Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Audi Q5 has 59 NHTSA electrical complaints and 1 electrical-related recall.
59
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
21V947000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM
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| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Unpublished costly catastropic electrical failure Audi of America reviewed the case and declined as... |
| Sep 20, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My car randomly rebooting while driving. The whole MMI goes down |
| Jul 15, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Audi Q5. The contact stated that while driving 35-40 MPH and accelerating, t... |
| Jun 13, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Audi Q5. The contact stated that while pulling into a business at an undiscl... |
| Jun 10, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | BCM |
| Jun 10, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | A coil that is attached underneath the sunroof is attached to the BCM. There is not a drain plug at ... |
| May 23, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | My vehicle spontaneously began displaying emergency signals including engine malfunction, turn signa... |
| May 18, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Turns out numerous complaints about water finding its way onto the computer comfort module. It is w... |
| Apr 14, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WATER SEEPED INTO COMFORT CONTROL MODULE VIA BLOCKED SUNROOF DRAIN HOSES AND DAMAGED ELECTRICAL. THE... |
| Mar 31, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The rear view camera is not operating when shifting to reverse. I can demonstrate this malfunction a... |
| Jan 31, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Water intrusion from sunroof floods electronics modules and shorting out, making the car unoperable |
| Jan 29, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2018 Audi Q5 comfort System Control Module is faulty due to corrosion from water and or humidity. No... |
| Nov 22, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER | The Audi Q5 sunroof drain that is intended to keep water out of the vehicle, leaked where water coll... |
| Oct 28, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Roof drains clogged resulting in water filling the interior left rear wheelwell where ligting contro... |
| Oct 24, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2018 Audi Q5 (2.0, 40K miles, excellent condition) experienced severe electronic failure, due to sun... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ENGINE | The comfort control module in the trunk of the car was sitting in water due to an ingress of water c... |
| Aug 12, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2018 Audi Q5. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, several unknown warning li... |
| Aug 8, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Starter button does not work. use of emergency start only. Dealership says rain water running off ca... |
| Aug 6, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2018 Audi Q5. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed at ni... |
| Jul 10, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | Car was left outside for two weeks while we were gone on a trip. When we returned and attempted to ... |