NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Audi Q3 Recalls
The 2021 Audi Q3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 11, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Audi Q3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Audi Q3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2021 Audi Q3
Steering
- Campaign
- 26V590000
- Reported
- September 11, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,724
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Q3, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 22V673000
- Reported
- September 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,004
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Audi Q3
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V606000
- Reported
- August 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,496
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 19 other models
2021 Audi Q3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2021 Audi Q3, the newest on August 17, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Audi Q3, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (27%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the engine (20%).
None of the 2021 Audi Q3's 3 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Electrical System3
- Engine3
- Seat Belts2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Exterior Lighting1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2021 Audi Q3 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 4. 60% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 15 complaints about the 2021 Audi Q3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi Q3 by model year
Other 2021 Audi models
Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted