Audi Q5 vs Ford Contour

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	Ford Contour
Complaints on file	1,860	4,570
Model years covered	2009–2026	1993–2001
Worst model year	2018	1995
Best model year	2024	1994
Crashes reported	112	211
Fires reported	19	167
Injuries reported	62	174
Deaths reported	0	6
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	10.4%	12.2%

Audi Q5 by year

35 122 193 203 107 135 124 104 57 323 79 37 109 26 71 34 96 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 355 19.1%

Airbags 254 13.7%

Electrical System 211 11.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 158 8.5%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 151 8.1%

Other & Unspecified 145 7.8%

Steering 94 5.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 85 4.6%

Ford Contour by year

5 13 1,323 858 314 1,189 616 248 4

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 704 15.4%

Electrical System 646 14.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 435 9.5%

Brakes 366 8.0%

Suspension 305 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 284 6.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 232 5.1%

Body & Structure 231 5.1%