NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Audi SQ5 Recalls
The 2021 Audi SQ5 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 5, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 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
- 13
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2021 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 2021 Audi SQ5
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 22V742000
- Reported
- October 5, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,296
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 22V034000
- Reported
- January 26, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,058
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 SQ5, 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 2018–2020 SQ5, 1 other model
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
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 2020 SQ5, 14 other models
2021 Audi SQ5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2021 Audi SQ5, the newest on September 23, 2026. Owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Audi SQ5, the component group named most often is the engine (38%), followed by the electrical system (31%) and the power train (23%).
1 of the 2021 Audi SQ5's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine5
- Electrical System4
- Power Train3
- Air Bags1
- Back Over Prevention1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2021 Audi SQ5 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 4. 38% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 13 complaints about the 2021 Audi SQ5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi SQ5 by model year
Other 2021 Audi models
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted