NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Audi Q5 Recalls
The 2014 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 2014 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
- 105
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 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 2014 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 2013, 2015–2017 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 2013, 2015–2016 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 2013, 2015–2017 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 2011–2013, 2015–2017 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 2013, 2015–2017 Q5, 2 other models
2014 Audi Q5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 105 owner complaints about the 2014 Audi Q5, the newest on August 1, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 Audi Q5, the component group named most often is the engine (34%), followed by the steering (16%) and the fuel/propulsion system (10%).
None of the 2014 Audi Q5's 5 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2014 Audi Q5 owners gave the mileage (53 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine36
- Steering17
- Fuel/Propulsion System11
- Unknown Or Other11
- Structure10
- Electrical System9
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2014 Audi Q5 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 20. 17% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Audi Q5 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Audi Q5 year in the same window: 9th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 105 complaints about the 2014 Audi Q5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi Q5 by model year
Other 2014 Audi models
Newest record on this page: August 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted