Audi SQ8Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 12 owner complaints and 10 safety recalls on record for the Audi SQ8.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints12Top: Engine Safety recalls102020–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

Audi SQ8 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 SQ8 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls 2021Not rated–/1003 complaints · 6 recalls 2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Audi SQ8 problems

All model years combined: 12 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

5Engine

3Electrical system

2Power train

2Forward collision avoidance

1Suspension

1Vehicle speed control

1Lane departure

1Latches/locks/linkages

1Structure

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
Engine	5	0
Electrical system	3	0
Power train	2	0
Forward collision avoidance	2	0
Suspension	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
Lane departure	1	0
Latches/locks/linkages	1	0
Structure	1	0

10 recalls

Audi SQ8 recalls

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

Sensing system: camera25V-900 · 2020–2026 · Dec 19, 2025 · 356,894 vehicles Front: anchorage25V-777 · 2025 · Nov 12, 2025 · 61 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-201 · 2021 · Mar 31, 2025 · 44,387 vehicles Air bags: side/window23V-868 · 2023–2024 · Dec 20, 2023 · 1,001 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-806 · 2022 · Oct 26, 2022 · 6,076 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-742 · 2021 · Oct 5, 2022 · 170,296 vehicles Axle: non-powered axle assembly22V-034 · 2021 · Jan 26, 2022 · 31,058 vehicles Sensing system: camera21V-825 · 2022 · Oct 20, 2021 · 2,857 vehicles Seat belts21V-606 · 2021 · Aug 5, 2021 · 45,496 vehicles Engine21V-339 · 2021 · May 12, 2021 · 15 vehicles