Just got my April issue of Consumer reports and here are the statistics on reliability of the 350Z:

First, there is insufficient data available to provide statistics on the 2007 model.

Reliabililty for:

Major engine problems reliability is above average for the 03 and 04, well above average for the 05 and 06.
Minor engine problems reliability is above average for 03, well above average 04 and 05, above average for 06.
Engine cooling reliability is above average for 03 and 04, well above average for 05 and 06.
Transmission problems major reliability is well below average for 03, below average for 04, above average for 05, and well above average for 06.
Transmission problems minor reliability is well above average for 03 and 05, above average for 04 and 06.

Rather than give you stats on all remaining 12 areas I'll summarize where problems appear to exist.

Suspension reliability is well below average for the 03 and 04.
Brake reliability is below average for the 04 and well below average for the 05.
Paint and trim reliaibility are below average to well below average for 03 to 06 models.
Body integrity is below average for the 03 and well below average for the 04.
Body hardware is well below average for the 03 and 04, below average for the 05.
Audio system reliability is below average for the 03 and well below average for the 04 and 05.

Overall rating is average for the 03, below average for the 04, average for the 05, and above average for the 06.
The 06 appears to be at least average to well above average in all areas except paint and trim, which is below average.

Consumer Reports continues to rate the 350Z as a Recommended car.

 

Thanks Bob,
I don't quite understand the differences between the '03 and '04. Several instances showed the '03 better. How would that be if the only factory differences were minor upgrades in '04? Overall, I still like the CR's annual comparisons on all cars..

 

I haven't seen any new data since last year.

 

they really need to change engine major on the 06 to a solid black.

 

That's not what the data shows.

 

This is the latest data

 

i agree this is the latest report , i have this new consumer report cause my friend is buying used car.