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Audi Q5 Sportback

6 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V266000·2026-04-24

    Audi Q5 front seat belts may fail to restrain occupants

    Audi is recalling certain 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5 and SQ5 Sportback vehicles because the driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI Q5, Q5 SPORTBACK, SQ5, SQ5 SPORTBACK
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V753000·2022-10-07

    Volkswagen Atlas Engine Bearing Defect Recall 2022 through 2023

    Volkswagen is recalling 2022 and 2023 Atlas and Cross Sport vehicles because engine connecting rod bearings may become damaged, causing engine failure and stalling. This increases crash and fire risk.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI, VOLKSWAGEN Q5 SPORTBACK, Q5, ATLAS CROSS SPORT, ATLAS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V947000·2021-12-08

    Audi SQ5 and Q5 recalled for water ingress into control module

    Volkswagen Group of America (Audi) is recalling certain 2018–2022 Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles. Water or liquid can seep into the gateway control module, causing sudden engine power loss and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI Q5, SQ5, Q5 SPORTBACK
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V294000·2025-05-07

    2022–2024 Audi Q5 Engine Cylinder Head Cover Screws Fire Risk

    Volkswagen Group of America (Audi) is recalling certain 2022–2024 Q5 and Q5 Sportback Quattro vehicles due to cylinder head cover screws that may loosen, causing oil leaks and increasing fire risk. Dealers will inspect and replace the screws at no charge.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI Q5, Q5 SPORTBACK
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V368000·2022-05-23

    Audi Recalls 2022 A4, A6, and Q5 Models for Engine Control Unit Defect

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 2022 Audi A4, A6, and Q5 Sportback vehicles because a semiconductor in the engine control unit may short-circuit, causing the engine to stall and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A4, A6, Q5 SPORTBACK
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V825000·2021-10-20

    2021-2022 Audi vehicles recalled for rear-view camera software failure

    Volkswagen Group is recalling certain 2021-2022 Audi vehicles due to a software error that may prevent the rear-view camera from displaying when reversing, potentially reducing driver visibility and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A3, Q8, Q3, A5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • EA22001 Engineering Analysis · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger
  • PE21009 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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