Audi Q5 vs Acura MDX

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Audi Q5	Acura MDX
Complaints on file	1,886	4,699
Model years covered	2009–2026	2001–2026
Worst model year	2018	2016
Best model year	2024	2026
Crashes reported	115	223
Fires reported	19	88
Injuries reported	62	154
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	10.4%	9.9%

Audi Q5 by year

36 122 194 203 107 135 125 104 57 329 82 39 110 29 73 34 102 5

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 357 18.9%

Airbags 255 13.5%

Electrical System 216 11.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 158 8.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 156 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 147 7.8%

Steering 96 5.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 88 4.7%

Acura MDX by year

266 242 259 243 244 121 126 62 76 63 87 101 46 249 98 530 398 289 308 365 216 60 68 172 10

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 986 21.0%

Engine & Cooling 833 17.7%

Electrical System 512 10.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 356 7.6%

Other & Unspecified 324 6.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 243 5.2%

Airbags 230 4.9%

Brakes 207 4.4%