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2017 Audi Q3: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2017 Audi Q3. The newest campaign is 19V385000. NHTSA received the report on 23 May 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal. NHTSA has 8 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V385000, in the NHTSA record

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the body control module (BCM), free of charge. The recall began June 21, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 97DK.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 127,890 units in total.

  1. 19V385000Received . 23,241 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Audi Q3 vehicles equipped with LED headlights. An inoperable front turn signal may not illuminate an indicator, failing to alert the driver to the issue. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without an indicator informing the driver of an inoperable turn signal, the driver may turn or change lanes without a signal, increasing the risk of crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the body control module (BCM), free of charge. The recall began June 21, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 97DK.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 97DK. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 17V400000Received . 24,754 units.

    Forward Collision Avoidance / Crash Imminent Braking

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Audi Q3 vehicles. If the parking brake is used during emergency braking, the brake lights on the vehicle will not activate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A vehicle approaching from behind may not have any warning that the vehicle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. The recall began July 31, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 45G6.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 45G6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 16V642000Received . 79,895 units.

    Electrical System / Software

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 TT roadster, A3 cabriolet, A3 sedan and A3 e-tron, 2016-2017 TT coupe, 2017 A4 sedan and Q7 and 2015-2017 Q3 vehicles. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. This recall began November 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97CB.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 97CB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

8 complaints, 8 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2017 Audi Q3: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Unknown or Other2
Air Bags2
Engine2
Steering1
Suspension1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
24 Aug 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2017 Audi Q3, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2022, with 3 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20080
  2. 20152
  3. 20163
  4. 20173
  5. 20181
  6. 20194
  7. 20203
  8. 20213
  9. 20225
  10. 20231
  11. 20242
  12. 20251
  13. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2017 Audi Q3: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/q3/2017/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Audi Q3?
127,890 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi Q3 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Audi Q3, model years 2008 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2017 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Audi Q3 name most often?
Unknown or Other: 2 of 8 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Audi Q3 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.