2005 INFINITI Q45 consumer reviews

I've had this car for 8.5 years and haven't even changed 1 light bulb yet! Only normal wear and tear. Very fast and powerful and has every bell and whistle that was available.

I currently own a 05 model . Best value for the money and very reliable. If you keep up on the maintenance , the car will last you a very long time. I absolutely plan on buying another 3rd gen this month.

I also own a 2006 Cadillac xxx. Didnt think I could top that until my Q45. Ive had a black one a few years ago, got into an accident. Cried like a baby, bought the Caddy. Now, after 4 years of searching, found my dream again! Excellent power, comfort. Turns heads. My Caddy misses me..........

I have owned a 2002 Infiniti Q45 and now I own the 2005 Q45 this car is my favorite vehicle to drive it is my daily driver extremely reliable I pamper this car every chance I get. I was lucky enough to get one with the fire brick interior and all the bells and whistles. The version I have is exceedingly rare and I consider it a collectors item. I have had Q50, and Q70 owners compliment me on this vehicle because the newer versions are prone to electircal problems with the newer more tech integrated Infiniti's. I regularly search for this vehicle even though I own one I am willing to buy another one if I can locate another one as nice as mine. I also know 2006 is the last year Infiniti made this Q45 and I have yet to find a 2006 Q45. If you find one pull the trigger because I know I will.

Car has power and luxury and you won't see yourself driving down the road since Nissan only made 1100 of them. That's 20 per state, so good luck finding one. The premium package is well worth looking for as it has EVERYTHING including electric reclining rear seats.

Alright listen, my xxxx be snappin. You wanna take off you take off and then talk to me. My boyfriend has a bmw and still only wants to drive my whip. Yeet.

Purchased this vehicle with about 190k on the odometer for a relative. It was all highway miles from Indiana to Florida, (retiree snow-birds.) True of any Infiniti, if you maintain it, it'll last to 300k. That's they key with this particular car. If you don't do basic maintenance, it WILL fall apart fast. If you give it basic love and attention, it will reward you for hundreds of thousands of miles. I have a much newer Infiniti M35X, and I generally prefer to ride in this one. Smoothness is rivaled only by a Cadillac Fleetwood. Yet it manages to stay compliant and unbelievably fast if need be. The seats in this last gen Q are literally as comfortable, if not more, than you would find in a living room. Highway mileage is actually better than the '05 EPA estimate! We average 23-26hwy, with city being the downfall of any V8, but still at a respectable 16-18. The interior components looked nice in 02-06, but if you get the Tan like we have, make SURE you clean the inside regularly, and thoroughly. It can look so dirty, so fast, for no reason. Don't cheap out when it's time to buy brakes either. It's a very heavy car, and all you'll do is set yourself up to have them done again within the year. If you do a tremendous amount of highway driving, this one is for you. Even my Lexus can't hold a candle to the Q in terms of plush comfort on longer trips. Switch to synthetic oil if you haven't already. We try to go 5k between changes, and for 203k on the car now, there isn't a single oil leak. If you don't stay on top of the oil, it will leak, and you will be very mad and sad at the shop. The Tech is still outdated (carried over from the 2002 launch) but it does the job with standard Nav, and ours has Sat radio. If you're lucky enough to find a premium with heated/ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, power sunshade, power reclining rear seats, GRAB IT! They're especially rare on the 05s. All around wonderful car if you can find a well maintained example...

It's a great car, but I knew that before I bought it. I've never had any problems with an Infiniti I've owned.

Car drives wonderfully. Love the color and cleanliness of the vehicle. Handles well in traffic. Nice luxury car.

It was with great enthusiasm that I bought my gently pre-owned 2005 Q45, the car was a one owner 2 1/2 year old beauty with low miles and what seemed like every conceivable feature. Within weeks I knew that I had made a horrible decision. In the first 6 months of ownership the car was in the Infiniti dealership 11 times for a total of 35 days. Luckily it was still under warranty as I was given copies of the repair receipts that showed manufacturer repairs exceeding $10,000. Besides the issues that arose, it was clear that Infiniti had rushed this car into production and that even 4 model years into the manufacturing process that many of the "bugs" had yet to be worked out. Even simple functional items like the rear doors having a 5 second delay to unlock (really irritating in the rain), the nav screen going blank until the car was restarted, the heated/cooled seats never were able to be fixed plus a nonresponsive auto-shifter and a loud brake noise that the dealer was never able to repair. Of the dozens of cars that I have owned this was the most expensive and the second worst in reliability or quality (The first being my 1994 Chrysler LHS). I owned a number of Nissans back in the 80's and early 90's and found them to be amazing cars and I actually would have traded my 05 Q45 for my 1989 Nissan Maxima. I try to never say never, but it is unlikely that I would be able to bring myself to buy another Nissan/Infiniti. For my friends that were considering it, I suggested that they go and sit in an Infiniti Service Center and talk to other owners before buying.