Infiniti G35 2007–2008
2nd generation (V36, G35 badge years only)
NHTSA data through 13 August 2026284 complaints, 208 with mileageMethod
- Reports with mileage
- 208
- Median of reported failures
- 70,000 mi
- Most-reported system
- Airbag system (23.6%)
- Recalls
- 1
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On this generation, failures are spread across the mileage range, with the middle half between 28,000 and 103,000 miles.
Figure 1 · Infiniti G35 2007–2008 · 208 reports with mileage
Mileage at failure
Complaints per 20,000-mile bin, 0 to 200,000 miles, equal bins on a linear scale. Tallest bar = 39 complaints.
- Rest of the range
- Median
- 200,000+ — 4 complaints (1.9%), plotted separately
- 10%
- 6,000
- 25%
- 28,000
- Median
- 69,864
- 75%
- 103,000
- 90%
- 137,000
Show the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0–20,000 | 39 | 18.8% |
| 20,000–40,000 | 22 | 10.6% |
| 40,000–60,000 | 28 | 13.5% |
| 60,000–80,000 | 30 | 14.4% |
| 80,000–100,000 | 30 | 14.4% |
| 100,000–120,000 | 20 | 9.6% |
| 120,000–140,000 | 19 | 9.1% |
| 140,000–160,000 | 8 | 3.8% |
| 160,000–180,000 | 7 | 3.4% |
| 180,000–200,000 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 200,000+ | 4 | 1.9% |
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain. Complaint counts reflect what owners reported and are not a measure of failure rate per vehicle sold.
What this can and cannot tell you: these are complaints owners chose to file, not a failure rate. Popular models accumulate more of them simply by being common. How this is built.
Owners filed 284 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007–2008 Infiniti G35, and 208 of them record the mileage at which the failure happened. That is enough to show not just what fails, but when.
Failures are spread across the mileage range, with the middle half between 28,000 and 103,000 miles. The median is 69,864 miles.
The most-reported areas are the airbag system (23.6% of complaints, typically around 78,000 miles), the electrical system (10.6% of complaints, typically around 78,000 miles), the transmission and driveline (8.8% of complaints, typically around 34,000 miles).
1 recall campaign cover this generation.
If you arrived asking “is it reliable?” — this page answers the version of that question the data can support: which problems owners reported, and at what mileage.
How many miles does a 2007–2008 Infiniti G35 last?
Half of the failure reports on the 2007–2008 Infiniti G35 were filed by 70,000 miles and 90% by 137,000 miles — figures drawn from 208 NHTSA complaints that record an odometer reading, so they time reported failures, not the cars whose owners never filed one.
4 reports (1.9%) came in past 200,000 miles — each one proof a G35 reached that mileage, not that it died there.
Before you buy a 2007–2008 G35: the 3-minute check
Generated from 208 mileage-tagged complaints, 1 recall campaign, 1 documented problem area. Print this page — the checklist survives print.
- Run the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. 1 campaign cover this generation; an open recall is a free repair you can make the seller's problem.
- Check timing chain guides and tensioner on 2007–2008 cars. Chain guide/tensioner wear producing rattle continues to be reported into the VQ35HR years.
- End with a pre-purchase inspection of this car. Aggregate data describes the population; the example in front of you has its own history.
For a buyer, failures on this generation are spread rather than concentrated: the middle half falls between 28,000 and 103,000 miles, with a median of 70,000. There is no single mileage threshold to watch, which means condition and maintenance records are more informative than the odometer.
On inspection, the airbag system and the electrical system are where this generation's reports concentrate, so those are the areas worth a specific look. The electrical system in particular shows a median failure mileage of 78,000, which gives a concrete number to compare against the odometer of any car you are considering.
None of this is a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection on the individual car. Aggregate patterns describe a population; the example in front of you has its own history.
What fails, and when
Figure 2 · Infiniti G35 2007–2008
When each system fails
Bar spans the middle half of reports; the notch inside each bar is the median. Miles at failure on a proportional scale — equal distances are equal ratios, not equal miles.
- Engine and its cooling system13 reports10,000200–70,000Engine and its cooling system: 13 reports, median 10,000 miles, middle half 200 to 70,000 miles.
- Transmission and driveline25 reports34,0008,000–85,000Transmission and driveline: 25 reports, median 34,000 miles, middle half 8,000 to 85,000 miles.
- Electrical system30 reports78,00049,000–120,000Electrical system: 30 reports, median 78,000 miles, middle half 49,000 to 120,000 miles.
- Airbag system67 reports78,00050,000–108,000Airbag system: 67 reports, median 78,000 miles, middle half 50,000 to 108,000 miles.
- Seats11 reports78,00058,000–100,000Seats: 11 reports, median 78,000 miles, middle half 58,000 to 100,000 miles.
- Problems owners could not categorise20 reports86,00067,000–100,000Problems owners could not categorise: 20 reports, median 86,000 miles, middle half 67,000 to 100,000 miles.
- Engine20 reports106,00085,000–125,000Engine: 20 reports, median 106,000 miles, middle half 85,000 to 125,000 miles.
- Your odometer — appears after you enter it in “Where your car sits”
Ordered by median mileage, earliest first. The first 12,000 miles are shaded: that is the boundary this site uses between a manufacturing defect and ordinary wear, not a property of the world.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
| System | Complaints | Share | Median | 25–75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbag system | 67 | 23.6% | 78,000 | 50,000–108,000 |
| Electrical system | 30 | 10.6% | 78,000 | 49,000–120,000 |
| Transmission and driveline | 25 | 8.8% | 34,000 | 8,000–85,000 |
| Problems owners could not categorise | 20 | 7.0% | 86,000 | 67,000–100,000 |
| Engine | 20 | 7.0% | 106,000 | 85,000–125,000 |
| Body structure | 17 | 6.0% | — | — |
| Engine and its cooling system | 13 | 4.6% | 10,000 | 200–70,000 |
| Throttle and speed control | 12 | 4.2% | — | — |
| Seats | 11 | 3.9% | 78,000 | 58,000–100,000 |
| Fuel and propulsion system | 10 | 3.5% | — | — |
Where your car sits
Failure reports by the odometer reading they were filed at. Pick the anchor nearest your car — or type the exact mileage: your marker lands on this curve and on the timing chart above.
Figure 3 · Infiniti G35 2007–2008 · 208 reports with mileage
Share of reports below each mileage
Share of mileage-tagged reports filed at or below each odometer reading. Steps rise only at bin edges, by exact counted shares.
- 60,000 mi — 43% of reports below
- 120,000 mi — 81% of reports below
- Median — the staircase crosses the 50% line here
- Your odometer — appears after you enter it below
The staircase tops out at 98%: the remaining 1.9% of reports (4) came above 200,000 miles.
Nothing is smoothed or interpolated. Linear axis, same as Figure 1.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
At 60,000 miles
43% of the failure reports on this generation came below this mileage. That describes reports, not your odds.
In the reporting window
- Airbag system — middle half 50,000–108,000 mi
- Electrical system — middle half 49,000–120,000 mi
- Transmission and driveline — middle half 8,000–85,000 mi
- Engine and its cooling system — middle half 200–70,000 mi
- Seats — middle half 58,000–100,000 mi
Mostly reported later
- Problems owners could not categorise — middle half 67,000–100,000 mi
- Engine — middle half 85,000–125,000 mi
At 90,000 miles
66% of the failure reports on this generation came below this mileage. That describes reports, not your odds.
Reported earlier than this mileage — ask for repair records
- Transmission and driveline — median 34,000 mi
- Engine and its cooling system — median 10,000 mi
In the reporting window
- Airbag system — middle half 50,000–108,000 mi
- Electrical system — middle half 49,000–120,000 mi
- Problems owners could not categorise — middle half 67,000–100,000 mi
- Engine — middle half 85,000–125,000 mi
- Seats — middle half 58,000–100,000 mi
At 120,000 miles
81% of the failure reports on this generation came below this mileage. That describes reports, not your odds.
Reported earlier than this mileage — ask for repair records
- Airbag system — median 78,000 mi
- Electrical system — median 78,000 mi
- Transmission and driveline — median 34,000 mi
- Problems owners could not categorise — median 86,000 mi
- Engine and its cooling system — median 10,000 mi
- Seats — median 78,000 mi
In the reporting window
- Engine — middle half 85,000–125,000 mi
Which systems, and when
Complaints about this generation are not spread evenly across the vehicle, and the systems that generate the most of them do not all fail at the same point in a car's life. The median failure across all systems here is 69,864 miles; the figures below show which parts of the car run ahead of that and which run behind.
The airbag system accounts for 23.6% of complaints (67 reports, 53 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 78,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 50,000 and 108,000 miles.
The electrical system accounts for 10.6% of complaints (30 reports, 20 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 78,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 49,000 and 120,000 miles.
The transmission and driveline accounts for 8.8% of complaints (25 reports, 21 of them with a mileage figure), and it fails early — a median of 34,000 miles, well before the vehicle's overall median. Failures clustered this far below the rest of the car usually point to a design or manufacturing problem rather than wear, because wear does not selectively target one system on low-mileage examples. The middle half of these reports falls between 8,000 and 85,000 miles.
Problems owners could not categorise accounts for 7.0% of complaints (20 reports, 12 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 86,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 67,000 and 100,000 miles.
The engine accounts for 7.0% of complaints (20 reports, 14 of them with a mileage figure), and it fails late — a median of 106,000 miles, considerably beyond the vehicle's overall median. That pattern is consistent with normal service life rather than a defect, though it matters for anyone buying an example already near that mileage. The middle half of these reports falls between 85,000 and 125,000 miles.
The engine and its cooling system accounts for 4.6% of complaints (13 reports, 11 of them with a mileage figure), and it fails early — a median of 10,000 miles, well before the vehicle's overall median. Failures clustered this far below the rest of the car usually point to a design or manufacturing problem rather than wear, because wear does not selectively target one system on low-mileage examples. The middle half of these reports falls between 200 and 70,000 miles.
Recalls and what they cover
NHTSA records 1 recall campaign covering vehicles in this generation. A recall means the manufacturer or the regulator concluded there was a safety defect or a standard was not met, and that a free remedy is owed to owners — including second and later owners.
Recall status is specific to the individual vehicle, not the model. Checking a VIN against NHTSA's lookup is free and takes under a minute, and it is the only way to know whether a particular car has had the work done.
Reported severity
What owners reported alongside the failure itself, out of 284 complaints against this generation:
- Crashes
- 27 (9.5%)
- Fires
- 2
- Injury reports
- 8
- Fatality reports
- 0
These flags are self-reported by complainants and unverified by NHTSA; one report can carry several flags, so the counts overlap and do not sum to a total. They are not adjusted for how many of these vehicles are on the road. No chart is drawn here on purpose: overlapping counts spanning very different magnitudes cannot be honestly encoded as lengths.
Documented problems
Timing Chain Guides and Tensioner 2007–2008
Chain guide/tensioner wear producing rattle continues to be reported into the VQ35HR years.
By model year
| Year | Complaints | With mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 152 | 114 |
| 2008 | 132 | 94 |
Recalls (1) — is your car included?
Jul 2010 · 2007 · SeatsIn the event of a crash, the airbag may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The defect. Nissan is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2007 Infiniti G35 sedans manufactured from march 29, 2004 through august 25, 2006 and Infiniti G35 coupes manufactured from april 1, 2004 through may 30, 2007. The wire harness connecting the belt tension sensor (bts) and the occupant detection sensor (ods) control unit under the front passenger seat can experience relative movement which can cause wear and oxidization of the terminals and may cause interruption of the signal.
What can happen. In the event of a crash, the airbag may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The free fix. Nissan will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on july 12, 2010. Owners may contact Nissan toll-free at 1-800-662-6200.
What owners reported
I am the owner of a 2007 Infiniti g35x 4 door sedan. I believe the manufacturer has created a design defect which creates hazardous driving conditions which i am sure will likely lead to accidents and injuries. This condition concerns the operation of the headlights in the furtherest on/off position. During night…
2007 · 750 miles · Exterior lighting
the contact owns a 2007 Infiniti G35 sedan. The contact noticed that the air bag warning indicator sporadically illuminates on the instrument control panel. This indicates that the passenger side air bag is inoperative and could fail to provide adequate protection in the event of a crash. The contact then received a…
2007 · 1,000 miles · Airbag system
When my most frequent passenger of 140 lbs sits in the passenger seat the airbag off light comes on intermittently. I have taken this into the dealer about 6 times and they have not been able to recreate the issue and have not been able to find any issue when running tests on the computer. This makes me very uneasy as…
2007 · 1,000 miles · Airbag system
Usually after the car has not been driven for a few days, i will get in and press the clutch and it will sink to the ground (i.E. There is no pressure in the clutch line). After pumping it a few times, it will usually rebuild pressure and be drivable. I have requested that my dealership fix the problem, but they claim…
2007 · 7,500 miles · Transmission and driveline
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