NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi SQ8 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Audi SQ8, across 3 model years from 2020 to 2024. The 2021 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 12
2020–2024, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi SQ8 across 5 model years; the most, 4, concern the 2022.
Across all Audi SQ8 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 5 complaints), then the electrical system (3).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi SQ8 in 2026: 7, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi SQ8 is back over prevention: sensing system: camera, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Audi SQ8 recall, 25V900000, was reported on December 19, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.
Audi SQ8 years to avoid
Too few Audi SQ8 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi SQ8 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi SQ8
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA3
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION1
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
- ENGINE1
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR1
- TIRES1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
Audi SQ8 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi SQ8 recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V900000December 19, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2020–2021, 2024 | crash | 356,894 |
| 25V201000March 31, 2025 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2021 | crash | 44,387 |
| 23V868000December 20, 2023 | air bags: side/window | 2024 | crash and injury | 1,001 |
| 22V742000October 5, 2022 | back over prevention: display function | 2021 | crash | 170,296 |
| 22V034000January 26, 2022 | tires | 2021 | crash | 31,058 |
| 21V606000August 5, 2021 | seat belts: rear/other: retractor | 2021 | crash and injury | 45,496 |
| 21V339000May 12, 2021 | engine | 2021 | crash and fire | 15 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi SQ8. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted