The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Audi Q8: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Audi reported 15 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Audi Q8, model years 2019–2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17,109 | 18 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7,106 | 14 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15,292 | 13 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8,850 | 23 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16,749 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25,045 | 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seats | 4 | 0 |
| Latch | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 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 Q8 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Audi Q8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-14 | 2023 | LO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-16 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Electrical System · Visibility · Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-09-16 | 2024 | SO | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-20 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-19 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-08 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-02-06 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2026 Q1 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fuel System · Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-06-16 | 2020 | TE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-05-29 | 2022 | MA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-18 | 2022 | CO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q1 |
| 2021-07-29 | 2021 | KA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-03-28 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Seat Belts | 2022 Q2 |
| 2019-09-23 | 2019 | AL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Audi received alleging a death or injury in a Audi Q8 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Q8 that sold more will have more rows. All Audi models · What these reports are, and are not.