2021 Audi Q3 — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 857 evidence records for the 2021 Audi Q3, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (466 records, model years 2015–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, engine and fuel system.
- Manufacturer communications (9,287 records, model years 2015–2026) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 2015 757 records for 2015
- 2016 688 records for 2016
- 2017 604 records for 2017
- 2018 597 records for 2018
- 2019 847 records for 2019
- 2020 944 records for 2020
- 2021 857 records for 2021
- 2022 811 records for 2022
- 2023 656 records for 2023
- 2024 609 records for 2024
- 2025 393 records for 2025
- 2026 49 records for 2026
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 2mention a crash
- 2mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 2
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 839
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 1
- Owner complaints NHTSA 15
Where to go next
- Audi Q3 coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Audi Q3 Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.