Audi Q5 Reliability

1,732 NHTSA complaints (2009–2025). Complaint rate: 23.9 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
41.8
Complaints
1,732
Crash Rate
6.2%
Fire Rate
1.0%
Injuries
89
Fatalities

Audi Q5 Generations

Manufacturer redesigns the car every few years (a “generation”). Each generation has different engineering and common issues. Click a generation to see year-by-year breakdown.

GenerationYearsComplaints
Gen 12009–20171,060
200935View
2010122View
2011192View
2012200View
2013106View
2014132View
2015122View
201697View
201754View
Gen 22018–2024610
Gen 32025–present62

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2011–2012 Audi Q5. The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE.

Avoid These Years

2011–2012
~196/yr complaints · 9 crashes
2018
~307/yr complaints · 15 crashes

Average

2010
~122/yr complaints
2013–2016
~114/yr complaints
2019
~68/yr complaints
2021
~97/yr complaints

Better Years

2022–2023
~40/yr complaints
2020
~33/yr complaints
2017
~54/yr complaints
2009
~35/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2025
88 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Audi Q5 — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2018 (307)
088177265353200920112013201520172019202120232025

Common Audi Q5 Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ENGINE3131.0%
AIR BAGS2517.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1843.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1385.8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1321.5%
STEERING916.6%
POWER TRAIN735.5%
SERVICE BRAKES6918.8%
STRUCTURE:BODY5416.7%
SUSPENSION500.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2009GOODGen 1(8R)352View
2010Gen 1(8R)1223View
2011AVOIDGen 1(8R)19264View
2012AVOIDGen 1(8R)2003View
2013Gen 1(8R)10617View
2014Gen 1(8R)13291View
2015Gen 1(8R)12231View
2016Gen 1(8R)97153View
2017GOODGen 1(8R)546View
2018AVOIDGen 2(FY)30715View
2019Gen 2(FY)6813View
2020GOODGen 2(FY)3371View
2021Gen 2(FY)974View
2022GOODGen 2(FY)2361View
2023GOODGen 2(FY)5612View
2024TOO NEWGen 2(FY)260View
2025TOO NEWGen 3(GU)623View

See also: Audi Q5accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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