Audi Q5 Sportback

Year by year

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

• Engine8
• Electrical system7
• Unknown or other6
• Service brakes6
• Power train4
• Lane departure4
• Forward collision avoidance4
• Vehicle speed control2

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Crash-test ratings by year

NHTSA 5-star results for 5 model-year variants; 3 of 3 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption by year

Official Canadian test results for 6 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 9.3–9.9 L/100 km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

In the Netherlands

2,661 Q5 Sportback cars are on Dutch roads; 83% arrived later as imports, and 288 still have a recall open. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new

In Finland

102 Q5 Sportback cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 76% petrol, 24% diesel; 100% of all are hybrids. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0

New registrations in Europe

33,970 new Audi Q5 Sportback cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2020 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Germany (7,885), Italy (4,471), Spain (2,700).

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Real-world fuel consumption

19,997 Audi Q5 Sportback cars registered in Europe between 2021 and 2024 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Diesel hybrid versions average 7.6 l/100 km on the road, against 6.6 l/100 km in the official WLTP test — 16% more. Plug-in hybrids use 7.4 l/100 km against 1.8 l/100 km on paper, with 25% of their distance covered with the engine off.

Litres per 100 km: total fuel used divided by total distance driven, from the car's own fuel consumption meter (OBFCM), collected in 2024 by the manufacturers, mostly remotely, and by national authorities. WLTP figures are the type-approval CO₂ values converted to litres. Hybrids, including mild hybrids, do not plug in; plug-in hybrid figures include the distance driven on electricity. European Environment Agency, Real-world CO₂ emissions from cars and vans · CC BY 4.0

What it costs in fuel

On real-world figures the diesel hybrid Audi Q5 Sportback uses 7.6 litres per 100 km, so 15,000 km a year takes about 1,140 litres: €2,587 at this week's average price in Germany, its largest market in Europe.

Fuel for 15,000 km (9,300 miles) a year at real-world consumption. Pump prices with taxes, week of 19 October 2026: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, US Energy Information Administration. Non-euro EU prices are in euros as the Bulletin publishes them.

Recalls

6 campaigns cover the Q5 Sportback.

NHTSA recalls