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Audi Q5 · 2017

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V229000·2018-04-11

    Audi Recalls 2012-2017 Models Due to Coolant Pump Fire Risk

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling specific Audi models because a coolant pump defect may cause overheating or short-circuiting, increasing the risk of a fire.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A6, A5, Q5, A4 ALLROAD
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V297000·2017-05-03

    Audi Recalls 2017 Q5 Vehicles Due to Gearbox Defect

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 2017 Audi Q5 vehicles because a gearbox defect may allow the vehicle to roll unexpectedly while in Park.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI Q5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V298000·2017-05-03

    Audi Recalls Q5 and Q7 Models for Fuel Pump Flange Crack Risk

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 2013-2017 Audi Q5 and Q7 vehicles because a fuel pump flange may crack, allowing fuel to leak and increasing fire risk.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI Q5, Q7
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V002000·2017-01-03

    Audi Recalls 2012-2017 Models for Coolant Pump Fire Risk

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling specific Audi models because a blocked coolant pump can overheat and cause a fire.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A4 ALLROAD, A6, Q5, A5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V001000·2017-01-03

    Audi Recalls 2011-2017 Q5 Vehicles Due to Side Air Bag Corrosion Risk

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 2011-2017 Audi Q5 vehicles because water in the sunroof drainage system may corrode side air bag inflators, posing a risk of serious injury.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI Q5
    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

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2011 · engine 28 complaints, median 92,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2018 · suspension 24 complaints

Technical service bulletins

1,687 manufacturer service bulletins across 18 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.8/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2025: 4.0/5 · 41 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2024: 3.9/5 · 20 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2023: 3.7/5 · 32 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 4.6/5

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

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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