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2016 Audi Q5

Model year 2016: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 27, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

5 recalls for the 2016 Audi Q5 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 11, 2018. Engine and engine cooling: cooling system

NHTSA counts 342,867 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 4, 2012 to Dec 20, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-229

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 5, 2017. Electrical system: wiring

NHTSA counts 216,913 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 4, 2012 to Jul 31, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-622

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 3, 2017. Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

NHTSA counts 240,487 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 4, 2012 to Mar 3, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-298

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 3, 2017. Air bags: side/window; visibility: sun/moon roof assembly

NHTSA counts 234,057 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 28, 2010 to Aug 13, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-001

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 3, 2017. Engine and engine cooling: cooling system

NHTSA counts 342,867 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 4, 2013 to Dec 20, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-002

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

78 complaints to NHTSA, received from Nov 18, 2015 to Oct 16, 2026.

  • 10 complaints told of a crash, and 1 complaint of a fire.
  • Together they report 8 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2016 Audi Q5: 4 stars overall, every version.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2016 Audi Q5, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
Q5, SUV, AWD 4 stars 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 5 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 15.1% chance of rolling over; no tip
Q5 HEV, SUV, AWD 4 stars 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 5 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 15.1% chance of rolling over; no tip

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

NHTSA’s notes on these ratings

  • These ratings do not apply to vehicles with optional torso/pelvis side air bags in the second row

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it for each version

Q5, AWD

  • Forward collision warning: optional.
  • Lane departure warning: no.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

Q5 HEV, AWD

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: no.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 27, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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