesel. 205 of 1,657 tests failed, 12%.
Better than 44% of 2017 cars. The typical one fails 12%, across 926 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 39% | 80 |
| Brakes | 24% | 50 |
| Lights and electrics | 21% | 44 |
| Suspension | 20% | 42 |
| Visibility | 13% | 26 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 8% | 16 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 39% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 24% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 20% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Exhaust and emissions — 8% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 21% 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 — 13% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 27% of its inspections, against the 17% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 8% | 10% | 443 | |
| 40–60k miles | 12% | 13% | 709 | |
| 60–80k miles | 16% | 15% | 347 | |
| 80–100k miles | 20% | 16% | 92 | |
| 100–120k miles | 27% | 17% | 30 |
1,621 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6 petrol · 144 hp · 1506 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 7.1 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.5 diesel · 107 hp · 1475 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 4.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 1.5 diesel · 109 hp · 1472 kg · 2687 mm wheelbase · 4.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/1610/18
The description in the user manual of the child-proof lock for the rear door does not correctly indicate the locked and unlocked positions. This could result in the user inadvertently deactivating the safety feature.
Recall of the product from end users