Vehicle
6 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
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.
Audi is recalling 2018-2019 Q5 and SQ5 vehicles because a short brake master cylinder casting could cause sudden brake loss, increasing crash risk.
Volkswagen and Audi are recalling 2018 models because brake caliper pistons may have insufficient coating, potentially reducing braking performance and increasing crash risk.
Volkswagen Group of America is recalling specific 2016-2018 Audi and Volkswagen models because air bags or seat belt pretensioners may not function properly in a crash.
Audi is recalling 2018-2020 SQ5 and Q5 vehicles because rear wheel arch trim may detach, creating a road hazard.
Volkswagen is recalling 2018-2019 Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles because wheel arch trim may detach, creating a road hazard.
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.
2 trims tested for 2018; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.govSource: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
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.
1,687 manufacturer service bulletins across 18 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
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.