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2018 Audi Q5

Model year 2018: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

  • NHTSA: don’t drive it or park it outside, for one of its recalls
NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 29, 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?

6 recalls for the 2018 Audi Q5 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

NHTSA advises some owners not to drive it, or to park it outside: see below.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Dec 8, 2021. Structure: body; electrical system: body control module/bcm

NHTSA counts 288,991 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-947

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 16, 2019. Structure: body

NHTSA counts 174,278 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 9, 2016 to Oct 16, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-737

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 5, 2019. Wheels: hub

NHTSA counts 126,161 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 9, 2016 to Dec 18, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-416

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 8, 2019. Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

NHTSA counts 12,645 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 18, 2018 to Nov 7, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-277

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 1, 2018. Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive

NHTSA counts 10,225 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 20, 2018 to May 12, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-369

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 29, 2016. Seat belts: pretensioner; air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module; air bags: side/window; air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

NHTSA counts 5,947 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 9, 2016 to Jan 3, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-955

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

209 complaints to NHTSA, received from Jan 22, 2018 to Oct 26, 2026.

  • 10 complaints told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • Together they report 5 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 29, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2018 Audi Q5: 5 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 2018 Audi Q5, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
Q5, SUV, AWD, release 2 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 5 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 16.4% chance of rolling over; no tip
Q5, SUV, AWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 5 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 16.3% chance of rolling over; no tip

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

NHTSA’s notes on these ratings

  • These ratings apply to vehicles produced on or after September 7, 2017.
  • These ratings do not apply to vehicles with optional rear seat torso/pelvis airbags.
  • These ratings apply to vehicles produced before September 7, 2017

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it

  • Forward collision warning: standard.
  • Lane departure warning: optional.
  • 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 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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

    Released Oct 29, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 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 29, 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

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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 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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