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Audi SQ5 years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 11 model years of the Audi SQ5 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 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | Too new to judge |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | Typical |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | Typical |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | Typical |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2019 | 20 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | Typical |
| 2018 | 25 | 3 | 1.2 | 5 | 1 | Typical |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | Fewest complaints |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2014 | 12 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
- 20264 complaints · 0 recallsToo new to judge
- 20258 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 20247 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 202114 complaints · 5 recallsTypical
- 20208 complaints · 4 recallsFewest complaints
- 201920 complaints · 5 recallsTypical
- 201825 complaints · 5 recallsTypical
- 20175 complaints · 0 recallsFewest complaints
- 20167 complaints · 0 recallsFewest complaints
- 20159 complaints · 1 recallFewest complaints
- 201412 complaints · 1 recallFewest complaints
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 10, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2020.
About this comparison
What Audi SQ5 years have the most complaints?
No Audi SQ5 model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 11 model years compared. The highest was 2025.
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.