18V229000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.
2015 AUDI Q5
6 safety recall campaigns, 123 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints123
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
17V622000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire.
17V298000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
17V001000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
17V002000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
If the coolant pump overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.
16V045000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of a seat-mounted air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What owners report most
- 37ENGINE
- 14STEERING
- 13UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 12FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 7ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 7SUSPENSION
- 4POWER TRAIN
- 4ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 AUDI Q5s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.