2025 Audi Q5 problems and recalls

53% of owner complaints on the 2025 Audi Q5 related to the Forward Collision Avoidance (24 of 45).

45
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
58.6
Severity index

Severity index 58.6 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 58.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 24 of 47 by severity index among 2025 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 49% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2025 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 24 complaints (53.3%)24 53%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 20 complaints (44.4%)20 44%Service BrakesService Brakes: 11 complaints (24.4%)11 24%EngineEngine: 6 complaints (13.3%)6 13%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 6 complaints (13.3%)6 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (8.9%)4 9%Air BagsAir Bags: 4 complaints (8.9%)4 9%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 4 complaints (8.9%)4 9%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2453.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2044.4%
SERVICE BRAKES1124.4%
ENGINE613.3%
LANE DEPARTURE613.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER48.9%
AIR BAGS48.9%
SEAT BELTS48.9%

Complaints filed per year

018362025: 92026: 36 (partial year)252636
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20259
2026 (year to date)36

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V26600024/04/2026SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONERVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5, and SQ5 Sportback vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.

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 2026-10-22. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.