2018 Audi Q5 problems
Owners have filed 340 complaints about the 2018 Audi Q5 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 22.4% of them, the clear leader, ahead of engine at 9.1%.
Complaints340
Crashes19
Fires0
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 22.4% · 76
Unknown or other 13.2% · 45
Engine 9.1% · 31
Suspension 7.4% · 25
Service brakes 6.5% · 22
Structure 6.2% · 21
Forward collision avoidance 5.9% · 20
Vehicle speed control 4.1% · 14
Severity
Of those complaints, 19 describe a crash and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 10 model years of the Audi Q5 in this data, 2018 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings are rising, 154 in the last three years against 121 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 14,100 miles.
In owners' own words
2018 Audi Q5 comfort System Control Module is faulty due to corrosion from water and or humidity. No incidents have occurred with my vehicle that has less than 70k miles. I purchased the vehicle as a certified pre-owned with 7700 miles on the car. The dealership claims that outside forces have cause the module to corrode and that I am responsible for the 10k payment to replace and/or repair. Electrical system
XXX My wife drive her 2018 audi q5 2.0 on express way with mother([XXX]),the car suddenly stall and lost all power ,because car bcm2 module has suffered liquid damage due to known vehicle design defect, towing to nearest repair shop change new bcm2 module and fix wire spend near $4000.00 dollars . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) Electrical system
Multiple electrical failures that control numerous safety systems, such as airbags, Collision avoidance, speed control, etc. Airbags will not activate in a collision. Vehicle will shut off at highway speeds, resulting in loss of steering control. The vehicle has been inspected by an Audi dealer. Multiple warnings on dash came on when the issue occurred. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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