Model-year matrix

Infiniti FX35
which year?

Compare every Infiniti FX35 model year the EPA recorded, 2003 to 2012. See complaint patterns, fuel economy and configurations side by side, then open any year for recall campaigns and the full dossier. Confirm against the official NHTSA recall search.

What the stored evidence shows

Where does the FX35 evidence point?

For the 2004 Infiniti FX35, the comparison snapshot contains 120 complaint reports. Latches, locks and linkages are the largest component label, followed by structure and electrical system. The recall projection separately records seven campaigns for 2004. For 2005, the complaint snapshot contains 94 reports and air bags are the largest component label. Those differences help focus your reading of each year’s records; they do not show that one year is safer or more reliable.

Next step: Read the relevant year dossiers and recall register before checking a particular vehicle’s VIN and service history.

Historical snapshot: complaint/EPA comparison generated August 25, 2026; recall projection generated August 25, 2026. These summaries do not establish current recall status. Sources and methods.

Evidence-led answer

Looking for the best Infiniti FX35 year—or years to avoid?

The official records cannot honestly name a best, worst or most reliable year. Complaint totals have no sales, mileage or age denominator. They can show where more reports were filed and which components were named, giving you years to investigate more closely before checking the exact car and its VIN.

What is the best year for the Infiniti FX35?

No official dataset can support one universal best year. Use the table to compare complaint patterns and EPA figures, then open the shortlisted years for recall campaigns and exact specifications.

Which Infiniti FX35 years should you avoid?

The records cannot justify a blanket avoid label. Years with more reports are surfaced below as research priorities, not predictions about every car from that year.

01 · More reports to inspect2004

120 indexed complaint reports; latches/locks/linkages is the most-reported component label.

Open the 2004 dossier →02 · More reports to inspect2005

94 indexed complaint reports; air bags is the most-reported component label.

Open the 2005 dossier →03 · More reports to inspect2003

61 indexed complaint reports; air bags is the most-reported component label.

Open the 2003 dossier →

Do not read this as an avoid list. Older and higher-selling model years usually accumulate more reports. A low count can also mean a newer, rarer or poorly matched vehicle—not a safer one.

Read this as evidence, not a ranking.

Complaint totals are counts of owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects, and they carry no denominator: they are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, how old they are, how far they are driven, or how much publicity a fault received. A high-volume or older year will usually show more reports than a rare or recent one. The site does not convert these into a reliability score, because the data needed to do that honestly is not in the public record.

Direct comparison

Compare two Infiniti FX35 model years.

Choose any two years. The URL keeps the pair so you can return to the same comparison. Every figure below is an observed official record or EPA estimate—not a reliability score.

First model year

2010 Infiniti FX35

NHTSA complaint allegations: 11
Combined EPA economy: 18–19 mpg/MPGe
EPA configurations: 2
Annual EPA fuel-cost estimate: $4,000–4,200
Fuel labels: Premium Gasoline

Most-reported component labelselectrical system 4unknown or other 3suspension 2

Open the 2010 evidence dossier →

Second model year

2012 Infiniti FX35

NHTSA complaint allegations: 14
Combined EPA economy: 18–19 mpg/MPGe
EPA configurations: 2
Annual EPA fuel-cost estimate: $4,000–4,200
Fuel labels: Premium Gasoline

Most-reported component labelsengine 4unknown or other 4air bags 3

Open the 2012 evidence dossier →

Observed complaint-record difference

2012 has 3 more indexed complaint allegations than 2010.

This is not a rate or reliability finding. The counts have no sales, mileage, age or exposure denominator, and newer years have had less time to accumulate reports.

Side by side

Infiniti FX35 by year.

Complaint bars are scaled against this model’s own highest year, so they compare years with each other and with nothing else.

Infiniti FX35 model years with NHTSA complaint totals, most-reported components, EPA fuel economy and configuration counts
Year	Complaints	Most-reported components	Combined MPG	EPA configs	Annual fuel cost	Dossier
2012	14	engine 4unknown or other 4air bags 3	18–19	2	$4,000–4,200	Dossier →
2010	11	electrical system 4unknown or other 3suspension 2	18–19	2	$4,000–4,200	Dossier →
2009	20	unknown or other 4structure 3air bags 2	18–19	2	$4,000–4,200	Dossier →
2008	35	air bags 19unknown or other 6electrical system 3	17–18	2	$4,200–4,450	Dossier →
2007	37	air bags 9unknown or other 7electrical system 6	17–18	2	$4,200–4,450	Dossier →
2006	40	air bags 19structure 7exterior lighting 5	17–18	2	$3,400–3,600	Dossier →
2005	94	air bags 25unknown or other 16latches/locks/linkages 14	17–18	2	$3,400–3,600	Dossier →
2004	120	latches/locks/linkages 27structure 19electrical system 18	17	2	$3,600	Dossier →
2003	61	air bags 13latches/locks/linkages 12electrical system 8	17	2	$3,600	Dossier →

Evidence snapshot generated August 25, 2026. “Not indexed” means this comparison snapshot has no complaint count for the exact year, make and model. It does not establish zero complaints or the absence of a fault. Recall campaigns are shown separately in the Infiniti FX35 recall register, with the imported source dates and campaign details. Each year’s dossier also checks the NHTSA API. Confirm current applicability and remedy status using the official VIN lookup.