Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Audi Q5 over 3 years — 7 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Q5 years here — over the median of the other years, which is 5. NHTSA has 4 recalls on file, including Engine, Traction battery, and Front passenger seat weight sensor.
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The complaints owners file most often name Forward collision avoidance (12 of 20), then Service brakes (5) and Tires (3). The most filings arrived in 2025 (9 of 20).
The 2023 Q5 has 33 complaints, 7 per year, and the 2025 has 42 complaints, 21 per year. The 2024 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2023.
The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2024 Audi Q5. How we count. Data as of .
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"Vehicle had 2000 miles on it when warning messages of Distance warning unavailable and Audi pre sense limited with beeping signal sounding every few miles. The dealership confirmed the issue but only blamed a dirty…"
"I was traveling on the expressway and suddenly my vehicle veered to the right. I immediately looked down to see if there was a lane-keeping assist indicator on and there wasn't. I wasn't exactly sure what was happening…"
"The component that failed was the tire/wheel system on a rental vehicle from Enterprise. While driving on a dry highway in New Mexico, a tire pressure warning light appeared. Because we were in a remote area, we stopped…"
"The vehicle exhibits multiple, unresolved safety-critical defects across software and mechanical systems that create an unpredictable and dangerous driving environment. Despite multiple repair attempts, the manufacturer…"
"21 Dec 2025 11,743 miles Audi Pre-sense slammed on the brakes while waiting to make a left. Pointing downhill slightly. No cars in the way. Turned it off completely. Was on the the Late setting. Will not stay off."
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
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| 2024 Audi Q5 PHEV SUV AWD | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated |
| 2024 Audi Q5 SUV AWD | 5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars | 4 stars |
| 2024 Audi Q5 Sportback SUV AWD | 5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars | 4 stars |
Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.
| Trim | Engine | Transmission | Drive | City | Hwy | Combined | Annual fuel cost |
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| Q5 S line quattro | 2L, 4-cyl | Automatic (AM-S7) | All-wheel drive | 22 | 28 | 24 MPG | $3300 |
| Q5 Sportback S line quattro | 2L, 4-cyl | Automatic (AM-S7) | All-wheel drive | 22 | 28 | 24 MPG | $3300 |
| Q5 quattro | 2L, 4-cyl | Automatic (AM-S7) | All-wheel drive | 23 | 29 | 26 MPG | $3050 |
NHTSA campaign 18V-369 covers certain 2018 Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles (with several Volkswagen models): brake-caliper pistons may have insufficient coating and reduce brake performance. Campaign 19V-416 covers certain 2018-2019 Q5 and SQ5 vehicles where wheel-arch cover trim may loosen and detach while driving. Confirm open campaigns by VIN; multi-model unit counts are shared.
Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Audi Q5 over 3 years — 7 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Q5 years here — over the median of the other years, which is 5. NHTSA has 4 recalls on file, including Engine, Traction battery, and Front passenger seat weight sensor.
The complaints owners file most often name Forward collision avoidance (12 of 20), then Service brakes (5) and Tires (3). The most filings arrived in 2025 (9 of 20).
The 2023 Q5 has 33 complaints, 7 per year, and the 2025 has 42 complaints, 21 per year. The 2024 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2023.
The 2024 Audi Q5 has 4 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.
Owners have filed 20 complaints about the 2024 Audi Q5 with NHTSA.
EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2024 Audi Q5 is 24.7 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.
FY Q5 generation (2018-on).
FY US notes commonly list 0W-20 full synthetic; earlier 8R 2.0T fills often list 5W-30—confirm the VW/Audi oil standard in the manual.
Common US fits span about 235/60R18 to 255/45R20 depending on trim.
