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Audi Q4 Sportback E-TRONYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 13 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Audi Q4 Sportback E-TRON.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints13Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls42022–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

Audi Q4 Sportback 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 Sportback E-TRON median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls2024Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Audi Q4 Sportback E-TRON problems

All model years combined: 13 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system60
Engine20
Power train10
Service brakes10
Vehicle speed control11
Air bags11
Visibility/wiper10
Forward collision avoidance10
Fuel/propulsion system10
4 recalls

Audi Q4 Sportback 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 vehicles94%Front: retractor25V-638 · 2026 · Sep 24, 2025 · 1,042 vehicles93%Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery25V-125 · 2024–2025 · Feb 28, 2025 · 13,769 vehicles91%Automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)25V-120 · 2022–2023 · Feb 27, 2025 · 60,490 vehicles