NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Audi Q5 Recalls
The 2020 Audi Q5 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 13, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Audi Q5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 25
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Audi Q5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2020 Audi Q5
Electrical system: propulsion system: charging: cable/cord: onboard
- Campaign
- 23V842000
- Reported
- December 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 93,196
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021, 2023–2024 Q5, 4 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 22V034000
- Reported
- January 26, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,058
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Q5, 19 other models
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 2018–2019, 2021 Q5, 1 other model
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 21V295000
- Reported
- April 26, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,993
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Q5, 14 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 20V505000
- Reported
- August 26, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,376
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 19V737000
- Reported
- October 16, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 174,278
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Q5, 1 other model
2020 Audi Q5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2020 Audi Q5, the newest on September 4, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Audi Q5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (32%), followed by the engine (16%) and the forward collision avoidance (12%).
2 of the 2020 Audi Q5's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System8
- Unknown Or Other5
- Engine4
- Forward Collision Avoidance3
- Seat Belts3
- Steering3
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2020 Audi Q5 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 5. 56% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Audi Q5 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Audi Q5 year in the same window: 8th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 25 complaints about the 2020 Audi Q5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi Q5 by model year
Other 2020 Audi models
Newest record on this page: September 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted