Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Audi Q5 has 25 NHTSA engine complaints and 2 engine-related recalls.
25
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
17V002000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A...
18V229000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehi...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | ENGINE | The vehicle oil level low light comes on every 600 miles (excessive oil consumption). I purchased t... |
| Dec 21, 2023 | ENGINE | Car started running hot, had mechanic do pressure/ leak test and he couldn’t find a leak. Took it to... |
| Oct 4, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2013 Audi Q5. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing an abnormal oi... |
| Mar 15, 2023 | ENGINE | Car was telling me to add 1 qt of oil about every 1500-2000 miles, even after a recent oil change. S... |
| Feb 15, 2023 | ENGINE | The coolant system on this car was repaired by Santa Monica Audi in jan 2020. Less than three years... |
| Feb 9, 2023 | ENGINE | My audi uses 1 quart of oil every 300 miles. The dealership wants to charge to find the problem. Aud... |
| Oct 7, 2022 | ENGINE | this car should be included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V229000. Having the same issues as owner... |
| Jul 6, 2021 | ENGINE | The engine pistons are defective and consume an excessive amount of oil. This has been confirmed thr... |
| Aug 27, 2020 | ENGINE | MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS CAR BARELY HAD 115,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M NOW DEALING WITH A MAJOR OIL CONS... |
| Jun 22, 2020 | ENGINE | DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER. DEALER HAS STATED IT IS CRITICAL TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN A... |
| Feb 14, 2020 | ENGINE | I GOT MY CAR AS USED FROM A DEALER, IT HAD 92,000 MILES ON IT. ONCE I DROVE IT FOR 2 DAYS IT SHOWED ... |
| Jan 17, 2020 | ENGINE | THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, JERKED FORWARD, AND... |
| Nov 16, 2019 | ENGINE | CAR IS CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL. JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE 3 WEEKS AGO AND I JUST HAD TO PUT A QUART OF ... |
| Sep 21, 2019 | ENGINE | OIL CONSUMPTION- I LITERALLY JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN 90 DAYS AGO AND I NEED MORE OIL. THIS ... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | ENGINE | UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES, I BEGAN NOTICING A LOUDER THAN NORMAL NOISE WHEN STARTING ... |
| Jul 25, 2019 | ENGINE | THAT AS A CONSUMER PURCHASING A 2013 AUDI Q5 WITH 23,000 MILES SHOULD NOT COME UP WITH A 2,000 SOME ... |
| Jul 4, 2019 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AUDIO Q5 2013 AUDI 2.0 TFSI ENGINE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ENGINE THAT... |
| Jan 29, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI Q5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLEN... |
| Nov 13, 2018 | ENGINE | 41 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING WELL CARED FOR, USED Q5, BEGAN EXPERIENCING ROUGH RIDE OVER HIGHWAY STRETCH... |
| Sep 15, 2018 | ENGINE | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. MY ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE OIL. I HAVE TO ADD MORE OIL AFTER DRIVING EVERY... |