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Infiniti vs Lexus

Infiniti or Lexus — what we actually found

Side by side from 94 Infinitis and 300 Lexus vehicles buyers asked us to inspect before purchase. The average car we check scores 61/100.

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Head to head
InfinitiLexus
Cars inspected94300
Average condition61/10060/100
In good shape (60+/100)55%57%
Holds up to (avg dips below decent)~121k mi~127k mi
Repainted or replaced panel82%82%
Structural repair found7%3%
Fault codes recently cleared27%20%

Green = the better number of the pair. Condition reflects the mix of cars that came to us — age, price, model — so treat small gaps as a tie.

How they score
Excellent 27% Good 28% Mediocre 26% Poor 20%
Excellent 25% Good 32% Mediocre 20% Poor 23%
How long do they stay good?
Good cars by mileage
▬ Infiniti▬ Lexus▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Infiniti, 40–60k mi: 91%, drawn from the nearby bands (14 cars in this band)Infiniti, 60–80k mi: 71%, drawn from the nearby bands (12 cars in this band)Infiniti, 80–100k mi: 59% in good shape (22 cars)Infiniti, 100–120k mi: 47%, drawn from the nearby bands (13 cars in this band)Infiniti, 120–140k mi: 34%, drawn from the nearby bands (11 cars in this band)Infiniti, 140–160k mi: 20%, drawn from the nearby bands (7 cars in this band)Infiniti, 160–180k mi: 29%, drawn from the nearby bands (7 cars in this band) Lexus, 0–20k mi: 100% in good shape (10 cars)Lexus, 20–40k mi: 93% in good shape (30 cars)Lexus, 40–60k mi: 91% in good shape (33 cars)Lexus, 60–80k mi: 68% in good shape (25 cars)Lexus, 80–100k mi: 73% in good shape (45 cars)Lexus, 100–120k mi: 56% in good shape (34 cars)Lexus, 120–140k mi: 36% in good shape (36 cars)Lexus, 140–160k mi: 29% in good shape (31 cars)Lexus, 160–180k mi: 16% in good shape (25 cars)Lexus, 180–200k mi: 20%, drawn from the nearby bands (10 cars in this band)Lexus, 200–220k mi: 25% in good shape (8 cars) 40k 80k 120k 160k 200k mileage when we inspected it
Good cars by age
▬ Infiniti▬ Lexus▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Infiniti, 3 years old: 93%, drawn from the nearby bands (5 cars this age)Infiniti, 4 years old: 79%, drawn from the nearby bands (7 cars this age)Infiniti, 5 years old: 69%, drawn from the nearby bands (8 cars this age)Infiniti, 6 years old: 58%, drawn from the nearby bands (6 cars this age)Infiniti, 7 years old: 53%, drawn from the nearby bands (6 cars this age)Infiniti, 8 years old: 45% in good shape (11 cars)Infiniti, 9 years old: 40%, drawn from the nearby bands (7 cars this age)Infiniti, 10 years old: 48%, drawn from the nearby bands (8 cars this age)Infiniti, 11 years old: 50% in good shape (8 cars)Infiniti, 12 years old: 42%, drawn from the nearby bands (5 cars this age)Infiniti, 13 years old: 35%, drawn from the nearby bands (6 cars this age)Infiniti, 14 years old: 41%, drawn from the nearby bands (5 cars this age) Lexus, 2 years old: 93%, drawn from the nearby bands (7 cars this age)Lexus, 3 years old: 93%, drawn from the nearby bands (18 cars this age)Lexus, 4 years old: 83% in good shape (24 cars)Lexus, 5 years old: 82%, drawn from the nearby bands (12 cars this age)Lexus, 6 years old: 88%, drawn from the nearby bands (10 cars this age)Lexus, 7 years old: 82%, drawn from the nearby bands (12 cars this age)Lexus, 8 years old: 82%, drawn from the nearby bands (19 cars this age)Lexus, 9 years old: 76% in good shape (21 cars)Lexus, 10 years old: 75%, drawn from the nearby bands (13 cars this age)Lexus, 11 years old: 67% in good shape (21 cars)Lexus, 12 years old: 48% in good shape (25 cars)Lexus, 13 years old: 42% in good shape (26 cars)Lexus, 14 years old: 36%, drawn from the nearby bands (13 cars this age)Lexus, 15 years old: 31%, drawn from the nearby bands (18 cars this age)Lexus, 16 years old: 24%, drawn from the nearby bands (13 cars this age) 2y 4y 6y 8y 10y 12y 14y 16y vehicle age when we inspected it

Share in good shape (scoring 60+/100) by mileage and by age when we inspected them (each dot ≥5 cars; a band under 20 cars follows the nearby bands, so a run above the all-cars line stays above it, and a band of 20 or more uses the rate we measured; where a band has too few cars, the line follows the trend between the bands on either side; rolled-back odometers excluded from the mileage curve). Dashed grey = all cars we check.

Most common faults
Oil leaks · Engine
57%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
49%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
35%
Fluid leaks · Steering (hydraulic power)
35%
Low coolant / cooling system issues · Engine
31%
Oil leaks · Engine
53%
Fuel trim out of range · Engine
37%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
36%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
33%
Low coolant / cooling system issues · Engine
26%
Trajectory by generation
Infiniti

Not enough Infinitis at the 5–10 year checkpoint yet to draw a generation trend.

Lexus ▲ Newer Lexus vehicles are holding up better 40% 60% 80% 2012–14: 66% in good shape (age-adjusted; 19 cars, raw 63%) 66 2015–17: 85% in good shape (age-adjusted; 47 cars, raw 81%) 85 2018–20: 88% in good shape (age-adjusted; 18 cars, raw 94%) 88 2009–11 2012–14 2015–17 2018–20 2021+

Share in good shape when inspected at the same age (5–10 years, age-adjusted), by model-year generation; dashed = all-brand average. All brands →

Whichever badge wins on paper, the car in front of you is its own story. Get it inspected before you pay.
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Based on 394 inspections · updated Oct 22, 2026