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2025 Audi SQ5 problems

NHTSA lists 7 complaints for the 2025 Audi SQ5, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as AUDI SQ5.

At a glance

Complaints
7
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
7,425
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
865

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM228.6%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE228.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM228.6%
POWER TRAIN228.6%
ENGINE114.3%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING114.3%
STEERING114.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL114.3%
VISIBILITY114.3%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL2
VISIBILITYREARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES1

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.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
electrical electronic342.9%0.77
loss of control342.9%0.78
visibility or lighting114.3%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate685.7%0.94
high114.3%0.47

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 7 tagged complaints of 7 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

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1 recalls.

26V266000

Date: 2026-04-24. Systems: SEAT BELTS.

Defect: 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.

Consequence: Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury 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.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

865 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM429
UNKNOWN OR OTHER112
STRUCTURE78
ENGINE69
POWER TRAIN53
SUSPENSION31
SERVICE BRAKES21
WHEELS18

11038049

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin provides informaiton when the rear lid does not open when the button on the key is pressed.

11038073

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin provides informaiton when the settings for sound via the head restraints are missing.

11038074

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin provides information when the time does not autmotically update when daylight savings time begins or ends.

11038075

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulleitn provides informaiton when there is a translucent rectangle covering the center display.

11038076

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin provides informaiton when the sound output pauses automatically after starting the vehicle.

11038077

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin provides information when there is occasionally audio output for entertainment when the vehicle is started.

11038083

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin provides information when there is an engine warning lamp on; DTC P157000 is logged in the ECM.

11038088

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin provides information when the rear lid only opens/clolses slightly and then stops.

11038096

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin provides an overview of the combined software updates for cluster 3; PPE/PPC.

11038103

Date: 2026-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin provides information regarding software update KD2* 03.11.00/C (28.14.01).

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

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
SQ57

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