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2025 Audi SQ5

Gas
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
4 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA7
Crash ratingNHTSA overall—
Fuel economybest combined, EPA22 mpg
20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016

The 2025 Audi SQ5 is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV with 4 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the SQ5, is EPA-rated at 22 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 7 complaints, most often about the fuel/propulsion system.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
SQ5GasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo192622$3,500
SQ5 SportbackGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo192622$3,500
SQ5GasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo192421$3,700
SQ5 SportbackGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo192421$3,700

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 49049, 49050, 48072, 48073.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
▲high

Seat Belts

69GT
7,425 vehicles
ProblemVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5, and SQ5 Sportback vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.RiskImproperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.FixDealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 29, 2026. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69GT.
NHTSA campaign 26V266000reported Apr 24, 2026Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
7complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2025: 1 · 2026: 6

Most-cited components

Fuel/Propulsion System2
Power Train2
Forward Collision Avoidance2
Electrical System2
Vehicle Speed Control1
Steering1

What owners describe

“On at least five occasions since we purchased this vehicle brand new in January 2026, the digital transmission system has failed to switch into park and would not switch into park -- producing an error message. To resolve the issue, it required multiple restarts of the car, and there is no clear step to resolve the iss…”Sep 8, 2026 · Power Train · NHTSA owner report
“Ive experienced multiple unexpected braking events while driving on essentially open road using adaptive cruise control. When this first happened it scared me significantly and caused a car behind me to run up on me. Upon further investigation I found that this braking occurs every time I go by these two specific place…”Aug 29, 2026 · Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA owner report
“While driving in live traffic, the vehicle suffered a catastrophic and total simultaneous mechanical and electrical system failure. Without warning, the vehicle completely lost engine propulsion, braking assistance, and all dashboard displays. Concurrently, the vehicle suffered a complete blackout of all exterior safet…”Jul 28, 2026 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWDnot ratednot ratednot rated★★★★☆16%
SUV AWDnot ratednot ratednot rated★★★★☆16%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other SQ5 model years

A

2026 Audi SQ5

0 recalls · 1 complaints

A

2024 Audi SQ5

0 recalls · 6 complaints

A

2023 Audi SQ5

0 recalls · 3 complaints

B

2022 Audi SQ5

2 recalls · 4 complaints

D

2021 Audi SQ5

5 recalls · 11 complaints

D

2020 Audi SQ5

4 recalls · 7 complaints

D

2019 Audi SQ5

5 recalls · 19 complaints

F

2018 Audi SQ5

5 recalls · 24 complaints

A

2017 Audi SQ5

0 recalls · 5 complaints

A

2016 Audi SQ5

0 recalls · 6 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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