11038027
Date: 2026-09-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin provides information for reporting safety related information to the manufacturer.
2021 Audi Q5 E problems
NHTSA lists 29 complaints for the 2021 Audi Q5 E, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-07.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as AUDI Q5 E.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29
- With crash
- 0
- With fire
- 0
- With injury (complaints)
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 483
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 7 | 24.1% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 6 | 20.7% |
| ENGINE | 5 | 17.2% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 | 17.2% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 3 | 10.3% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 | 10.3% |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | 2 | 6.9% |
| LANE DEPARTURE | 2 | 6.9% |
| STEERING | 2 | 6.9% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 | 6.9% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 3 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | WARNINGS | 2 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING | 1 |
| LANE DEPARTURE | ASSIST | 1 |
| LANE DEPARTURE | WARNING | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | BODY | 1 |
| TIRES | PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 1 |
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| electrical electronic | 20 | 69.0% | 0.92 |
| mechanical failure | 4 | 13.8% | 0.78 |
| loss of control | 2 | 6.9% | 0.64 |
| fluid or fuel leak | 1 | 3.4% | 0.97 |
| unclear | 1 | 3.4% | 0.90 |
| visibility or lighting | 1 | 3.4% | 0.98 |
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| moderate | 16 | 55.2% | 0.79 |
| low | 9 | 31.0% | 0.72 |
| high | 4 | 13.8% | 0.80 |
Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 29 tagged complaints of 29 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
483 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 203 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 75 |
| STRUCTURE | 63 |
| POWER TRAIN | 32 |
| ENGINE | 26 |
| SUSPENSION | 21 |
| WHEELS | 11 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 10 |
11038129
Date: 2026-09-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
This bulletin provides information when the starter/generator drive belt is noisy or came off.
11038130
Date: 2026-09-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin states that technicians are required to report to the manufacturer when a vehicle has flooded, and specify the height to which the vehicle has been flooded.
11038127
Date: 2026-09-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This bulletin provides information when there is a warning message in the instrument cluster about external sound.
11038024
Date: 2026-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.
This bulletin provides service information regarding exterior glass cleaning.
11038031
Date: 2026-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.
This bulletin provides informaiton when DTC B200FF0 is stored.
11038032
Date: 2026-09-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This bulletin provides information when the rear parking sensor sometimes does not work, rear parking sensor loose, rear parking sensor fault message.
11038056
Date: 2026-09-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
This bulletin provides information about billing for a broken sunroof glass panel.
11038025
Date: 2026-09-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin provides information when the license plate mounting bracket threded inserts are stripped.
11038039
Date: 2026-09-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
This bulletin provides information when there are stails/marks on the sill panel trim.
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Q5 E | 29 |
Same model, other years
Other Audi models, 2021
Sources
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