2012 Audi Q5
Documented records held locally from official US and Canadian sources. Each record shows its official identifier so it can be confirmed at the source; nothing here is a score or a prediction.
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Coverage held for this vehicle
- OFFICIAL ACTION 6 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 1,274 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 168 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 6 Canada Recalls
These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.
US Recalls
NHTSA Recall US
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18V818000 2018-11-19
Recall 18V818000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2007-2012 Audi Q7 and 2009-2012 Audi Q5 vehicles, previously repaired under NHTSA recall 16V-660. These vehicles were previously repaired with an interim repair of installing butyl tape to the fuel pump flange, until replacement remedy parts became available.
Recorded model years: 2012
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18V082000 2018-01-30
Recall 18V082000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
Recorded model years: 2012
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17V001000 2017-01-03
Recall 17V001000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Audi Q5 vehicles. The sunroof drainage system may allow water to soak into the foam surrounding the side head air bag inflator canister resulting in the corrosion of the canister. If this happens, the corrosion can weaken the canister and the inflator could fracture without air bag deployment, propelling fragments…
Recorded model years: 2012
Showing 3 of 6 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 35 records exist for the Audi Q5 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.
Manufacturer Bulletins
NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US
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11035854 2026-07-27
TSB_2082846_1
This bulletin provides a statement regarding the bottleneck of supply for VW approved oil types VW 504.00 and VW 507.00.
Recorded model years: 2012
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11035797 2026-07-09
SM 01-2026
This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
Recorded model years: 2012
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11035809 2026-07-09
TSB_2073282_1
This bulletin provides information when there is a film/visible rings on the clear glass cover of the headlight when the dipped beam is switched on.
Recorded model years: 2012
Showing 3 of 1,274 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 4,459 records exist for the Audi Q5 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.
Investigations
NHTSA Investigation US
No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.
See all model years Go to the Audi Q5 page
An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.
Canada Recalls
Transport Canada Recall CA
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2018635 2018-11-19
Transport Canada recall 2018635
Certain vehicles with a cracked (but not leaking) fuel pump flange were repaired with butyl tape only under a previous recall (please see Transport Canada Recall 2016-443 / Audi campaign 20W9). This is because replacement fuel pump flanges were not available at the time of repair (the butyl tape was used an interim repair). If the fuel pump flange is…
Recorded model years: 2012
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2018059 2018-01-30
Transport Canada recall 2018059
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2012
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2017003 2017-01-04
Transport Canada recall 2017003
On certain vehicles, if the water drainage system of the panoramic sunroof becomes damaged or impaired (such as during a repair), water could enter the side head curtain airbag canister. Due to a foam that is touching the airbag inflator, moisture could cause corrosion on the airbag inflator over time. If this happens, the airbag canister could be weakened. This…
Recorded model years: 2012
Showing 3 of 6 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 35 records exist for the Audi Q5 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
168 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
Outcomes stated in those reports
- reports mentioning a crash 3
- reported injuries 2
Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.
By system
- Air bags (restraint system)85 (41.9%)Official recall records for this system: 20, covering model years 2009–2024.
- Engine47 (23.2%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2013–2024.
- Fuel system23 (11.3%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2009–2017.
- Body & structure9 (4.4%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2018–2022.
- Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)7 (3.4%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2011–2022.
- Electrical system5 (2.5%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 2013–2022.
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)5 (2.5%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2017.
- Suspension4 (2.0%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2020–2021.
Other / uncategorized: 10 classifications (4.9%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.
A further 1,354 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.