2016 Audi Q3 problems
The 2016 Audi Q3 has 38 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (26%) concerns electrical system. After that come engine (18%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 16 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 40,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Audi Q3 with enough data (20 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was driving and smelled fire/smoke from the dashboard. There was the start of a fire and smoke started coming out from behind the mmi screen. The connection for phone got choppy but did not go out completely.
Backup camera and alarm system failed to activate resulting in back-up collision with another car, no personal injuries. Owner was not warned about delays in camera/alarm activation at dealer orientation. Owners manual provides no such warnings. P 87 of manual, last item under "infotainment system" mentions possible delay in camera activation. No warning at all about delay in backup alarm activation. Vehicle was stationary at parking lot exit gate.
Today wednesday, february 8, 2017, at approximately 11:00 hrs. I hit the button to power down the driver side window. The window recessed into the driver side panels, however the window reset itself to the top of the window electronically moving up and down without any prompting on my part. I tested all the other windows that function correctly. However, the driver side window continued to operate independently on its own without any prompting from me. This issue continued for over 2 min.
Continue to malfunction while driving. Light,brake, seat light,system light,tire pressure light, steering light, everything is malfunction including the battery lifht,light, ut wouldn't start,had the battery replace and all the lights still on on the vehicle. Afaid to drive it that it could catch on fire with the electrical system malfunction. Would not start sitting had to jump it to get home.
Driving on the highway at approximately 60 MPH, all of the sudden the car loses control and is fishtailing. I was able to regain control and pull off the road at an exit ramp. The passenger side rear tire was completely blown out. I do not recall running over anything or hearing a pop, the tire simply exploded. The tires are continental contiprocontact 255/40/19. The tire pressure sensor did not indicate low pressure before the blowout or following the incident.