2025 Audi Q5

Showing the 2025 Q5 Premium Plus. We haven't verified this trim's engine; the numbers below cover every version of this model year. Every version

Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.

Fuel economy
25–26 mpgcombined; city 22–25, highway 27–30; every version of this model year; plug-in hybrid versions on gasoline, 58 MPGe on electricity
Five years of fuel
$15,480–$16,100U.S. average; Ohio $14,580–$15,170 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026. Plug-in hybrid versions: $15,750, EPA's own estimate for plug-in hybrids: its national gasoline and electricity prices and the share of miles it expects on electricity; not priced for any state
NHTSA overall safety rating
5 starslowest across the versions NHTSA tested
Recall campaigns
1over its history; check a VIN for open ones
Owner complaints
45filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2025 Q5. A trim's engine and numbers are shown as its own only where EPA names versions after the trim and no other version could be it; "seen with" means a source shows that engine on the trim, not that it was the only one. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 45 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Q5. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.

Complaints by part of the car
PartComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
Forward collision avoidance24102
Electrical system20000
Service brakes11202
Engine7000
Lane departure6000
Air bags4100
Seat belts4000
Unknown or other4100
Power train3000
Vehicle speed control3000
Back over prevention2000
Fuel/propulsion system2000
4 more parts
Visibility/wiper2000
Engine and engine cooling1000
Structure1000
Visibility1000

Complaints by model year

Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.

  1. 200931
  2. 2010100
  3. 2011143
  4. 2012168
  5. 201392
  6. 2014106
  7. 201599
  8. 201677
  9. 201742
  10. 2018208
  11. 201952
  12. 202037
  13. 2021103
  14. 202246
  15. 202357
  16. 202434
  17. 202545
  18. 20264

Every Q5 year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2025 Q5 over its history. Campaigns are matched by model and year, so each one may apply to a given car, and its repair may already be done: check a VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup for the open recalls on that exact car.

Seat belts: pretensioner

NHTSA campaign 26V266000 · reported Apr 24, 2026 · 7,425 vehicles potentially affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5, and SQ5 Sportback vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.

Risk: Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 29, 2026. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69GT.

NHTSA's record and documents

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 927 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2025 Q5, the latest on Sep 30, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: electrical system (457), unknown or other (125), structure (98), engine (61), power train (58).

NHTSA hasn't opened a defect investigation that covers this model year.

Maintenance

Oil

The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2025 Q5.

Oil change near you: Jiffy Lube · Take 5

Specs

EPA class: small sport utility vehicle. EPA greenhouse gas score: 5–9 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:

VersionEngineTransmissionFuelCity / hwy / comb
Q5 Plug-In Hybrid quattro
All-Wheel Drive		2.0 L, 4 cyl, turboAutomatic (AM-S7)Premium Gasoline or Electricity
23 miles on electricity, 390 miles in all		25 / 27 / 26 on gasoline
58 MPGe on electricity
Q5 quattro
All-Wheel Drive		2.0 L, 4 cyl, turboAutomatic (AM-S7)Premium Gasoline23 / 29 / 26
Q5 S line quattro
All-Wheel Drive		2.0 L, 4 cyl, turboAutomatic (AM-S7)Premium Gasoline23 / 28 / 25
Q5 Sportback S line quattro
All-Wheel Drive		2.0 L, 4 cyl, turboAutomatic (AM-S7)Premium Gasoline23 / 28 / 25
Q5 Sportback TFSI quattro
All-Wheel Drive		2.0 L, 4 cyl, turboAutomatic (AM-S7)Premium Gasoline22 / 30 / 25
Q5 TFSI quattro
All-Wheel Drive		2.0 L, 4 cyl, turboAutomatic (AM-S7)Premium Gasoline22 / 30 / 25

Sources and dates

Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data