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2020 Audi Q3 engine problems

The 2020 Audi Q3 has 21 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

21

Engine complaints

19%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Q3 engine complaints by model year21 complaints2008: 1 complaints2015: 8 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 2 complaints2020: 21 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Q3 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

CAR LEASED JULY 2020, HAS 1936 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 4/14/21, TOOK TO DEALER , LEFT FOR REPAIR . DEALER STATES 'REPLACE FUEL PUMP MODULE ' REQUIRED . THIS CAR ALSO HAD PROBLEM IN MARCH 2021 WHICH I REPORTED WHERE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS REQUIRED FROM…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 14, 2021

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2020 Audi Q3 have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2020 Audi Q3 engine — 19% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.