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Audi SQ5

Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasA01—23 mpg
2025GasA17—22 mpg
2024GasA06—21 mpg
2023GasA03—21 mpg
2022GasB24—21 mpg
2021GasD511—20 mpg
2020GasD47—20 mpg
2019GasD519—21 mpg
2018GasF524—21 mpg
2017GasA05★★★★☆19 mpg
2016GasA06★★★★☆19 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2026: best combined mpg 22 → 23; 4 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2025: best combined mpg 21 → 22; 2 → 4 EPA configurations
  • 2022: best combined mpg 20 → 21
  • 2021: 1 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2020: best combined mpg 21 → 20
  • 2018: best combined mpg 19 → 21

Best SQ5 years to buy used

  1. 2023 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 3 complaints
  2. 2017 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 5 complaints
  3. 2024 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 6 complaints
  4. 2016 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 6 complaints
  5. 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 7 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.