Owner complaints for this model most often concern:
Engine712 (18.5%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2013–2024.
Air bags (restraint system)512 (13.3%)Official recall records for this system: 20, covering model years 2009–2024.
Electrical system440 (11.4%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 2013–2022.
Where a mileage was given (984 reports), it averaged 58,996 miles.
These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.
This model hub is not a final reliability verdict.
The Audi Q5 is covered in CarFaultIQ's structured records across 3 generations, from 2009 through 2026, with engines from 2 to 3.2-litre, 4 and 6-cylinder configurations on diesel and premium gasoline, with hybrid and fully electric variants. No Q5 generation has a dedicated coverage page in CarFaultIQ's records yet.
The Audi Q5 is in the CarFaultIQ vehicle directory, but model-specific fault records for it have not been published yet.
This page is a coverage placeholder, not a diagnostic guide. It is deliberately excluded from search indexing until verified model-specific content exists. Nothing on this page should be read as a fault claim about this vehicle.
Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.
US safety recalls
35 distinct official identifiers · US
Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.
26V266000 — model years 2025
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5, and SQ5 Sportback vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.
25V294000 — model years 2022, 2023, 2024
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Q5 Quattro and Q5 Sportback Quattro vehicles. The cylinder head cover screws may have been improperly tightened.
25V080000 — model years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Audi Q5, and 2022 A7 E Hybrid Electric PHEV vehicles. The high-voltage battery may overheat.
Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.
11035826 — model years 2025
This bulletin provides in overview of the combined software update.
11035796 — model years 2026
This update delivers functional improvements to connectivity, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, cyber security, infotainment, and navigation. It also improves overall software stability.
11035837 — model years 2025
This bulletin provides information regarding software update KD2* 03.11.00/C (28.14.01).
Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.
2026208 — model years 2025
Issue: On certain vehicles, there may be a problem with the driver and/or front passenger seat belt pretensioners. As a result, the seat belt pretensioners may not work properly in a crash. Note: This recall affects both Sportback and SUV models. Safety Risk: A seat…
2025369 — model years 2022, 2023, 2024
Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.
2025244 — model years 2022, 2023, 2024
Issue: On certain vehicles, the screws for the cylinder head cover could loosen and cause an oil leak. Safety Risk: Oil that leaks onto hot components can create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: Audi will notify owners by mail and advise you to…
Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.
ENGINE: 333 reports
AIR BAGS: 256 reports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 216 reports
A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.
Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Known common problems
One documented Fault page is currently linked to the Q5: Audi Q5: High-Voltage Battery Overheat Risk, applicable to 2021–2024. That applicability is specific to those model years; CarFaultIQ has no recall or complaint data currently scoped to the Q5 beyond it.
No structured used-car checks are verified on this model hub yet.
Recall/safety notes
No hand-written safety notes have been added to this hub. Official recall, bulletin and investigation records held for this vehicle are listed under documented evidence on this page — the absence of a note here does not mean no records exist. Always confirm by VIN.
This describes CarFaultIQ's current Q5 coverage rather than a conclusion about the car, so a VIN check and, for a used example, a qualified inspection are the more reliable next steps.
