NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi SQ5 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Audi SQ5, across 7 model years from 2014 to 2025. The 2021 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 126
2014–2025, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 126 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi SQ5 across 14 model years; the most, 25, concern the 2018.
Owners marked a crash on 4 of the Audi SQ5 complaints (3%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Audi SQ5 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 25 complaints), then the electrical system (22).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi SQ5 in 2026: 33, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi SQ5 is electrical system: body control module/bcm, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Audi SQ5 recall, 26V266000, was reported on April 24, 2026 and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2016, 2017, 2023 and 2024 Audi SQ5, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Audi SQ5 years to avoid
Too few Audi SQ5 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 5 | 13 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 5 | 20 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 5 | 25 | 10 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 0 | 6 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 1 | 12 | 5 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi SQ5 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi SQ5
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM4
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2
- STRUCTURE:BODY2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER2
- TIRES2
- WHEELS:HUB2
- SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER1
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION1
- SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER1
Audi SQ5 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi SQ5 recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V266000April 24, 2026 | seat belts: pretensioner | 2025 | crash and injury | 7,425 |
| 22V742000October 5, 2022 | back over prevention: display function | 2021 | crash | 170,296 |
| 22V034000January 26, 2022 | tires | 2020–2021 | crash | 31,058 |
| 21V947000December 8, 2021 | electrical system: body control module/bcm | 2018–2021 | crash | 288,991 |
| 21V606000August 5, 2021 | seat belts: rear/other: retractor | 2021 | crash and injury | 45,496 |
| 21V295000April 26, 2021 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2020–2021 | crash | 40,993 |
| 20V505000August 26, 2020 | seats | 2020 | crash and injury | 5,376 |
| 19V737000October 16, 2019 | structure: body | 2018–2019 | crash | 174,278 |
| 19V473000June 19, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2019 | injury | 28 |
| 19V416000June 5, 2019 | wheels: hub | 2018–2019 | crash | 126,161 |
| 19V277000April 8, 2019 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2018–2019 | crash | 12,645 |
| 18V369000June 1, 2018 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 2018 | crashdo not drive | 10,225 |
| 15V452000July 20, 2015 | steering: electric power assist system | 2014–2015 | crash | 5,625 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi SQ5. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted