Car Defect Radar

Audi Q3 years to avoid (and the best years)

218 NHTSA owner complaints and 18 recalls across 8 model years, 2015 to 2024. Built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated October 26, 2026.

Which Audi Q3 years should you avoid?

No Audi Q3 model year stands out from the others in NHTSA owner complaints. The typical Audi Q3 year has 24 complaints on file. The busiest year is the 2020 (65).

What are the best Audi Q3 years?

The Audi Q3 years with the fewest complaints on file are the 2019 (10), 2021 (15) and 2015 (23). Model years after 2023 are left out: they have not been on the road long enough to compare.

NHTSA does not publish sales figures, so these are complaint counts, not a rate per car on the road. A year that sold more cars collects more complaints, and older years have had longer to collect them.

Every model year

YearComplaintsvs typical year RecallsCrashes InjuriesOur readMost reported
2024180.7×222Few red flagsElectrical system
2022331.3×512Few red flagsElectrical system
2021150.6×322Few red flagsFuel system
2020652.7×320Some concerns to checkElectrical system
2019100.4×400Few red flagsElectrical system
2018261.1×100Few red flagsEngine
2016281.1×310Few red flagsElectrical system
2015230.9×201Few red flagsEngine

Most reported problem areas

Share of the 131 complaints sorted by system, all years together.

Recalls (18)