Audi Q4 E-TRONYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 47 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Audi Q4 E-TRON.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints47Top: Electrical system Safety recalls82022–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Audi Q4 E-TRON years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Q4 E-TRON median. Tap a year for its full report.

4 17 22 4 0

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/10022 complaints · 4 recalls 2023Not rated–/10017 complaints · 4 recalls 2022Not rated–/1004 complaints · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Audi Q4 E-TRON problems

All model years combined: 47 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

30Electrical system5 crash/fire/injury

8Service brakes2 crash/fire/injury

8Forward collision avoidance5 crash/fire/injury

7Vehicle speed control6 crash/fire/injury

4Steering

4Tires

3Air bags

3Engine

3Fuel/propulsion system

97 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	30	5
Service brakes	8	2
Forward collision avoidance	8	5
Vehicle speed control	7	6
Steering	4	1
Tires	4	0
Air bags	3	1
Engine	3	0
Fuel/propulsion system	3	0
7 other systems	9	1

8 recalls

Audi Q4 E-TRON recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Propulsion system: traction battery26V-698 · 2024–2025 · Oct 21, 2026 · 9,048 vehicles Front: retractor25V-638 · 2026 · Sep 24, 2025 · 1,042 vehicles Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery25V-125 · 2024–2025 · Feb 28, 2025 · 13,769 vehicles Automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)25V-120 · 2022–2023 · Feb 27, 2025 · 60,490 vehicles Lighting control module: software24V-361 · 2022–2024 · May 22, 2024 · 17,797 vehicles Cable/cord: onboard23V-842 · 2022–2024 · Dec 13, 2023 · 93,196 vehicles Air bags23V-189 · 2022–2023 · Mar 22, 2023 · 5,224 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-823 · 2022 · Nov 2, 2022 · 2,607 vehicles