142 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Air Bags · verdict CAUTION 59/100
“Rear subframe rust causing car to fail state inspection. This vehicle has been maintained well and always parked in garage. The rear subframe rusted most, then front subframe. This is a common compliant among Audi forum users.”NHTSA complaint, 2011 Audi Q5 owner
“Rear driver side door will not unlock when keypad, nor inside unlock button is pressed. Once inside, door will not unlock in sequence with other doors when vehicle is shut off and it is time to exit the vehicle.”NHTSA complaint, 2011 Audi Q5 owner
“Audi q5 shows no recalls on my vehicle. My car stops randomly while driving even while being on highways and interstates. As well as the passenger side leaking due to sunroof drainage coming to the inside (which may affect the air bags). This Car has not had any repairs on recalls that I know of personally.”NHTSA complaint, 2011 Audi Q5 owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 19/11/2018 | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump SAFETY | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2007-2012 Audi Q7 and 2009-2012 Audi Q5 vehicles, previously repaired under NHTSA recall 16V-660. These vehicles were previously repaired with an inter |
| 03/01/2017 | Visibility:Sun/Moon Roof Assembly | Volkswagen 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 resul |
| 30/01/2018 | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. |
| 13/09/2016 | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump SAFETY | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Audi Q5, and 2007-2012 Audi Q7 vehicles equipped with gasoline engines. The fuel pump flange on the affected vehicles may crack, a |
| 10/02/2016 | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet an |
On the federal record it scores 59/100: 142 owner complaints (9.47 per year on the road) and 5 recall campaigns, 4 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Air Bags, with 67 of 162 categorised reports.
The 2011 Audi Q5 scored 59/100 on the federal record.