The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Audi Q3: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Audi reported 30 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Audi Q3, model years 2015–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14,618 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29,500 | 17 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5,925 | 34 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 26,509 | 19 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32,308 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31,754 | 13 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19,032 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37,470 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28,935 | 6.9 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 10 | 0 |
| Structure | 8 | 0 |
| Latch | 4 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Audi Q3 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Audi Q3, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | 2019 | TE | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Electrical System · Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-02 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure · Latch | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-25 | 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Tires | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-24 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-09-04 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2022 | CO | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2018 | NE | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-01-30 | 2021 | NE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-09 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-10-21 | 2020 | GE | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-19 | 2018 | CO | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-09-19 | 2024 | NE | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-01-01 | 2022 | TE | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-10-07 | 2023 | DI | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-12 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-25 | 2021 | NE | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-16 | 2022 | WI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-16 | 2019 | WA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-20 | 2018 | GE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-28 | 2020 | LO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-11-21 | 2022 | KE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-03-09 | 2016 | PE | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-07-28 | 2021 | ID | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2021 Q3 |
| 2020-04-13 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-05-06 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-04 | 2017 | GE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2018-09-04 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q3 |
| 2017-11-18 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-07-21 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Audi received alleging a death or injury in a Audi Q3 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Q3 that sold more will have more rows. All Audi models · What these reports are, and are not.