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Audi Q3

Every Audi Q3 model year on file, 2008 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years23812 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years202008 to 2027
Recall campaigns19Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins8,614Summed across model years
By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 65, 27% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

020406080200820102012201420162018202065202220242027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Audi Q3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
64
Engine and cooling
57
Fuel system
36
Steering
20
Driver assistance
19
Airbags
16
Brakes
13
Powertrain
12
Lighting
11
Speed control
9
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi Q3 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Audi Q3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone0016
2026SUV50.0831055
2025SUV40.03110407
2024SUV1811.19020607
2023SUV250.01010671
2022SUV336.114450788
2021SUV1513.35030857
2020SUV653.123230896
2019SUV100.02440848
2018SUV260.06310579
2017SUV80.01630599
2016SUV287.16830662
2015SUV234.35120739
2014Not decoded0NoneNone00157
2013Not decoded0NoneNone00152
2012Not decoded0NoneNone00139
2011Not decoded0NoneNone00121
2010Not decoded0NoneNone00119
2009Not decoded0NoneNone00106
2008Sedan10.030096
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi Q3

  • 26V-590 Sep 11, 2026
    One of the bolts that attaches the steering rack to the subframe may corrode and break
    Steering · 209k vehicles
  • 26V-209 Apr 1, 2026
    Incorrect software may allow remote sunroof closing from a distance that prevents the operator from clearly seeing the sunroof
    Visibility and wipers · 6,077 vehicles
  • 25V-082 Feb 12, 2025
    Error may occur in the camera control unit at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended
    Back-over prevention · 30k vehicles
  • 24V-251 Apr 3, 2024
    Electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the occupant detection system (ODS) control module may loosen and deactivate the front…
    Airbags · 91 vehicles
  • 22V-815 Oct 31, 2022
    Tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously
    Tires · 296k vehicles
  • 22V-806 Oct 26, 2022
    Infotainment main unit may become damaged internally when the vehicle is shut off, resulting in an inoperative rearview camera display the next…
    Back-over prevention · 6,076 vehicles
  • 22V-701 Sep 19, 2022
    Window manufacturing error may allow the rear window to crack or break
    Visibility and wipers · 4 vehicles
  • 22V-673 Sep 8, 2022
    Vent pipe within the fuel tank may have been damaged during fuel tank assembly
    Fuel system · 13k vehicles
  • 22V-064 Feb 7, 2022
    Software error may prevent the rearview image from initially displaying when the vehicle begins to reverse
    Back-over prevention · 665 vehicles
  • 21V-825 Oct 20, 2021
    Software error may prevent the rear-view image from initially displaying when the vehicle begins to reverse
    Back-over prevention · 2,857 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.