A used Infiniti QX60 is either the 2013 JX35 and 2014-2021 QX60, which use a 3.5 V6 with a CVT, or the 2022-and-newer redesign, which dropped the CVT for a nine-speed automatic. For 2025 the V6 gave way to a 2.0-liter turbo four. Our pick for most buyers is a 2022-2024 V6 truck, and on any 2017-2019 QX60 the first thing to prove by VIN is the ABS actuator recall, because that one carries a park-outside warning.
We pulled QX60 and JX35 recall filings and review notes on October 14, 2026. Consumer Reports says the JX name changed to QX60 from 2014, the QX60 was redesigned for 2022, the V6 was replaced by a turbo four for 2025, and it files 2026 as another redesign year. Car and Driver calls the 2026 update a refresh, so the sources do not agree on what to call it. Our vPIC patterns for a 2013 JX35, a 2016 QX60 and a 2022 Luxe all decoded to Nissan's plant in Smyrna, Tennessee with the 5N1 prefix that Nissan trucks use. Decode yours with our Infiniti VIN decoder and keep the Nissan VIN decoder open for the shared codes.
2013-2021: the CVT trucks
The first generation is cheaper and older than it looks. CR says it pairs a 3.5-liter V6 with a continuously variable transmission, returned 19 mpg overall on premium fuel in its testing, and was rated to tow only 3,500 pounds at first. A hybrid was sold from 2014 to 2017. CR says a 2017 freshening added 30 hp and raised towing to 5,000 pounds, and 2019 made forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking and blind spot warning standard. So a 2017-2021 truck is the better first-gen buy if the price is close. CR also credits the design with letting you reach the third row with a child seat still installed in the second row, which is a real point if you have small kids.
2022 and newer: V6 or turbo four
The redesign is the nicer truck, and the engine is the choice. CR says that through 2024 the QX60 shared the Nissan Pathfinder's 295-hp 3.5 V6 and nine-speed automatic, which is why the used Nissan Pathfinder buying guide is worth reading as a cheaper twin. From 2025, Car and Driver lists a 268-hp turbo four with the nine-speed, EPA ratings of 22 city and 28 highway in front-drive form, and towing up to 6,000 pounds. C&D also found the four-cylinder poky, needing 7.5 seconds to 60 in a 2025 test, and said the transmission is slow to downshift for passing. CR says the turbo four lacks the V6's refinement. Honestly, that makes a well-kept 2022-2024 V6 the one we would look for first.
Recalls to clear by VIN
Start with the brake and air bag items. 18V-601 and its expansion 19V-807 cover 2017-2019 QX60s whose ABS actuator pump can leak brake fluid onto a circuit board. If the ABS light stays on more than 10 seconds after start-up, Nissan tells owners to park outside, away from structures, and not drive. 16V-244 covers the 2013 JX35 and 2014-2016 QX60 because the passenger occupant classification system can misread an adult and switch the air bag off. Early trucks also have 13V-445 for ABS software on 2013 JX35s and early 2014 QX60s, and 12V-398 for a misrouted fuel transfer tube on some 2013 JX35s that can make the gauge read high. On the new truck, 23V-814 covers 2022-2024 QX60s whose adaptive headlights can aim down at speed, and 25V-173 covers 2025 trucks whose front brake calipers may break. Our Infiniti recall check by VIN post covers the lookup.
Title, history and price
A recall check says nothing about accidents, flood titles or odometer jumps. CARFAX says its reports draw on title, odometer, ownership and accident records, so read the ownership lines for lease or rental use, then look at service gaps on a CVT truck. Look, a seller who says "the ABS light just comes on sometimes" is describing the exact symptom in that recall, so walk away until it is fixed. As of mid October 2026, a CARFAX report through us runs about $5.50 as a guest or about $4.50 as a member, and a CARFAX plus AutoCheck bundle is about $6.75, versus roughly $39.99 to $44.99 at retail. Confirm at checkout. We are a licensed CARFAX and AutoCheck reseller, not affiliated with CARFAX, AutoCheck, or Experian.
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