2025 Audi Q5 Problems, Recalls & Reliability
96 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2025 Audi Q5, alongside 1 recall campaign and 0 defect investigations. It scores 29/100 on the trouble index — still early — complaints build over a vehicle's first decade on the road. Driver assistance leads the reports.
Too early to call
Where 2025 sits among all Q5 years
What owners report
“I moved into a parking spot and pushed the brakes to stop but the car accelerated and hit a tree. However when the police drove the car out of the parking spot the brakes were working properly.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2025 Q5
Recalls (1)
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5, and SQ5 Sportback vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 29, 2026. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at…
Technical service bulletins
793 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on electrical and body & structure — are on file for the 2025 Audi Q5. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2025 Audi Q5 reliable?
The 2025 Audi Q5 drew 96 complaints in federal safety records — still early — complaints build over a vehicle's first decade on the road. Its trouble index is 29/100, scored against the model's worst year (2018).
What are the most common 2025 Audi Q5 problems?
The top reported problems for the 2025 Audi Q5 are driver assistance (43 complaints), electrical (18), and brakes & stability (8).
Does the 2025 Audi Q5 have recalls?
1 recall campaign applies to the 2025 Audi Q5. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.