Worst years for a Audi SQ5

Owners have filed 168 complaints about the Audi SQ5 with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2026. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Avoid

2018 Audi SQ5

40 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2015 Audi SQ5

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Audi SQ5 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
2026 — 4 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2025 A 13 0 0 — Transmission & Drivetrain
2024 C 10 0 0 — Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 — 4 0 0 — Electrical System
2022 — 5 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2021 C 19 0 0 2,400 Engine & Cooling
2020 A 12 0 0 — Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2019 D 26 1 0 3,450 Engine & Cooling
2018 F 40 2 0 4,250 Electrical System
2017 — 5 2 0 24,000 Engine & Cooling
2016 — 6 0 0 25,000 Steering
2015 A 10 0 0 — Body & Structure
2014 B 13 0 0 17,600 Steering
2013 — 1 0 0 — Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Audi SQ5

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

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 24 14.3%

Worst in 2018

Engine & Cooling 22 13.1%

Worst in 2018

Electrical System 22 13.1%

Worst in 2018

Steering 15 8.9%

Worst in 2014

Other & Unspecified 13 7.7%

Worst in 2018

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 6.5%

Worst in 2018

Body & Structure 10 6.0%

Worst in 2015

Brakes 9 5.4%

Worst in 2019

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 5.4%

Worst in 2018

Lights 8 4.8%

Worst in 2018

Suspension 7 4.2%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 7 4.2%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 4 2.4%

Worst in 2019

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 2.4%

Worst in 2020

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi SQ5, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2014 peak 11 Sep 2026

Compare the Audi SQ5

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