MYRModel Year Report

Audi SQ5 — years to avoid

Data updated 2026-10-09 · Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

No year of this model has a ranking yet: each has too few complaints, or too few other years to compare with. Open a year below to see its complaints and recalls.

Complaint history

2013: 1 complaint, Not enough data 2013 2014: 12 complaints, Not enough data 2015: 8 complaints, Not enough data 2015 2016: 6 complaints, Not enough data 2017: 5 complaints, Not enough data 2018: 24 complaints, Not enough data 2018 2019: 19 complaints, Not enough data 2020: 8 complaints, Not enough data 2021: 13 complaints, Not enough data 2021 2022: 5 complaints, Not enough data 2023: 3 complaints, Not enough data 2023 2024: 6 complaints, Not enough data 2025: 7 complaints, Not enough data 2025 2026: 4 complaints, Not enough data 2018 · 24
2013: 1 complaint, Not enough data 2013 2014: 12 complaints, Not enough data 2014 2015: 8 complaints, Not enough data 2015 2016: 6 complaints, Not enough data 2016 2017: 5 complaints, Not enough data 2017 2018: 24 complaints, Not enough data 2018 2019: 19 complaints, Not enough data 2019 2020: 8 complaints, Not enough data 2020 2021: 13 complaints, Not enough data 2021 2022: 5 complaints, Not enough data 2022 2023: 3 complaints, Not enough data 2023 2024: 6 complaints, Not enough data 2024 2025: 7 complaints, Not enough data 2025 2026: 4 complaints, Not enough data 2026 2018 · 24
2013: 1 complaint, Not enough data 2013 2014: 12 complaints, Not enough data 2014 2015: 8 complaints, Not enough data 2015 2016: 6 complaints, Not enough data 2016 2017: 5 complaints, Not enough data 2017 2018: 24 complaints, Not enough data 2018 2019: 19 complaints, Not enough data 2019 2020: 8 complaints, Not enough data 2020 2021: 13 complaints, Not enough data 2021 2022: 5 complaints, Not enough data 2022 2023: 3 complaints, Not enough data 2023 2024: 6 complaints, Not enough data 2024 2025: 7 complaints, Not enough data 2025 2026: 4 complaints, Not enough data 2026 2018 · 24
  • Not enough data

Every year, ranked

Newest first. Find your year, then open it for the full report.

YearRankingComplaintsCompared with a typical year
2026 ○ Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2025 ○ Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2024 ○ Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2023 ○ Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2022 ○ Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2021 ○ Not enough data 13 Only 13 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 ○ Not enough data 8 Only 8 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 ○ Not enough data 19 Only 19 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 ○ Not enough data 24 Only 24 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 ○ Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2016 ○ Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2015 ○ Not enough data 8 Only 8 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2014 ○ Not enough data 12 Only 12 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2013 ○ Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
How the rankings work

Each model year’s distinct NHTSA complaint count is compared with the median of the same model’s other eligible years.

  • ▲ Recommended

    At least 30% fewer complaints than the model’s typical year.

  • ● Recommended

    Within 30% of the model’s typical year.

  • ◆ Caution

    30% to 100% more complaints than the typical year.

  • ■ Avoid

    More than double the complaints of the typical year.

  • ○ Not enough data

    Fewer than 30 complaints on file, or too few other years to compare with — too few for a fair verdict.

Recalls

14

recalls on file across every Audi SQ5 model year.

Open a year above to see that year’s own recalls, investigations, and remedies.

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