2020 Infiniti QX50

midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights (varies by trim/option)
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Standard system	Superior

Other available safety features

Standard blind spot detection
Standard lane departure warning
Optional lane departure prevention
Standard rear automatic braking

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2019-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 Infiniti QX50 Essential 4-door 4wd

The Infiniti QX50 was redesigned for the 2019 model year after a one-year absence from the market. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Nissan.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1809
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	10
Left (cm)	6
Center (cm)	15
Right (cm)	16
Brake pedal (cm)	10
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	6
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-2
Rearward (cm)	0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1809
Head
HIC-15	292
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	7
Maximum Nij	0.30
Chest maximum compression (mm)	37
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.0
Femur force - right (kN)	1.3
Knee displacement - left (mm)	3
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.59
Maximum tibia index - right	0.36
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.8
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	59
Right	65

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2019-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 Infiniti QX50 Essential 4-door 4wd

The Infiniti QX50 was redesigned for the 2019 model year after a one-year absence from the market. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Nissan.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1808
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-14.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1808
Head HIC-15	159
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	42
Lateral force (kN)	1.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	37
Average deflection (mm)	33
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.86
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.61
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.2
Combined force (kN)	2.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.6
L-M moment (Nm)	94
A-P moment (Nm)	32

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1808
Head HIC-15	90
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	25
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	46
Average deflection (mm)	25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.19
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.59
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.7
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.5
Combined force (kN)	1.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.3
L-M moment (Nm)	140
A-P moment (Nm)	32

About the original side crash test

Headlights

Ratings are given for 2 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.

Trim level(s)

Pure trim
Lux trim
Essential trim
Sensory trim

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on both right curves and inadequate on both left curves.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Pure trim Lux trim Essential trim Sensory trim
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2019-20 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	79.9 m	None
Straightaway left edge	51.5 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	47.4 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	42.2 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	42.5 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	38.4 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	153.6 m
Straightaway left edge	143.3 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	67.5 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	62.2 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	56.9 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	52.5 m

Trim level(s)

Essential trim equipped with ProASSIST package
Autograph trim

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	Yes
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on the sharp right curve and inadequate on the gradual right and both left curves.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves and fair on both left curves.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Essential trim equipped with ProASSIST package Autograph trim
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	Yes
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2019-20 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	72.3 m	None
Straightaway left edge	40.4 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	54.0 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	42.2 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	49.5 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	41.1 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	127.1 m
Straightaway left edge	120.2 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	77.7 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	73.2 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	66.0 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	58.9 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Standard Forward Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection
Standard Predictive Forward Collision Warning

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2019-23 models

Superior

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

About the original front crash prevention test