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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 certain 2019-2021 vehicles for rear axle lock nuts that may break from stress corrosion. A broken lock nut can cause axle misalignment, loss of control, and increased crash risk.
Audi is recalling select 2019-2024 electric vehicles due to fire risk from overheating 220V/240V home charging cables. Owners should stop using the affected cables and switch to 110V charging or public stations until replacement cables with temperature sensors are supplied.
Certain 2019-2021 Audi vehicles are recalled for rear axle misalignment that may cause premature tire wear and increase crash risk. Dealers will inspect and adjust the alignment at no charge, replacing any worn tires as needed.
Certain 2020 Audi SQ5 and Q5 vehicles and 2020-2021 Volkswagen models have improperly welded front seat frames. In a rear-end crash, the defective welds could fail and reduce occupant restraint, increasing the risk of injury.
Audi is recalling 2018-2020 SQ5 and Q5 vehicles because rear 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.
Source: 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.