Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
25
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-13 | 20V272000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | 531 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My cameras are not working sometimes. I received a recall notification on my app regarding backup camera. I did a soft… |
| 2025-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Water pump failed coolant leaked all over the vehicle five years old and a $7500 repair vacuum seals and most of the en… |
| 2025-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am reporting a safety defect issue that I believe is an alternator recall waiting to happen. While driving with my ch… |
| 2025-06-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine failed at 78,990 from an manufacturer defect that Audi knows about for the last couple of years. Audi extended w… |
| 2025-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Catastrophic engine failure on Audi Q8 3.0L turbo. Per service manager it a know issue and Audi just sent out a letter … |
| 2025-05-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle is a 2020 model with less than 55k miles and experienced coolant leaks. Specifically, the water pump was fa… |
| 2024-10-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | - The water pump failed, leading to a coolant leak and potential engine overheating. The failed component is not availa… |
| 2024-09-12 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Audi Q8. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH and making a left turn, the vehi… |
| 2024-02-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rear back up camera and 360 cameras do not work consistently and result in difficulty in backing up the car without com… |
| 2023-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Basically, when driving, the complete cars looses power and looses all electrical power. When I was making a turn, the… |
| 2023-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On or about September 19, 2023, I was driving to work when all of a sudden, while I was driving, I received 2 error cod… |
| 2023-04-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Recall has been open since the middle of last year. Defective part represents potential fire risk Dealer says they don… |
| 2023-03-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The door locking on the Audi Q8 is consistently malfunctioning, indicating either open doors or locked doors that can s… |
| 2023-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION: OIL COOLER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Audi Q8. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. T… |
| 2023-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I purchased the vehicle as a CPO, two days (1/28/23)and 200 miles later I got a warning”Electrical system malfunction”.… |
| 2022-08-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My boyfriend was driving the vehicle and it killed on him in the middle of Veterans Highway in Metairie. La back in Aug… |
| 2022-07-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | - Problem: Locking system malfunctions leaving at least one door in an unlocked state. The door(s) can be opened while… |
| 2022-07-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Audi Q8. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V516000 (Fuel System, Ga… |
| 2022-07-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Audi Q8. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V516000 (Fuel System, Ga… |
| 2022-07-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Audi Q8. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V516000 (Fuel System, Ga… |
| 2021-06-16 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Audi Q8. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph the steering wheel suddenly… |
| 2021-06-12 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | Many times my 2020 SQ8 instrument pannel lights up , even just pulling out of my garage , and indicates that my RIGHT … |
| 2021-05-13 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | On several occasions, the supposed "driver's assistance" almost made me crash. In two or three cases, the assistance sl… |
| 2020-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S START STOP SYSTEM OR TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLUGGISH LEADING TO VARIOUS BOUTS OF HESITATION ESPECIALLY … |
| 2020-02-25 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | EVERY TIM TOWING A TRAILER AND HITCH WEIGHT IS OVER 300 LBS ( SPECIFICATION SHOWS 770 LBS MAX, ORIGINAL AUDI HITCH INST… |