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2014–2026 · 13 model years

Audi SQ5 recalls & problems by year

24 recalls and 125 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. Pick a year for the full record.

Most complaints201825 complaints
Most recalls20215 recalls
Crashes reported4in owner complaints
Injuries reported90 deaths
Owner complaints by model yearSelect a bar to open that year
081523302014: 12 complaints, 1 recalls2015: 9 complaints, 1 recalls2016: 6 complaints, 0 recalls2017: 5 complaints, 0 recalls2018: 25 complaints, 5 recalls2019: 20 complaints, 5 recalls2020: 8 complaints, 4 recalls2021: 13 complaints, 5 recalls2022: 6 complaints, 2 recalls2023: 3 complaints, 0 recalls2024: 6 complaints, 0 recalls2025: 8 complaints, 1 recalls2026: 4 complaints, 0 recalls2014201620182020202220242026
Model yearNHTSA starsEPA mpgRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesDeaths
2026 SQ5—23 mpg040000
2025 SQ5—21–22 mpg180000
2024 SQ5—21 mpg060040
2023 SQ5—21 mpg030020
2022 SQ5—21 mpg260000
2021 SQ5—20 mpg5130010
2020 SQ5—20 mpg480000
2019 SQ5—21 mpg5201000
2018 SQ5—21 mpg5251020
2017 SQ54★19 mpg052000
2016 SQ54★19 mpg060000
2015 SQ54★19 mpg190000
2014 SQ54★19 mpg1120000

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

  • Engine24
  • Forward collision avoidance24
  • Electrical system22
  • Steering15
  • Unknown or other13
  • Power train11
  • Structure10
  • Service brakes9