NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Audi Q5 Recalls
The 2013 Audi Q5 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 11, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Audi Q5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 89
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2013 Audi Q5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2013 Audi Q5
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
- Campaign
- 18V229000
- Reported
- April 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 Q5, 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 17V622000
- Reported
- October 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 216,913
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Q5, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 17V298000
- Reported
- May 3, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 240,487
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 Q5, 1 other model
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 17V001000
- Reported
- January 3, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 234,057
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012, 2014–2017 Q5
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
- Campaign
- 17V002000
- Reported
- January 3, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 Q5, 2 other models
2013 Audi Q5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 89 owner complaints about the 2013 Audi Q5, the newest on May 20, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Audi Q5, the component group named most often is the engine (37%), followed by the steering (20%) and the electrical system (10%).
1 of the 2013 Audi Q5's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2013 Audi Q5 owners gave the mileage (62 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine33
- Steering18
- Electrical System9
- Structure8
- Unknown Or Other7
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2013 Audi Q5 peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 13. 29% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Audi Q5 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Audi Q5 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 12 ranked years.
The 89 complaints about the 2013 Audi Q5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi Q5 by model year
Other 2013 Audi models
Newest record on this page: May 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted