2016 Audi SQ5

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2016 Audi SQ5, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Unknown or other2
• Steering2
• Engine1
• Visibility/wiper1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2016 Audi SQ5 failed the safety check 0.83% of the time — 58% less often than the average 2016 passenger car (1.97%). Median odometer at inspection: 73,008 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Registered new in Europe in 2016

12,099 new Audi SQ5 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2016; the largest markets were Germany (7,923), the United Kingdom (2,316), France (1,254).

Average mass

2,070 kg

Average power

241 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 100%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2016 Audi SQ5 cars on Dutch roads are the 3.0 diesel (240 kW, 322 hp) and 3.0 diesel (250 kW, 335 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

143 first registered in 2016 are on Dutch roads; 93% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €106,888.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde70
• Band onvoldoende profiel38
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm25
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld17
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage10
• Roetfilter werkt niet goed, aantal deeltjes meer dan toegest8
• Drager/bevestigingsmiddel van remvoering raakt trommel/schij6
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht6

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

1,992 cars built in 2016 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 57 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

In Finland

7 of these cars first registered in 2016 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 180,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

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

In New Zealand

64 2016 cars are on the New Zealand register; 98% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Crash-test ratings

NHTSA 5-star results for 1 variant; 0 of 1 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

Electronic stability control

Standard

Forward collision warning

Optional

Lane departure warning

No

Best overall rating

4 / 5

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

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 1 variant: combined 12.2 L/100 km (about 19 mpg US), CO₂ 285 g/km.

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

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2016 Audi SQ5.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Audi told its dealers about the 2016 Audi SQ5: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)