NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Audi Q3 Recalls
The 2018 Audi Q3 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 23, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Audi Q3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 26
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2018 Audi Q3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2018 Audi Q3
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 19V385000
- Reported
- May 23, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,241
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 Q3
2018 Audi Q3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2018 Audi Q3, the newest on August 3, 2026.
In complaints about the 2018 Audi Q3, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the air bags (15%).
The 2018 Audi Q3's only recall does not concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine7
- Unknown Or Other7
- Electrical System6
- Air Bags4
- Tires2
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2018 Audi Q3 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 7. 27% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 26 complaints about the 2018 Audi Q3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi Q3 by model year
Other 2018 Audi models
Newest record on this page: August 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted