1996 Infiniti I30

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1996 Infiniti I30 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 24.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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24Owner complaints

Model-year median: 24

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

1996 Infiniti I30

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 24 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Vehicle Speed Control: 5 reports
Tires: 4 reports
Air Bags: 3 reports
Visibility: 3 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling: 2 reports

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Recall links

No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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How this year compares

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Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Vehicle Speed Control

5 Tires

4 Air Bags

3 Visibility

3 Engine And Engine Cooling

All reported categories

1 Fuel System, Gasoline

1 Power Train

1 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

1 Structure

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 24 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Tires. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Air Bags. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Suspension complaints

2 reports

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180,111 miles · Jan 8, 2020

EngineSeat BeltsSuspension

I BELIEVE I'M THE 4TH OWNER OF THIS HERE VEHICLE THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT RIPPED, I HAVE A OIL LEAK AND THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING AND THE SEATS ARE SUN DAMAGED THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD TOLD ME THAT HE HAD MANY TRANSMISSION MECHANICS LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAD TOLD HIM THAT MANY THINGS CAN BE WRONG WITH IT BUT THE DON'…

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NHTSA ODI #11297837

Mileage unknown · Sep 11, 1997

SuspensionTires

TOYO TIRE FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI #604844

Recall campaigns

No recalls in this snapshot.

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Defect investigations

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.