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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Audi Q5 problems by model year
82 recall entries and 1157 owner complaints on file across 18 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q5 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Q5 | 1 | 42 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Q5 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Q5 | 5 | 33 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Q5 | 0 | 22 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Q5 | 8 | 71 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2020 Q5 | 6 | 25 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Q5 | 5 | 50 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2018 Q5 | 6 | 202 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Q5 | 5 | 42 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2016 Q5 | 5 | 77 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2015 Q5 | 6 | 99 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Q5 | 5 | 105 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2013 Q5 | 5 | 89 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2012 Q5 | 6 | 4 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2011 Q5 | 5 | 143 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Q5 | 4 | 99 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2009 Q5 | 6 | 31 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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.
- engine280 complaints
- electrical system206 complaints
- air bags170 complaints
- unknown or other135 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system118 complaints
- steering95 complaints
- forward collision avoidance84 complaints
- power train80 complaints