2018 Audi Q5: recalls and complaints

NHTSA advisory: do not driveCampaign 18V369000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Jun 2018. 10,225 units. Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper

Remedy of campaign 18V369000, in the NHTSA record

Volkswagen and Audi will notify their owners. Audi dealers will bleed the rear brakes. Volkswagen dealers will bleed the front and rear brake calipers. Note: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the brake system has been checked. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 47N8, 47N9, and 47N6.

Do-not-drive advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2018 Audi Q5. The newest campaign is 21V947000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Dec 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

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, 21V947000, 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.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Since the last update

No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks

All updates to the register

Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 618,247 units in total.

21V9470008 Dec 2021Structure / Body
19V73700016 Oct 2019Structure / Body
19V4160005 Jun 2019Wheels / Hub
19V2770008 Apr 2019Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder
18V3690001 Jun 2018Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / CaliperAdvisory
16V95500029 Dec 2016Seat Belts / Pretensioner

21V947000Received 8 Dec 2021. 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: 21 Jan 2022.
19V737000Received 16 Oct 2019. 174,278 units.
Structure / Body
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi SQ5 and 2018-2020 Audi Q5 vehicles. The rear wheel arch cover trim may loosen and detach from the vehicle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The detached trim may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the four clips securing the forward part of the rear wheel arch trim, free of charge. The recall began November 1, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 66K8.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 66K8. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Nov 2019.
19V416000Received 5 Jun 2019. 126,161 units.
Wheels / Hub
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles. The wheel arch cover trim may loosen and detach.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The detached trim may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will secure the wheel arch trim with an additional screw and nut, free of charge. The recall began July 26, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 66K6.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 66K6/66K7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Jul 2019.
19V277000Received 8 Apr 2019. 12,645 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles. The brake master cylinder casting may be too short.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A short casting can cause a sudden loss of brakes, increasing the risk of crash. The electronic parking brake and its emergency brake function are not affected and will still function.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Audi has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the brake master cylinder, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 3, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 47O9.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 47O9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 May 2019.
18V369000Received 1 Jun 2018. 10,225 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / CaliperDo-not-drive advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, Passat, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen and GTI and Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles. The brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have insufficient coating, potentially reducing the brake performance.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen and Audi will notify their owners. Audi dealers will bleed the rear brakes. Volkswagen dealers will bleed the front and rear brake calipers. Note: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the brake system has been checked. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 47N8, 47N9, and 47N6.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 47N8, 47N9, 47N6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Jun 2018.
16V955000Received 29 Dec 2016. 5,947 units.
Seat Belts / Pretensioner
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number VW: 69P4; Audi 69P2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Feb 2017.

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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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.

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

Follow by RSS:Audi recallsVehicle recalls

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2018 Audi Q5The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2018 Audi Q5: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/q5/2018/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
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 2018 Audi Q5?: 618,247 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi Q5 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 33 recall campaigns for the Audi Q5, model years 2008 to 2025. 6 of them name the 2018 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Audi Q5 open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.