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P0101 on Infiniti vehicles The mass air flow sensor is reporting a figure the engine computer does not believe for the conditions

P0101 is named on 19 Infiniti model years (2016–2023): 59 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Q50, Q60, QX60.

Powertrain 19 model years 59 manufacturer filings

Which Infiniti model years name P0101

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 Infiniti Q50Engine6—
2017 Infiniti Q60Engine6—
2016 Infiniti Q50Engine6—
2018 Infiniti Q50Electrical System5—
2018 Infiniti Q60Engine5—
2019 Infiniti Q50Electrical System4—
2019 Infiniti Q60Electrical System4—
2019 Infiniti QX60Engine4—
2018 Infiniti QX60Engine4—
2017 Infiniti QX60Engine4—
2016 Infiniti QX60Electrical System3—
2023 Infiniti Q50Engine1—
2022 Infiniti Q50Engine1—
2022 Infiniti Q60Engine1—
2021 Infiniti Q50Engine1—
2021 Infiniti Q60Engine1—
2020 Infiniti Q50Engine1—
2020 Infiniti Q60Engine1—
2020 Infiniti QX60Engine1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Engine 36 Electrical System 21 Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 2
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Infiniti filings that name P0101

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Infiniti filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0101. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0101 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The mass air flow sensor is reporting a figure the engine computer does not believe for the conditions.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Infiniti and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0101 a known problem on Infiniti vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 59 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0101 on 19 Infiniti model years (2016–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Infiniti models does P0101 appear on most?

2017 Q50 (6 documents), 2016 Q50 (6 documents), 2017 Q60 (6 documents).

Does P0101 on a Infiniti mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.