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Audi Q5 problems by year

1,418 complaints across 9 model years, 2010–2021. 2018 draws the most at 323; 2016 the fewest at 104.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
2010 122 Air bags (41.0%) 3 0 0
2011 193 Air bags (34.7%) 6 4 0
2012 203 Air bags (41.9%) 3 0 0
2013 107 Engine (30.8%) 1 7 0
2014 135 Engine (26.7%) 9 1 0
2015 124 Engine (29.8%) 3 1 0
2016 104 Engine (25.0%) 15 3 0
2018 323most Electrical system (22.0%) 19 0 0
2021 107 Electrical system (23.4%) 4 0 0