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Audi Q5 Sportback

Every Audi Q5 Sportback model year on file, 2021 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years293 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62021 to 2026
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,341Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 23, 79% of the model's total

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

010203020212022232023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Driver assistance leads the Audi Q5 Sportback complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Driver assistance
8
Engine and cooling
8
Electrical system
7
Brakes
6
Powertrain
4
Back-over prevention
2
Speed control
2
Structure
2
Fuel system
1
Trailer hitches
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi Q5 Sportback 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 Q5 Sportback by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone00192
2025Not decoded0NoneNone10738
2024Not decoded0NoneNone10542
2023SUV616.73020628
2022SUV238.710050771
2021Not decoded0NoneNone00470
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi Q5 Sportback

  • 26V-266 Apr 24, 2026
    Driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash
    Seat belts · 7,425 vehicles
  • 25V-294 May 7, 2025
    Cylinder head cover screws may have been improperly tightened
    Engine and cooling · 89k vehicles
  • 22V-753 Oct 7, 2022
    Engine connecting rod bearings may become damaged, which can result in engine failure
    Engine and cooling · 77k vehicles
  • 22V-368 May 23, 2022
    Semiconductor inside the engine control unit may short-circuit and cause an engine stall
    Engine and cooling · 72 vehicles
  • 21V-947 Dec 8, 2021
    Liquid spill in the rear seat, or water ingress from an insufficient body seam underneath the vehicle may allow liquid to penetrate the gateway…
    Electrical system · 289k 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.