2022 Audi Q5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 22 complaints
22
Total Complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ENGINE
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
POWER TRAIN
1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I was parking my car in a driveway on clear and sunny day. As I put the car into reverse, the engine suddenly accelerated. The car then spun around and moved sideways causing me to crash into the garage along the length of the car on passenger side. The garage was heavily damaged as were two other c..."
"I hit 2 mailboxes and one car back but not warning no emergency brake work. I wonder why my car doesn’t have any safety features it should have"
"Vehicle had first oil change at 10K miles on 1/1/2023 In April of 2023 started noticing smoke and a burning smell coming out of the engine, took car in to dealership. They stated on 4/25/2023 that there was a "small oil leak," and that they repaired and cleaned up the leakage but they wanted to dr..."

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