Audi Q5 — Years to Avoid
Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.
Avoid These Years
2018 Audi Q5
313 complaints (298% of segment average)
Main issue: HEY, IM CARMEN, IM GERMAN AND I M DIPLOMATIC, I WORK AT THE PERMANENT MISSION OF GERMANY FOR THE UNITED NATIONS TILL MARCH 2019. MY QUESTION IS, I WANT TO BRING A AUDI Q5 , BRAND NEW MODEL , A GERMAN MODEL, FROM GERMANY TO NEW YORK. AND AFTE MY JOB IN 2019, I WANT TO TAKE IT BACK TO GERMANY. IS THE
2012 Audi Q5
203 complaints (193% of segment average)
Main issue: *** TAKATA RECALL *** I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA BECAUSE I FEEL I AM DRIVING A, SO TO SPEAK, "LOADED GUN." I FIND IT COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE THAT MY VEHICLE MAKER, AUDI, AS WELL AS TAKATA, HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO ME REGARDING A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT IN MY CAR. AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, THIS I
2011 Audi Q5
192 complaints (183% of segment average)
Main issue: AFTER MY Q5 HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE BROKE DOWN ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WITH MY SMALL CHILD ON BOARD. MY AUDI ADVISOR TOLD ME TO TRY TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. WE DID NOT MAKE IT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER 2 WEEKS, I WAS ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AT THE C
2014 Audi Q5
134 complaints (128% of segment average)
Main issue: THIS IS BRAND NEW AUDI Q5 I PURCHASED ROUGHLY A MONTH EARLIER. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MULTIPLE CARS BEGAN HONKING AND WAVING AT US. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT BLACK SOME WAS APPEARING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ISSUE AND THEY TO
2015 Audi Q5
123 complaints (117% of segment average)
Main issue: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V229000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER (AUDI TYSONS CORNER, 8598 LEESBURG PIKE, VIENNA, VA 22182) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. T
Safe to Buy
2022 Audi Q5
26 complaints — well below segment average
2024 Audi Q5
30 complaints — well below segment average
2020 Audi Q5
33 complaints — well below segment average
2017 Audi Q5
57 complaints — well below segment average
2023 Audi Q5
61 complaints — well below segment average
2019 Audi Q5
74 complaints — well below segment average
2025 Audi Q5
78 complaints — well below segment average