Audi Q5Years to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 1,359 NHTSA owner complaints across 19 model years, no Audi Q5 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2009, 2017, 2019 and 2020. The Q5 has 33 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Audi Q5 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 Q5 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Audi Q5 problems
All model years combined: 1,359 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 330 | 13 |
| Air bags | 258 | 20 |
| Electrical system | 223 | 14 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 138 | 3 |
| Steering | 97 | 6 |
| Forward collision avoidance | 92 | 12 |
| Power train | 91 | 5 |
| Service brakes | 84 | 16 |
| Structure | 79 | 11 |
| 23 other systems | 345 | 31 |
Audi Q5 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 33 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.