Audi Q5 Sportback problems by model year

Updated from NHTSA data · How we count

NHTSA has 29 owner complaints and 6 recalls on file for the Audi Q5 Sportback (2022–2025). The 2022 Q5 Sportback has the most serious complaints, most often about driver assistance & safety tech.

Complaints
29
Recalls
6
Model years
4
Worst year
2022

Complaints by model year

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NHTSA complaints per Audi Q5 Sportback model year. Click a bar for details.

Newer model years have had less time on the road, so they naturally have fewer complaints. Compare a year against its neighbors rather than against brand-new models.

Worst Audi Q5 Sportback years to buy

Ranked by our severity-weighted complaint score (crashes, fires and injuries count extra — how it works).

  1. 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback — 23 complaints, 1 crash, 1 fire; top problem: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

Fewest serious complaints among years at least 3 years old: 2023 (6 complaints).

Every Audi Q5 Sportback model year

YearComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesRecallsTop problem
2025 Q5 Sportback00001—
2024 Q5 Sportback00001—
2023 Q5 Sportback61022Body & Structure
2022 Q5 Sportback231145Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

Most common Audi Q5 Sportback problem areas (all years)

  • Engine
    8 complaints
  • Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
    7 complaints
  • Electrical System
    7 complaints
  • Brakes
    6 complaints
  • Transmission & Drivetrain
    4 complaints
  • Body & Structure
    3 complaints
  • Acceleration & Cruise Control
    2 complaints
  • Wheels & Tires
    1 complaints
  • Fuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion
    1 complaints
  • Steering
    1 complaints

Complaint trend

2023
Complaints about the Audi Q5 Sportback received by NHTSA each month.

Audi Q5 Sportback recalls

  • Recall 26V266000Apr 24, 20267,425 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.

  • Recall 25V294000May 7, 202589,417 vehiclesModel years 2022–2024

    Risk: The screws can loosen, allowing oil to leak and increasing the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 22V753000Oct 7, 202276,515 vehiclesModel years 2022–2023

    Risk: A damaged engine can result in engine failure and a stall, increasing the risk of a crash. If the engine failure causes an oil leak, it can increase the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 22V368000May 23, 202272 vehiclesModel years 2022

    Risk: An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V947000Dec 8, 2021288,991 vehiclesModel years 2022

    Risk: A gateway control module shutdown will suddenly reduce engine power, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V825000Oct 20, 20212,857 vehiclesModel years 2022

    Risk: A rear-view camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

Other Audi models

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. Methodology