{"id":"2019_audi_q3","make":"Audi","make_slug":"audi","model":"Q3","model_slug":"q3","year":2019,"url":"/audi/q3/2019/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":41414,"model":"Q3 quattro","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":19,"hwy":27,"comb":22,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":399,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":2850,"save_spend":-3000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Wed Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2019"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","recalls":[{"campaign":"22V815000","component":"TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2022-10-31","owner_notified":"2022-11-18","units":296044,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan LWB, Golf Sportswagen A7, Golf Alltrack, Golf R GP, Audi Q3, Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Jetta NF, Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, Atlas, Golf A7, Audi A3, 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021 Atlas FL vehicles.  The tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, \"Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.\"","consequence":"An undetected sudden loss of pressure in all four tires increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the TPMS software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2022.  Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi\u00c2\u2019s customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Audi) 45J7, and (VW) 45J6 and 45J8.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"AU:45J7,VW:45J6,45J8","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V027000","component":"STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2021-01-27","owner_notified":"2021-02-28","units":1,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling one 2019 Audi Q3 vehicle.  Production deviation in the belt pully can prevent the circlip from properly engaging the steering rack.","consequence":"The circlip can detach and catch on surrounding components, causing the steering system to lock and increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Audi will notify the owner, and a dealer will replace the steering rack, free of charge.  The recall was completed February 28, 2021.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 48P7.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"48P7","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"20V273000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2020-05-13","owner_notified":"2020-06-10","units":3024,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Audi Q3 vehicles.  The passenger air bag may not properly deploy through the instrument panel tear seam.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, the passenger air bag may not properly deploy and inflate, and small plastic parts may enter the cabin, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the instrument panel and replace it, if necessary, free of charge.  The recall began June 10, 2020.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 70H7.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"70H7","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":10,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",3],["Engine",2],["Fuel/Propulsion System",2],["Forward Collision Avoidance",2],["Steering",1],["Power Train",1]],"by_year":{"2020":4,"2021":1,"2022":3,"2023":1,"2025":1},"excerpts":[["2025-04-24","Structure","The contact owns a 2019 Audi Q3. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving while it was raining, the contact felt water dripping on her. The contact stated had observed water dripping from the sunroof panel in three places to the gear shift, and the passenger\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s seats and the floorboard\u2026"],["2023-02-11","Exterior Lighting","After multiple attempts to have my 2019 Audi Q3 repaired the vehicle is still sitting at Audi of Columbia with the following issues (leaking water, drainage system is compromised, mold in the roof lining, sunroof is leaking)."],["2022-11-18","Fuel/Propulsion System","Vehicle stalls even while actively engaged in driving. Audi diagnosed performing as designed and advised nothing that they can do until diagnosed as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153not performing as designed\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd. Poses imminent crash issue as vehicle will stall at any time. Please investigate. I am terrified to drive the car from place to place."]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.164,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":22,"ncap":5,"complaints":10},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}