2015 Audi SQ5
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Coverage held for this vehicle
- OFFICIAL ACTION 1 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 446 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 8 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 1 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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15V452000 2015-07-20
Recall 15V452000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Audi SQ5 vehicles manufactured May 22, 2013, to April 14, 2015. The affected vehicles have an electric power steering assist system that may shut down in cold temperatures due to a steering motor sensor fault.
Recorded model years: 2015
A further 14 records exist for the Audi SQ5 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: 2015
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11035810 2026-07-09
TSB_2073747_4
This bulletin provides informatoinw hent here are scratches or a coating on the cover of the instrument cluster, or particles inside of the housing.
Recorded model years: 2015
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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: 2015
Showing 3 of 446 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 2,183 records exist for the Audi SQ5 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 SQ5 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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2015315 2015-07-17
Transport Canada recall 2015315
On certain vehicles, during cold ambient temperatures, the electric power steering assist system may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault. This would unexpectedly increase the steering effort force necessary to steer the vehicle at lower vehicle speeds, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will update…
Recorded model years: 2015
A further 13 records exist for the Audi SQ5 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
8 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
By system
- Body & structure4 (40.0%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2018–2022.
- Steering2 (20.0%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2014–2015.
- Suspension2 (20.0%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2020–2021.
- Brakes1 (10.0%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2018–2019.
Other / uncategorized: 1 classifications (10.0%) 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 111 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.