NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Audi SQ5 Recalls
The 2018 Audi SQ5 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 8, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Audi SQ5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 25
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2018 Audi SQ5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2018 Audi SQ5
Electrical system: body control module/bcm
- Campaign
- 21V947000
- Reported
- December 8, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 288,991
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021 SQ5, 1 other model
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 19V737000
- Reported
- October 16, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 174,278
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 SQ5, 1 other model
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 19V416000
- Reported
- June 5, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 126,161
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 SQ5, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 19V277000
- Reported
- April 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,645
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 SQ5, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V369000
- Reported
- June 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,225
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
2018 Audi SQ5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2018 Audi SQ5, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Audi SQ5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (32%), followed by the engine (28%) and the forward collision avoidance (16%).
1 of the 2018 Audi SQ5's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System8
- Engine7
- Forward Collision Avoidance4
- Power Train4
- Exterior Lighting3
- Unknown Or Other3
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2018 Audi SQ5 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 6. 40% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 25 complaints about the 2018 Audi SQ5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi SQ5 by model year
Other 2018 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted