2016 Infiniti Q50: MOT pass rate and reliability

82% of 2016 Infiniti Q50s pass the MOT first time, measured across 634 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 77,554 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Infiniti Q50s (80.8%, 2,473 tests): +1.2 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +1.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Infiniti Q50 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Infiniti Q50:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2014 76.4% 399 90,046
2015 78.6% 723 82,697
2016 82% 634 77,554
2017 84.3% 408 67,604
2018 83.1% 272 56,077

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Q50

The 2016 sits close to the Infiniti Q50 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2016 Infiniti Q50 the average at test was 77,554 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2017 at 84.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2014 at 76.4%. That 7.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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