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2016 Infiniti QX60

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2016 Infiniti QX60 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 27.

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29Owner complaints

Model-year median: 27

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
199
201492
201529
201668
201738
201837
2019
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
12Unknown Or Other
5Electrical System
3Power Train
3Visibility
3
All reported categories
Equipment
2Fuel/propulsion System
2Back Over Prevention
1Engine
1Forward Collision Avoidance
1Suspension
1Visibility/wiper
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 15 of 29 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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. 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.

3 crash reports1 fire reports6 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

5 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 11, 2022
Unknown Or Other

While driving down a clear road on a beautiful day, the sunroof in my QX60 randomly exploded, outwardly. It sounded like a gunshot hit the car. Glass went everywhere, hit oncoming traffic, the windshield, and hood of car. We immediately pulled over and noticed the sunroof was expanding outwardly towards the sky, not inward. It w…

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While driving down a clear road on a beautiful day, the sunroof in my QX60 randomly exploded, outwardly. It sounded like a gunshot hit the car. Glass went everywhere, hit oncoming traffic, the windshield, and hood of car. We immediately pulled over and noticed the sunroof was expanding outwardly towards the sky, not inward. It was making a concerning sound in the process. The sound scared all of and almost caused a wreck. I was 6 months pregnant at the time and my husband was in the passenger side and my 20 month old son was in the back seat car seat.

NHTSA ODI #11464194

18,201 miles · May 2, 2020
Unknown Or OtherCrashInjury

AS I WAS LEAVING MY JOB'S PARKING LOT I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO PUT MY QX60 IN REVERSE AND MY ENGINE REVED SO VERY VERY LOUD THAT IT SCARED ME TREMENDOUSLY. THE TRUCK TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN, WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT CONTINUED TO SPEED IN REVERSE UNTIL I HIT A BRICK WALL. THEN WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE GEAR SHI…

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AS I WAS LEAVING MY JOB'S PARKING LOT I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO PUT MY QX60 IN REVERSE AND MY ENGINE REVED SO VERY VERY LOUD THAT IT SCARED ME TREMENDOUSLY. THE TRUCK TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN, WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT CONTINUED TO SPEED IN REVERSE UNTIL I HIT A BRICK WALL. THEN WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE GEAR SHIFTER THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO GO FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL MY VEHICLE WENT INTO A RAVINE.

NHTSA ODI #11323061

30,000 miles · Oct 14, 2019
Unknown Or Other

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE INTERSTATE, NO OTHER CARS AROUND NOR BIG TRUCKS AND NOT UNDER AN OVERPASS. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AROUND 70 MPH AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. NO WINDOWS WERE DOWN AND THANKFULLY THE SCREEN WASN'T OPENED.

NHTSA ODI #11268244

28,500 miles · May 23, 2018
Unknown Or OtherInjury

THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION WHICH CAUSED ME TO SWERVE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THERE ARE SOME GLASS SHARDS THAT FLEW OUT. I HAD MINOR CUTS ON MY HAND WHEN I TRIED TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. NO OTHER FACTORS INVOLVED, NO WEATHER CHANGES, ETC.

NHTSA ODI #11097678

22,000 miles · Sep 24, 2017
Unknown Or Other

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WHEN WE HEARD A LARGE BANG SOUND. MY HUSBAND LOOKED OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE PIECES OF GLASS FLYING OFF THE CAR, AND REALIZED OUR SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. WE WERE NOT FOLLOWING NEAR OTHER VEHICLES, NOR HAD WE GONE UNDER AN OVERPASS. WE PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT IT HAD CLEARLY EX…

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MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WHEN WE HEARD A LARGE BANG SOUND. MY HUSBAND LOOKED OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE PIECES OF GLASS FLYING OFF THE CAR, AND REALIZED OUR SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. WE WERE NOT FOLLOWING NEAR OTHER VEHICLES, NOR HAD WE GONE UNDER AN OVERPASS. WE PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT IT HAD CLEARLY EXPLODED WITH NO EXTERNAL INFLUENCE (THE GLASS WAS PRESSED UPWARD, AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE OR DEBRIS OTHER THAN THE GLASS). WE WERE THANKFUL TO HAVE HAD THE INTERIOR SHADE CLOSED AS OUR YOUNG CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #11025223

Official recalls

1

16V244000 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification

Apr 26, 2016

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.

Remedy: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

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