We do not collect your VIN. A model-year match does not establish whether your individual vehicle is affected or has been repaired. Snapshot through 2026-10-11.
Results are official records from named sources. Coverage is incomplete. Match the exact model, batch and market, and confirm the latest instructions with the official source. A missing result is not a safety clearance.
NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-10-11; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
What this means
The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Audi Q5”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
What this does not mean
Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.
A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
Official action: Dealers will install advanced diagnostic software as the final remedy, anticipated to be available in the second quarter of 2025. Volkswagen will monitor available online vehicle data and contact owners as necessary, to advise them not to charge the vehicle until the battery can be replaced. For vehicles in which online data is unavailable, owners are advised not to charge their batteries until the final remedy becomes available. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93AA. This recall has been replaced by NHTSA recall number 25V080.
A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
Official action: Dealers will install advanced diagnostic software , free of charge. Volkswagen will monitor available online vehicle data and contact owners as necessary, to advise them not to charge the vehicle until the battery can be replaced. For vehicles in which online data is unavailable, owners are advised not to charge their batteries until the final remedy becomes available. Repairs will be performed free of charge. This will be a Phased recall. Phase 1 will include Interim letters 2022-2023 model year vehicles. Phase 2 will include Owner letters 2021-2024 model year vehicles, and Phase 3 will include Interim letters 2022-2023 model year vehicles. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed February 28, 2025, and May 7, 2025. A second notice will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93AA. This recall expands and replaces previous NHTSA recall number 24V898.
The screws can loosen, allowing oil to leak and increasing the risk of a fire.
Official action: Dealers will inspect and replace the screws as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 5, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 15ZK.
Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
Official action: Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 29, 2026. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69GT.
Source snapshots: recall files 4 October 2026; complaint file 3 October 2026; investigation file 29 September 2026. Individually labelled archived records retain their older date.
Consumer reports — allegations
Complaint aggregates by model year
Model year
Complaints
Crash flags
Fire flags
Injuries / deaths reported
Most common components
2026
5
0
0
0 / 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1); ENGINE (1); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (1)
2025
102
6
0
4 / 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (19); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (12); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (11)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (27); ENGINE (11); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (9)
2017
7
0
0
0 / 0
ENGINE (5); SERVICE BRAKES (1); STRUCTURE:BODY (1)
2016
19
1
0
1 / 0
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (6); STEERING (3); ENGINE (2)
2015
28
0
0
0 / 0
ENGINE (8); SUSPENSION (4); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (3)
2014
30
1
0
0 / 0
STRUCTURE:BODY (6); SUSPENSION (6); ENGINE (5)
2013
8
1
0
2 / 0
STRUCTURE:BODY (2); SUSPENSION (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2)
2012
16
0
0
4 / 0
ENGINE (4); STRUCTURE:BODY (3); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (3)
2011
7
0
0
0 / 0
SUSPENSION (3); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); ENGINE (1)
2010
2
0
0
0 / 0
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (1); SUSPENSION (1)
2009
1
0
0
0 / 0
STRUCTURE:BODY (1)
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallRecall excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
Open or recently opened investigations
Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.
