Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi Q5 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi Q5? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Audi Q5 problems by model year
87 recall entries across 18 model years and 1,182 owner complaints across 19 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q5 | Not confirmed | 4 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 Q5 | 1 | 46 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Q5 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Q5 | 5 | 37 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Q5 | 4 | 22 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Q5 | 8 | 74 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Q5 | 6 | 25 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Q5 | 5 | 53 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Q5 | 6 | 209 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Q5 | 5 | 42 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Q5 | 5 | 78 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Q5 | 6 | 100 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Q5 | 5 | 105 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Q5 | 5 | 89 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Q5 | 6 | 4 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Q5 | 5 | 143 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Q5 | 4 | 100 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 Q5 | 6 | 31 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 Q5 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi Q5, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine283 complaints
- electrical system214 complaints
- air bags173 complaints
- unknown or other138 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system119 complaints
- steering96 complaints
- forward collision avoidance91 complaints
- power train82 complaints