2009 Audi Q5: raw data

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vehicle2009 / audi / q5
known issues4 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints31 on file (2009-10-14 → 2026-09-09)
recalls0
investigations0
fars3 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Plastic fuel pump fracture and fuel leakFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM6 complaints2014-06 → 2020-11audi-q5-2009-plastic-fuel-pump-leak
  • 11375670 FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL PUMP UNDER PASSENGER 'S SEAT AFRAID TO DRIVER IT BECAUSE AS LONG AS THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THE FUEL CONTINUE TOO LEAK WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY!!
  • 10873649 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP IN THE FUEL TANK WAS FRACTURED AND RELEASED FUEL BENEATH THE VEHICLE
  • 10596941 THEN WE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP IN THE GAS TANK HAD DEVELOPED FRACTURES AND WAS SPRAYING FUEL UNDER THE CAR BENEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT
Front wheel bearing noiseSUSPENSION2 complaints2016-11 → 2017-04audi-q5-2009-front-wheel-bearing-noise
  • 10972360 FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND OVER ANY SMALL BUMPS ON THE ROAD
  • 10927027 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS
Takata airbag recall parts unavailableAIR BAGS12 complaints2016-11 → 2019-05audi-q5-2009-takata-airbag-recall-delay
  • 11091615 THE DRIVER AIRBAG MAY EXPLODE IN A CRASH WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. SHARP METAL FRAGMENTS CAN HIT PEOPLE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
  • 10979704 TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I FIRST REQUESTED THAT AUDI OF BELLEVUE HANDLE MY AIRBAG RECALL
  • 10928432 TAKATA RECALL . IT HAS BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS SINCE RECEIVING A NOTICE FROM AUDI NORTH AMERICA RELATING TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE
Airbag deployment failure in crashAIR BAGS3 complaints2015-09 → 2023-02audi-q5-2009-airbag-deployment-failure
  • 11507755 I was in an accident where I hit a herd of elk. My car was totaled. The airbags did not deploy and they definitely should have
  • 10765108 THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY
  • 11337443 RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER TRIM FOR AIRBAG IS LOOSE AND HAS BEEN DETECTED IN OTHER CASES TO HAVE POSSIBILITY OF BEING INEFFECTIVE IN DEPLOYING

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
312009-10-142026-09-0920AIR BAGS:16; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM:5; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:2; ENGINE:2; SUSPENSION:2

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20243legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Audi Q5 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/audi/q5
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_audi_q5_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Audi Q5},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/audi/q5}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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