2021 Audi Q8: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 40 complaints
40
Total Complaints
6,050mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,500 25th Percentile
6,050 Median Mileage
14,900 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
ENGINE
5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
4
POWER TRAIN
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
1
SEAT BELTS
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
STEERING
1
BACK OVER PREVENTION
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 AUDI Q8. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, HE LEANED FORWARD AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS TIGHTENED WHICH CAUSED HIM SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CHEST PAIN. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS LATER RECEIVED FOR HIS INJURIES. AUDI RANCHO MIRAGE (71265 CA..."
"The contact owns a 2021 Audi Q8. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle shutoff as the electrical problem, see local dealer warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact pulled off to the side of the highway and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The vehicle remai..."
"The contact owns a 2021 Audi Q8. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle shutoff as the electrical problem, see local dealer warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact pulled off to the side of the highway and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The vehicle remai..."

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