3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2020 Audi Q3. Owners have filed 65 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Audi dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2020 Audi Q3. Check your Q3 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 65 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Audi Q3, reporting 2 crashes. Audi has issued at least 907 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 65 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Audi Q3. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“We purchased a 2020 Audi Q3 (36000 miles) from Carvana on December 5, 2024, and it was reported as having no past accidents. It was stolen on January 7. It was recovered on January 20 after the thieves crashed it into a telephone pole.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11637265
“I was driving on a highway at 65 miles per hour, it was a rental car and the car automatically short stopped by itself and i was unable to move it. the dashboard lights looked like they were blinking and then my car was hit from behind”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11537356
“The contact owns a 2020 Audi Q3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V590000 (Steering); however, the part to complete the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11764695
“The sunroof leaked during rain causing both known and unknown damage to electrical components in the overhead panel. Lights came on and went off intermittently.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11754419
“Last week 4/28/26, I purchased four Crossclimate 2 235/50R19 tires from Costco in [XXX] . Order #XXX. My question is two of the tires do not have a DOT number on the side wall. Two tires have DOT [1426] Along with [047X]. The other tires only have [047X]. No week or year of manufacture.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11735380
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2020 Audi Q3 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Audi dealer.