2021 Audi Q8 problems
The 2021 Audi Q8 has 49 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns electrical system. Next are engine (12%) and fuel system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% 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 2021 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Audi Q8 with enough data (49 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2021 audi q8. The contact stated while stopped at a red light, he leaned forward and the front driver's seat belt shoulder harness tightened which caused him shortness of breath and chest pain. Medical treatment was later received for his injuries. Audi rancho mirage (71265 ca-111, rancho mirage, ca 92270) was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the seat belt shoulder harness tightened as a part of the safety feature of the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2021 Audi Q8. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle shutoff as the electrical problem, see local dealer warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact pulled off to the side of the highway and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer and had yet to be diagnosed. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 3,500.
The contact owns a 2021 Audi Q8. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for scheduled maintenance and she was notified of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V742000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that she was informed that the recall was repaired however, after the vehicle was retrieved, two hours later while in reverse, the rear-view camera failed to operate. The contact then stated that the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated.
The contact owns a 2021 Audi Q8. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the instrument panel failed to operate. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the failure recurred. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V201000 (Electrical System), and the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the recall repair was performed; however, the failure recurred the same day while driving from the dealer.