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2018 Audi Q5 driver assistance problems

The 2018 Audi Q5 has 24 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Driver Assistance complaints

8%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Q5 driver assistance complaints by model year36 complaints2014: 1 complaints2015: 1 complaints2016: 3 complaints2018: 24 complaints2019: 5 complaints2020: 5 complaints2021: 18 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 21 complaints2024: 16 complaints2025: 36 complaints
Q5 driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I was trying to park my car in my office parking space, after right turn to parking space, I applied brake to stop, but the car suddenly accelerated and within few seconds it crashed into the office building. I was still applying brake when it accelerated and I could not do anything else. The fact…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · December 16, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2018 Audi Q5 have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2018 Audi Q5 driver assistance — 8% 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.