Audi Q5 problems reported in California

221 of the 1,886 complaints filed about the Audi Q5 came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

221

Complaints from California

20

Crashes

2

Fires

2018

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2009 Q5 10 4.5%
2010 Q5 14 6.3%
2011 Q5 26 11.8%
2012 Q5 11 5.0%
2013 Q5 11 5.0%
2014 Q5 17 7.7%
2015 Q5 8 3.6%
2016 Q5 16 7.2%
2017 Q5 3 1.4%
2018 Q5 33 14.9%
2019 Q5 10 4.5%
2020 Q5 7 3.2%
2021 Q5 19 8.6%
2022 Q5 2 0.9%
2023 Q5 3 1.4%
2024 Q5 14 6.3%
2025 Q5 17 7.7%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 14 17.3%
Irvine 10 12.3%
Sherman Oaks 9 11.1%
Sunnyvale 8 9.9%
Cupertino 7 8.6%
SAN Francisco 6 7.4%
Beverly Hills 5 6.2%
Huntington Beach 5 6.2%
SAN Diego 5 6.2%
Hawthorne 4 4.9%
ELK Grove 4 4.9%
Tracy 4 4.9%

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