What breaks most · 2020 to 2025 model years
Audi Q5 e problems by year
Owners have filed 63 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Audi Q5 e across model years 2020 to 2025. Three years stand out: 2021 for powertrain and transmission complaints, 2024 for electrical system complaints and 2020 for electrical system complaints. The quietest years are 2022.
- Years to check closely: 2021, 2024, 2020
- Fewest complaints: 2022
- Complaints on file
- 632020 to 2025, all trims
- Worst year
- 202128 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 11 fires · 3 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 9kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 0Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Electrical system (4) | |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | Powertrain and transmission (7) | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Electrical system (1) | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Electrical system (5) | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | Electrical system (8) | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Electrical system (1) |
What fails on the 2021 Audi Q5 e
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 25% |
7 | 0 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 21% |
6 | 0 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 18% |
5 | 0 | — |
| EngineEngine gaskets and seals | 14% |
4 | 0 | Shop engine parts for the 2021 Audi Q5 e |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 11% |
3 | 0 | Shop fuel system parts for the 2021 Audi Q5 e |
| Forward collision systemRadar and camera sensors | 11% |
3 | 0 | Shop forward collision system parts for the 2021 Audi Q5 e |
| Wheels | 7% |
2 | 0 | — |
| Lane departure systemCamera sensors | 7% |
2 | 0 | Shop lane departure system parts for the 2021 Audi Q5 e |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Charging socket lock errors out. Disables charging and inhibits the vehicle’s electric drivability. The vehicle displays the following error: Could not execute action. Locking error in charging system.
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Complete failure of the car to start or turn on. This occurred once in 2021 and a second time in 2023. Taken to dealership. Diagnosed with a computer problem. Fixed by dealership.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Audi Q5 e years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2021, 2024, 2020 carry the most filings on the Audi Q5 e. The 2021 alone has 28 complaints, led by powertrain and transmission.
What is the most common Audi Q5 e problem?
On the 2021 model year, the most-reported component is powertrain and transmission with 7 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Audi Q5 e problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Audi Q5 e complaints that include mileage is about 9,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.