Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi SQ5 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi SQ5? 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 SQ5 problems by model year
24 recall entries across 12 model years and 128 owner complaints across 14 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 2 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 SQ5 | Not confirmed | 4 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 SQ5 | 1 | 8 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2024 SQ5 | 0 | 7 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 SQ5 | 0 | 3 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 SQ5 | 2 | 6 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 SQ5 | 5 | 13 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 SQ5 | 4 | 8 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 SQ5 | 5 | 20 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 SQ5 | 5 | 25 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 SQ5 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 SQ5 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 SQ5 | 1 | 9 | 4.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 SQ5 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 SQ5 | Not confirmed | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi SQ5, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine26 complaints
- electrical system23 complaints
- forward collision avoidance18 complaints
- steering15 complaints
- unknown or other13 complaints
- power train11 complaints
- structure10 complaints
- service brakes10 complaints