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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Audi Sq5 problems by model year
22 recall entries and 117 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sq5 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Sq5 | 1 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Sq5 | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Sq5 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Sq5 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Sq5 | 5 | 12 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Sq5 | 4 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Sq5 | 5 | 19 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Sq5 | 5 | 24 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Sq5 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Sq5 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Sq5 | 1 | 8 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Sq5 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Sq5 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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.
- electrical system22 complaints
- engine20 complaints
- forward collision avoidance16 complaints
- steering15 complaints
- unknown or other13 complaints
- power train11 complaints
- structure10 complaints
- visibility/wiper8 complaints