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What 195 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Audi Q5

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (195)Crash / fire / injury (10)Electrical system (66)Engine (29)Suspension (24)Body & structure (20)Brakes (20)Driver assistance (18)Airbags (12)Speed control (12)Lights (11)Steering (9)

1 of 195 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jan 19, 2021AirbagsCrash2 injuries

CAR STATIONARY ON HIGHWAY AFTER TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP DUE TO A TRAFFIC INCIDENT AHEAD. REAR ENDED BY VEHICLE GOING IN EXCESS OF 40MPH. CAR PUSHED INTO CAR IN FRONT (CAR 3), SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE SAME CAR (CAR 3) IN THE FRONT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.

NHTSA ODI 11388901

Working with the data? Download all 195 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2018 Audi Q5 verdict →