NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Audi Q5 Recalls
The 2016 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 2016 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
- 78
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 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 2016 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 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 2011–2015, 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
2016 Audi Q5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 78 owner complaints about the 2016 Audi Q5, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (13%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Audi Q5, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the steering (13%).
1 of the 2016 Audi Q5's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2016 Audi Q5 owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine26
- Unknown Or Other11
- Electrical System10
- Steering10
- Fuel/Propulsion System9
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2016 Audi Q5 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 15. 32% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Audi Q5 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Audi Q5 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 78 complaints about the 2016 Audi Q5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi Q5 by model year
Other 2016 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted