NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Audi Q5 Recalls
The 2009 Audi Q5 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 19, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Audi Q5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 31
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Audi Q5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2009 Audi Q5
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V818000
- Reported
- November 19, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,987
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Q5, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V082000
- Reported
- January 30, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 162,782
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Q5, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V660000
- Reported
- September 13, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 143,214
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Q5, 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 16V376000
- Reported
- May 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,381
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V078000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 659,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Q5, 7 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 09V484000
- Reported
- December 18, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,054
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Audi Q5
2009 Audi Q5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 31 owner complaints about the 2009 Audi Q5, the newest on September 9, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Audi Q5, the component group named most often is the air bags (52%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (16%) and the engine (6%).
4 of the 2009 Audi Q5's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Audi Q5 owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags16
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
- Engine2
- Suspension2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Electrical System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Audi Q5 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 6. 3% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 31 complaints about the 2009 Audi Q5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi Q5 by model year
Other 2009 Audi models
Newest record on this page: September 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted