1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2025 Audi Q5. Owners have filed 43 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 2025 Audi Q5. Check your Q5 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 43 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Audi Q5, reporting 2 crashes, 2 injuries. Audi has issued at least 884 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 43 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Audi Q5. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Mileage at time of incident: Approximately 4,000 miles Date of incident: XXX Location: [XXX] Incident description: My vehicle was in neutral while going through an automatic car wash, as instructed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11760006
“While driving at about 60 mph on highway, several systems in the car failed without prior warning. The message on dashboard said Catastrophic Electric System Failure. Brakes would not work for a moment and then started working. All windows came down and went up on their own. No lights were working.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11757908
“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.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11706201
“While driving home from the dealership on Route 65 at approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle suddenly and forcefully applied the brakes without warning. My husband and I are experiencing symptoms of whiplash including back and neck pain.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11676887
“Brake Electronics Control Unit Failure (DTC U041800): Logged active diagnostic code U041800 (implausible signal in address 812C). Dealership records confirm no permanent remedy exists, with software patches delayed into Q3 2026, leaving active braking and electronic system faults unaddressed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11763773
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 Audi Q5 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.