Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2013 Audi Q5.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Oil leak/ and tire suspension icon keeps coming on after i fixed it |
| 2025-02-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Took vehicle in for state safety inspection. Found heavy rust on subframe nearly all the way through. Was told if it … |
| 2025-02-02 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | When at highway speed, the vehicle veered hard to the left without any driver input, causing the car to cross several l… |
| 2024-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I was doing maintenance on car. Had new tires and alignment done. The alignment tech found rotted out rear sub-frame un… |
| 2024-03-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The rear subframe has plastic "stone guards" to protect the frame from being damaged in off-road conditions. Where thes… |
| 2024-02-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle oil level low light comes on every 600 miles (excessive oil consumption). I purchased the vehicle in July … |
| 2023-12-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car started running hot, had mechanic do pressure/ leak test and he couldn’t find a leak. Took it to Audi and they said… |
| 2023-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Audi Q5. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing an abnormal oil consumption. The … |
| 2023-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car was telling me to add 1 qt of oil about every 1500-2000 miles, even after a recent oil change. So I took it to the … |
| 2023-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The coolant system on this car was repaired by Santa Monica Audi in jan 2020. Less than three years later he the coola… |
| 2023-02-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My audi uses 1 quart of oil every 300 miles. The dealership wants to charge to find the problem. Audi should fix the pr… |
| 2022-11-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | Driving and warning light came on “steering defective do not drive.” Power steering and use of wheel went out, and whee… |
| 2022-10-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | this car should be included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V229000. Having the same issues as owners of other Audi Q5 … |
| 2022-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO BRAKE THROTTLE OVERRIDE ON VARIOUS VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN REMOVING THE L… |
| 2022-05-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The top of the fuel pump connected to the fuel tank shows hairline cracks and fuel is spraying out of the fuel pump int… |
| 2022-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT PUMP BECAME BLOCKED IN MY 3.0 ENGINE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. THIS MAY BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE 2.0 … |
| 2022-01-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The sliding sunroof exploded out of nowhere with no impact while on the Interstate. The glass rained down on us as we w… |
| 2021-07-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My daughter drove her car to Hobby Lobby in Opelika, AL. After being in the store for about 7 minutes they announced o… |
| 2021-07-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine pistons are defective and consume an excessive amount of oil. This has been confirmed through the manufactur… |
| 2021-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Panoramic sunroof glass panel shattered. Obviously, if the glass had fallen while I was driving, I (or any passengers)… |
| 2021-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The recalls were not completed and the dealership is charging for recall work. |
| 2021-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Audi Q5. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH in a parking lot after depressing the brake pe… |
| 2020-12-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I took my vehicle to Audi South Austin on 6/1/22 regarding my A/C and back up camera not working, continuous oil consum… |
| 2020-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. ADAPTIVE LIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING. WARNING LIGHT FLASHING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. " ADAPTIVE LIGHT DEFECTIVE" SYMBOL FLAS… |
| 2020-10-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP ON CITY STREET UNTIL IT REACHES 2500 RPM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.… |
| 2020-08-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS CAR BARELY HAD 115,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M NOW DEALING WITH A MAJOR OIL CONSUMPTION WHERE I"M A… |
| 2020-06-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER. DEALER HAS STATED IT IS CRITICAL TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER. THE … |
| 2020-05-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | INCIDENT DATE: 5/9/20 MILEAGE: 70,290 MILES SUMMARY: I REVERSED OUT OF PARKING SPACE, SHIFTED MY CAR INTO DRIVE, AND … |
| 2020-02-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I GOT MY CAR AS USED FROM A DEALER, IT HAD 92,000 MILES ON IT. ONCE I DROVE IT FOR 2 DAYS IT SHOWED THAT I NEED TO ADD … |
| 2020-01-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE SO OUR AUDI IS PARKED OUTSIDE. IT WASN'T STARTING RANDOMLY SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE BAT… |
| 2020-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, JERKED FORWARD, AND THEN THE ENGINE CO… |
| 2019-12-11 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI Q5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND THE GLASS SHATTERED … |
| 2019-11-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR IS CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL. JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 3 WEEKS AGO AND I JUST HAD TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN MY CAR. THI… |
| 2019-09-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL CONSUMPTION- I LITERALLY JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN 90 DAYS AGO AND I NEED MORE OIL. THIS IS A USED VEHICLE P… |
| 2019-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2013 AUDI Q5 PREMIUM PLUS. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL , IT ACTS WEIRD AND FEELS DIFFERENT THAN USUAL. IT F… |
| 2019-08-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES, I BEGAN NOTICING A LOUDER THAN NORMAL NOISE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. THE NO… |
| 2019-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THAT AS A CONSUMER PURCHASING A 2013 AUDI Q5 WITH 23,000 MILES SHOULD NOT COME UP WITH A 2,000 SOME DOLLAR REPAIR ON A … |
| 2019-07-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | AT ISSUE IS THE REPLACEMENT OF A DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ON THE 2013 AUDI Q5 WHICH FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS… |
| 2019-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AUDIO Q5 2013 AUDI 2.0 TFSI ENGINE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ENGINE THAT CAUSES HIGH OIL CO… |
| 2019-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT PUMP BECAME BLOCKED IN MY 3.0 ENGINE VEHICLE, MEANING AT RISK FOR OVERHEATING. THIS MAY BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO… |
| 2019-03-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKES HAVE LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP. I SEEN A 2018… |
| 2019-01-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI Q5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2019-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | NOTCHY STEERING WHEN DRIVING. NOTICEABLE DURING BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING, HOWEVER IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE DURING SM… |
| 2018-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 41 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING WELL CARED FOR, USED Q5, BEGAN EXPERIENCING ROUGH RIDE OVER HIGHWAY STRETCH, WITH INTERMITTENT… |
| 2018-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. MY ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL. I HAVE TO ADD MORE OIL AFTER DRIVING EVERY FEW 100 MILES. |
| 2018-07-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A CITY STREET AND THE RED LIGHT CAME ON. " STEERING DEFECTIVE! DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE!" AT THAT M… |
| 2018-07-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RECENTLY BOUGHT MY 2013 AUDI Q5 IN MAY OF 2017 AND SEVEN DAYS AGO I BEGAN TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE ROUGHLY VIBR… |
| 2018-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED.....YET. THIS IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL COOLANT PUMP. 19N4. NOTICE RECEIVED 6/22/18. |
| 2018-05-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE MESSAGE "DO NOT DRIVE" W… |
| 2018-01-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN STARTING ROUGHLY 1/4/2018. TOOK IT TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AN… |