{"id":"2018_audi_q5","make":"Audi","make_slug":"audi","model":"Q5","model_slug":"q5","year":2018,"url":"/audi/q5/2018/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":38579,"model":"Q5","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S7)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":23,"hwy":27,"comb":25,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":363,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3100,"save_spend":-4250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Mon Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2018"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","segment":"Compact SUV","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"21V947000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2021-12-08","owner_notified":"2022-01-21","units":288991,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Q5 Sportback, SQ5 Sportback, 2018-2022 Q5, and SQ5 vehicles.  A liquid spill in the rear seat, or water ingress from an insufficient body seam underneath the vehicle may allow liquid to penetrate the gateway control module, causing it to shutdown.","consequence":"A gateway control module shutdown will suddenly reduce engine power, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will install a protective cover on the gateway control module and seal an underbody seam as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2022.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 90S9.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"90S9","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V737000","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2019-10-16","owner_notified":"2019-11-01","units":174278,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi SQ5 and 2018-2020 Audi Q5 vehicles.  The rear wheel arch cover trim may loosen and detach from the vehicle.","consequence":"The detached trim may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.","remedy":"Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the four clips securing the forward part of the rear wheel arch trim, free of charge.  The recall began November 1, 2019.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 66K8.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"66K8","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V416000","component":"WHEELS:HUB","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2019-06-05","owner_notified":"2019-07-26","units":126161,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles.  The wheel arch cover trim may loosen and detach.","consequence":"The detached trim may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will secure the wheel arch trim with an additional screw and nut, free of charge.  The recall began July 26, 2019.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer at 1-800-253-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 66K6.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"66K6/66K7","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V277000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2019-04-08","owner_notified":"2019-05-03","units":12645,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles.  The brake master cylinder casting may be too short.","consequence":"A short casting can cause a sudden loss of brakes, increasing the risk of crash.  The electronic parking brake and its emergency brake function are not affected and will still function.","remedy":"Audi has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the brake master cylinder, replacing it as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began May 3, 2019.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 47O9.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"47O9","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V369000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2018-06-01","owner_notified":"2018-06-29","units":10225,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, Passat, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen and GTI and Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles.  The brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have insufficient coating, potentially reducing the brake performance.","consequence":"A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Volkswagen and Audi will notify their owners.  Audi dealers will bleed the rear brakes.  Volkswagen dealers will bleed the front and rear brake calipers.  Note: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the brake system has been checked.  The recall began June 29, 2018.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 47N8, 47N9, and 47N6.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":true,"mfr_campaign":"47N8, 47N9, 47N6","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"16V955000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2016-12-29","owner_notified":"2017-02-28","units":5947,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly.  Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.","remedy":"Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"VW: 69P4; Audi 69P2","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":6,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":true,"score":45,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":201,"crash":10,"fire":0,"injured":5,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",72],["Unspecified",44],["Engine",31],["Suspension",24],["Service Brakes",22],["Structure",21]],"by_year":{"2018":15,"2019":21,"2020":10,"2021":10,"2022":15,"2023":45,"2024":40,"2025":29,"2026":16},"excerpts":[["2023-01-20","Forward Collision Avoidance","Two issues. My temperature housing unit is leaking coolant. This car has very low mileage and is barely driven so it is very strange that this part is already defective. Seems the original integrity of the part may not have been good. Second, My Audi pre sense comes on while the car is driving and brings the car to a s\u2026"],["2022-12-21","Suspension","During a normal service visit it was brought to my attention that the rear suspension coil was broken. They attributed this to normal wear and tear after only 52,000 miles. Upon research it seems this is far more common in 2018 Q5s than it should be this is early."],["2022-12-19","Service Brakes","I was trying to park my car in my office parking space, after right turn to parking space, I applied brake to stop, but the car suddenly accelerated and within few seconds it crashed into the office building. I was still applying brake when it accelerated and I could not do anything else. The fact that vehicle climbed \u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.164,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.163,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":97,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":25,"ncap":5,"complaints":201},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}