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Audi Q3 years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 8 model years of the Audi Q3 by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. No single year stands far above the rest.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | Too new to judge |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Typical |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2021 | 15 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 | Typical |
| 2018 | 26 | 3 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | Typical |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2016 | 29 | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | Typical |
| 2015 | 24 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | Typical |
- 20266 complaints · 1 recallToo new to judge
- 20254 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 20220 complaints · 5 recallsFewest complaints
- 202115 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 201826 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 20178 complaints · 3 recallsFewest complaints
- 201629 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 201524 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Oct 30, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 2022, 2017.
About this comparison
What Audi Q3 years have the most complaints?
No Audi Q3 model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 8 model years compared. The highest was 2018.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.