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2022 Audi Q5 Sportback: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback. The newest campaign is 25V294000. NHTSA received the report on 7 May 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine. NHTSA has 23 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.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V294000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and replace the screws as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 5, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 15ZK.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 457,852 units in total.

  • 25V294000Engine
  • 22V753000Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Hard Parts Internal/Mechanical
  • 22V368000Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
  • 21V947000Structure / Body
  • 21V825000Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

  1. 25V294000Received . 89,417 units.

    Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Q5 Quattro and Q5 Sportback Quattro vehicles. The cylinder head cover screws may have been improperly tightened.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The screws can loosen, allowing oil to leak and increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace the screws as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 5, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 15ZK.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 15ZK. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 22V753000Received . 76,515 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Hard Parts Internal/Mechanical

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Audi Q5 Sportback, Q5, 2022-2023 Volkswagen Atlas FL, and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The engine connecting rod bearings may become damaged, which can result in engine failure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A damaged engine can result in engine failure and a stall, increasing the risk of a crash. If the engine failure causes an oil leak, it can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace an affected engine, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 6, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 13i4 (VW) and 13i5 (Audi).

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number VW: 13i4, Audi: 13i5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 22V368000Received . 72 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2022 Audi A6 Sedan, A4 Sedan, Q5, and Q5 Sportback vehicles. The semiconductor inside the engine control unit may short-circuit and cause an engine stall.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the engine control unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 18, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 24iH.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 24iH. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 21V947000Received . 288,991 units.

    Structure / Body

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Q5 Sportback, SQ5 Sportback, 2018-2022 Q5, and SQ5 vehicles. A liquid spill in the rear seat, or water ingress from an insufficient body seam underneath the vehicle may allow liquid to penetrate the gateway control module, causing it to shutdown.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A gateway control module shutdown will suddenly reduce engine power, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a protective cover on the gateway control module and seal an underbody seam as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90S9.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 90S9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 21V825000Received . 2,857 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021 Audi A8 and S8, 2022 Audi A5 Sportback, A4 Sedan, E-Tron GT, Q3, Q5, RS6 Avant, A3 Sedan, S5 Sportback, Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, RSQ8, SQ7, SQ8, and S3 Sedan vehicles. A software error may prevent the rear-view image from initially displaying when the vehicle begins to reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A rear-view camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the infotainment unit parameters, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 9, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 91CR.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 91CR. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

23 complaints, 43 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.

2022 Audi Q5 Sportback: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine7
Electrical System6
Unknown or Other5
Service Brakes5
Forward Collision Avoidance5
Lane Departure5
Back Over Prevention3
Power Train3
Fuel/Propulsion System1
Vehicle Speed Control1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
4
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
3 Mar 2023

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 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2022, with 15 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. 20225
  2. 20232
  3. 20241
  4. 20251

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/q5-sportback/2022/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback?
457,852 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi Q5 Sportback have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Audi Q5 Sportback, model years 2022 to 2025. 5 of them name the 2022 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback name most often?
Engine: 7 of 43 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.