2014 Audi Q5 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 106 complaints on the 2014 Audi Q5, and NHTSA has issued 5 recalls. The most cited component is the Engine (36 complaints).

106
Complaints
5
Recalls
5
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
7
Injuries
69.4
Severity index

Severity index 69.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 69.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 67 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 52% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 36 complaints (34.0%)36 34%SteeringSteering: 17 complaints (16.0%)17 16%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 12 complaints (11.3%)12 11%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 11 complaints (10.4%)11 10%StructureStructure: 10 complaints (9.4%)10 9%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 9 complaints (8.5%)9 8%SuspensionSuspension: 7 complaints (6.6%)7 7%Power TrainPower Train: 6 complaints (5.7%)6 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE3634.0%
STEERING1716.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1211.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1110.4%
STRUCTURE109.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM98.5%
SUSPENSION76.6%
POWER TRAIN65.7%

Complaints filed per year

010202013: 12014: 92015: 22016: 12017: 52018: 202019: 112020: 72021: 92022: 72023: 72024: 52025: 152026: 7 (partial year)131415161718201920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20131
20149
20152
20161
20175
201820
201911
20207
20219
20227
20237
20245
202515
2026 (year to date)7
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (27 against 23).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V62200005/10/2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.
17V00200003/01/2017ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEMVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A4 vehicles and 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump th
17V00100003/01/2017VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLYVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Audi Q5 vehicles. The sunroof drainage system may allow water to soak into the foam surrounding the side head air bag inflator canister resulting in the corrosion of the canister. If this happens, the
18V22900011/04/2018ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEMVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric c
17V29800003/05/2017FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Audi Q5 and 2013-2017 Audi Q7 vehicles. These gasoline-powered vehicles have a fuel pump flange that may crack, allowing fuel to leak.

Other Audi Q5 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 12 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-05. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.