Audi Q5
Owners filed 1,333 complaints across 19 model years of the Audi Q5. The 2018 drew the most (202); the 2026 the fewest (3).
Model years19
Complaints1,333
Recalls87
Fires12
Deaths0
Every Audi Q5 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2025 | 42 | 1 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 20 | 4 | — | — | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Routine | |
| 2023 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Routine | |
| 2022 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 71 | 8 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 52 | 5 | — | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 202 | 6 | — | 10 | Electrical System | Do not drive | |
| 2017 | 42 | 5 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 99 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 89 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 168 | 6 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 143 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 99 | 4 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 31 | 6 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Audi Q5 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2018 is the weakest year on record, with 202 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.