Reliable Auto DB

2025 Audi Q5 reliability

Is it reliable?

NHTSA's file on the 2025 Audi Q5 holds 42 complaints after 2 years, a rate of 21 per year. It is too early to rank against other Q5 years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 1 recall on file, including Pretensioner.

2012 Audi Q5
Photo by Clément Bucco-Lechat, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
Complaints

42

Per year

21

Recalls

1

Years on the road

2

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Forward collision avoidance (23 of 42), then Electrical system (19) and Service brakes (10). Those filings include 2 that report a crash and 1 that reports an injury.

Next to 2024 and 2026

The 2024 Q5 has 20 complaints, 7 per year, and the 2026 has 0 complaints, 0 per year.

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 2025 Audi Q5. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (1)

Recall seat belts, pretensioner 2026-04-24 · NHTSA campaign 26V266000
Summary Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5, and SQ5 Sportback vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.
Remedy 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.

Complaints by component (42 total)

Forward collision avoidance
23
Electrical system
19
Service brakes
10
Lane departure
6
Engine
5
Air bags
4
Seat belts
4
Powertrain
3
Speed control
3
Back-over prevention
2
Fuel and propulsion system
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Engine and engine cooling
1
Structure
1
Visibility
1
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Crash-flagged

2

Fire-flagged

0

Injury reports

1

Death reports

0

Complaints filed per year

92025332026
Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "Brake Electronics Control Unit Failure (DTC U041800): Logged active diagnostic code U041800 (implausible signal in address 812C). Dealership records confirm no permanent remedy exists, with software patches delayed into…"
    Electrical system, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance · filed 2026-09-12
  • "Mileage at time of incident: Approximately 4,000 miles Date of incident: XXX Location: [XXX] Incident description: My vehicle was in neutral while going through an automatic car wash, as instructed. When the exit signal…"
    Air bags, Unknown or other, Service brakes · filed 2026-08-27
  • "On XXX at approximately 5:00 PM, my 2025 Audi Q5 (VIN: [XXX]) initiated an unprovoked forward collision warning and emergency braking intervention while I was traveling at approximately 57–58 mph on [XXX]. Road…"
    Electrical system, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance · filed 2026-07-31
  • "•XXX: Purchased new 2025 Audi Q5. •XXX Dashboard displayed "Check Tire Pressure" warning for all tires. •XXX: Service at Audi Marin - Reported hatch malfunction, tire pressure concerns, and repeated rollback after brake…"
    Electrical system, Seat belts, Service brakes · filed 2026-07-30
  • "I bought this car in 12/2025. After putting approximately 60 miles on the car, the onboard computer would not save the inputted data. Took back to dealership and update performed. Upon returning the car for this work,…"
    Electrical system, Forward collision avoidance · filed 2026-07-29

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2025 Audi Q5 PHEV SUV AWD Not rated Not rated Not rated Not rated
2025 Audi Q5 SUV AWD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars
2025 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.

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
Q5 Plug-In hybrid quattro 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (AM-S7) All-wheel drive 25 27 26 MPG / 390 mi range $3050
Q5 S line quattro 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (AM-S7) All-wheel drive 23 28 25 MPG $3200
Q5 Sportback S line quattro 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (AM-S7) All-wheel drive 23 28 25 MPG $3200
Q5 Sportback TFSI quattro 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (AM-S7) All-wheel drive 22 30 25 MPG $3200
Q5 TFSI quattro 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (AM-S7) All-wheel drive 22 30 25 MPG $3200
Q5 quattro 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (AM-S7) All-wheel drive 23 29 26 MPG $3050

Specs and fitment

FY Q5, 2018–present
Body styles SUV
Oil 0W-20 full synthetic (common US fills) , 5.7 qt capacity
Tire size 235/60R18 to 255/45R20 (trim-dependent)

Known issues for this generation

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2025 Audi Q5 reliable?

NHTSA's file on the 2025 Audi Q5 holds 42 complaints after 2 years, a rate of 21 per year. It is too early to rank against other Q5 years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 1 recall on file, including Pretensioner.

What are common problems with a 2025 Audi Q5?

The complaints owners file most often name Forward collision avoidance (23 of 42), then Electrical system (19) and Service brakes (10). Those filings include 2 that report a crash and 1 that reports an injury.

Is the 2025 Audi Q5 more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2024 Q5 has 20 complaints, 7 per year, and the 2026 has 0 complaints, 0 per year.

Has the 2025 Audi Q5 been recalled?

The 2025 Audi Q5 has 1 recall on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2025 Audi Q5?

Owners have filed 42 complaints about the 2025 Audi Q5 with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2025 Audi Q5 get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2025 Audi Q5 is 25.3 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What generation is the 2019 Audi Q5?

FY Q5 generation (2018-on).

What oil does a recent Audi Q5 take?

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.

What tire sizes does an Audi Q5 use?

Common US fits span about 235/60R18 to 255/45R20 depending on trim.