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Best and worst years for the Audi Q5

Of the 17 model years of the Audi Q5 with enough data to compare, the 2018 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (194), and the 2009 has the fewest (5).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Audi Q5 0 100 200 2009: 5 5 '09 2010: 18 18 '10 2011: 83 '11 2012: 111 2013: 53 '13 2014: 64 2015: 54 '15 2016: 51 2017: 41 '17 2018: 194 194 '18 2019: 52 '19 2020: 33 2021: 114 114 '21 2022: 29 2023: 75 '23 2024: 34 2025: 111 '25 2026: 8
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
20095
201018
201183
2012111
201353
201464
201554
201651
201741
2018194
201952
202033
2021114
202229
202375
202434
2025111
20268

What stands out

The 2018 stands out, with about 3.7 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2011, 2012, 2021, 2025.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2018 and 2021. Or the years with the fewest: 2009 and 2010.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202688
2025111111
20243434
20237575
20222929
2021114114
20203339
20195284
2018194340
20174157
201651105
201554126
201464135
201353107
2012111203
201183194
201018123
2009536