2021 Audi Q5 E: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 39 complaints
39
Total Complaints
10,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

4,000 25th Percentile
10,000 Median Mileage
10,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
ENGINE
3
STEERING
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"When I powered on the car, I got a message "Electrical system failure", and was unable to start the car. After multiple tries, the car started, but had the check engine light on. Had this failure happened while the car was moving, this could have been a very dangerous situation. We live in Arizona, ..."
"The incident occurred on a busy road during evening rush hour. I was in the middle lane of three lanes, and the lane to the right of me was closed due to construction. The phrase “electrical malfunction” flashed across my dashboard, there were beeping sounds, and about 5-10 later the steering fr..."
"The incident occurred on a busy road during evening rush hour. I was in the middle lane of three lanes, and the lane to the right of me was closed due to construction. The phrase “electrical malfunction” flashed across my dashboard, there were beeping sounds, and about 5-10 later the steering fr..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28