25V080000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
2021 AUDI Q5
8 safety recall campaigns, 107 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints107
Complaints citing a crash4
Complaints citing a fire0
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 8
23V842000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:CABLE/CORD:ONBOARD
An overheated outlet or charging cable can increase the risk of a fire.
22V753000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
A damaged engine can result in engine failure and a stall, increasing the risk of a crash. If the engine failure causes an oil leak, it can increase the risk of a fire.
22V742000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
A blank rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
22V034000
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Rear axle misalignment may cause premature or uneven tire wear, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V947000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM
A gateway control module shutdown will suddenly reduce engine power, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 23ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 17ENGINE
- 10POWER TRAIN
- 8UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 6FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 5FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- 4FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 4SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 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.