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Worst years for a Audi Q5 E

Owners have filed 107 complaints about the Audi Q5 E with NHTSA across model years 2020 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2021 Audi Q5 E

45 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2023 Audi Q5 E

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Audi Q5 E year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2025 — 3 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2024 D 24 0 0 — Electrical System
2023 B 13 1 0 — Electrical System
2022 — 1 0 0 — Electrical System
2021 D 45 0 0 10,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2020 B 21 0 1 — Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Audi Q5 E

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 25 23.4%

Worst in 2024

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 21 19.6%

Worst in 2021

Engine & Cooling 11 10.3%

Worst in 2021

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 8.4%

Worst in 2021

Brakes 8 7.5%

Worst in 2020

Fuel & Propulsion 8 7.5%

Worst in 2021

Other & Unspecified 8 7.5%

Worst in 2021

Suspension 4 3.7%

Worst in 2020

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 3.7%

Worst in 2021

Wheels 4 3.7%

Worst in 2021

Steering 2 1.9%

Worst in 2021

Body & Structure 1 0.9%

Worst in 2021

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 0.9%

Worst in 2021

Tires 1 0.9%

Worst in 2021

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi Q5 E, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2021 peak 8 Aug 2026

Compare the Audi Q5 E

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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