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Volkswagen Q5 recalls

46 official recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Q5, published by vehicle safety authorities in Argentina, South Korea, Mexico and United States, covering model years 2005–2025. The most recent was issued in 2025 (2 that year). A recall applies to specific build dates and VINs, so check yours before assuming it's affected — or not.

46 campaigns
26 rated high risk
Latest: 2025
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇺🇸 United States

Common Volkswagen Q5 recall issues

The parts and failures that come up most often in these campaigns.

Engine 7
Seat belts 2
Brakes 2
Airbags 2

Volkswagen Q5 recalls by year

2025 · 2
2022 · 7
2021 · 3
2020 · 6
2019 · 3
2018 · 9
2017 · 4
2016 · 7
2014 · 2
2012 · 1
2009 · 1

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2025 (2)

Volkswagen A5 Sportback 35 TDI quattro, A4 35 TDI quattro — safety recall (South Korea) 2025-11-17 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2014–2016 car.go.kr 5924
Medium
Volkswagen Q5 45 TFSI qu., Q5 45 TFSI qu. Premium — safety recall (South Korea) 2025-05-30 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2021–2024 car.go.kr 5713
High risk

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2022 (7)

Volkswagen Q5 45 TFSI qu., Q5 45 TFSI qu. Premium — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-12-16 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2021–2022 car.go.kr 4596
Medium
Volkswagen A6 45 TFSI qu. Premium, A7 45 TDI qu. Premium — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-11-25 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2021–2022 car.go.kr 4583
Low
Volkswagen AUDI Q5 — safety recall (Mexico) 2022-11-24 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2022 PROFECO 812
Medium
Engine And Engine Cooling: Engine: Hard Parts Internal/Mechanical 2022-10-07 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2021–2023 22V753000
High risk
Volkswagen A6, A4, Q5 — safety recall (Argentina) 2022-04-04 🇦🇷 Argentina Defensa del Consumidor, alerta 2022-04-04
Medium
Volkswagen AUDI Q5 2010-2012, A5 CABRIO 2010-2011 — safety recall (Mexico) 2022-03-10 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2010–2011 PROFECO 744
High risk
Volkswagen Q5 40 TDI qu., Q5 45 TFSI qu. — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-02-07 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2017–2021 car.go.kr 4195
High risk

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2021 (3)

Volkswagen A4 40 TDI qu., A5 Sportback 40 TDI qu. — safety recall (South Korea) 2021-12-17 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2019–2021 car.go.kr 4169
Medium
Volkswagen A4, A6, A7 — safety recall (Argentina) 2021-08-23 🇦🇷 Argentina Defensa del Consumidor, alerta 2021-08-23
High risk
Seat Belts: Rear/Other: Retractor 2021-08-05 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2021 21V606000
Medium

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2020 (6)

Volkswagen Audi Q5 2020 — safety recall (Mexico) 2020-11-27 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2020 PROFECO 606
Medium
Seats 2020-08-26 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2020–2021 20V505000
Medium
Volkswagen Audi Q5 — safety recall (Mexico) 2020-08-25 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2020 PROFECO 588
High risk
Volkswagen A8 50TDI qu., A8 50 TDI LWB qu. — safety recall (South Korea) 2020-04-29 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2014–2016 car.go.kr 3475
Medium
Volkswagen A6 40 TDI, A6 40 TDI Premium — safety recall (South Korea) 2020-03-18 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2019–2020 car.go.kr 3429
High risk
Volkswagen Audi Q5 2017 a 2020. — safety recall (Mexico) 2020-01-20 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2017–2020 PROFECO 551
High risk

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2019 (3)

Volkswagen Audi Q5 2018, 2019. — safety recall (Mexico) 2019-10-15 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2018–2019 PROFECO 532
High risk
Volkswagen Q5 2018-2019. — safety recall (Mexico) 2019-09-13 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2018–2019 PROFECO 525
High risk
Volkswagen Audi Q5 2018, 2019 — safety recall (Mexico) 2019-09-02 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2018–2019 PROFECO 520
High risk

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2018 (9)

Volkswagen A4 40(2.0) TFSI qu., A5 40(2.0) Cabriolet qu. — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-12-14 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2011–2016 car.go.kr 2928
Medium
Volkswagen Q5 2.0 TDI Quattro, Q5 3.0 TDI Quattro — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-12-14 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2009–2016 car.go.kr 2926
Medium
Volkswagen Audi A4, A5 — safety recall (Mexico) 2018-09-19 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2011–2016 PROFECO 414
Medium
Volkswagen Audi Q5 — safety recall (Mexico) 2018-08-06 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2018 PROFECO 395
High risk
DO NOT DRIVE — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Foundation Components: Disc: Caliper 2018-06-01 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2018 18V369000
High risk
Volkswagen Q5 2.0TDI Quattro, Q5 3.0TDI Quattro — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-04-13 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2009–2016 car.go.kr 2707
Medium
Volkswagen A4 2.0 TDI, A5 Sportback 2.0 TDI qu.. A6 2.0 TDI — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-04-11 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2008–2015 car.go.kr 2712
Medium
Volkswagen A4 2.0 TDI, A4 30 TDI — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-03-13 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2011–2015 car.go.kr 2679
High risk
Volkswagen Audi A5 Cabriolet, Q5 — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-01-20 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2009–2012 car.go.kr 2616
High risk

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2017 (4)

Volkswagen A4 2.0 TDI, A4 30 TDI — safety recall (South Korea) 2017-12-26 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2011–2015 car.go.kr 2579
Medium
Volkswagen Q5 35(2.0) TDI quattro, Q5 45(3.0) TDI quattro — safety recall (South Korea) 2017-08-03 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2010–2016 car.go.kr 2476
High risk
Volkswagen 6, 774 vehículos modelos Q5 — safety recall (Mexico) 2017-05-22 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2011–2017 PROFECO 315
High risk
Volkswagen A3 2.0 TFSI, A3 sportspack — safety recall (South Korea) 2017-05-18 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2005–2010 car.go.kr 2385
High risk

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2016 (7)

Seat Belts: Pretensioner 2016-12-29 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2017–2018 16V955000
Medium
Volkswagen 17 Vehículos modelo Audi Q5 — safety recall (Mexico) 2016-12-23 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2015 PROFECO 276
High risk
Volkswagen A4, A5 — safety recall (South Korea) 2016-12-13 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2008–2009 car.go.kr 2197
High risk
Volkswagen Q7 4.2, Q5 2.0 — safety recall (South Korea) 2016-11-25 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2006–2010 car.go.kr 2159
Medium
Volkswagen Audi Q5 — safety recall (South Korea) 2016-04-29 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2015 car.go.kr 1957
High risk
Volkswagen EOS, CC, Q5 — Air Bags: Frontal: Driver Side: Inflator Module (US) 2016-02-10 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2007–2014 16V078000
High risk
Air Bags: Side/Window 2016-01-28 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2015 16V045000
Medium

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2014 (2)

Volkswagen Vehículos Audi modelos A6, Q5 — safety recall (Mexico) 2014-10-14 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2012–2013 PROFECO 140
High risk
Volkswagen A6 / A7 / Q5 / Q7 — safety recall (South Korea) 2014-09-26 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2012 car.go.kr 1458
High risk

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2012 (1)

Volkswagen Q5 — safety recall (South Korea) 2012-08-07 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2011 car.go.kr 999
Medium

Volkswagen Q5 recalls in 2009 (1)

Volkswagen Q5 2.0 TDI quattro — safety recall (South Korea) 2009-12-30 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2008–2009 car.go.kr 660
High risk

Volkswagen Q5 recalls without a published date (1)

Volkswagen Q5 40 TDI qu., Q5 40 TFSI qu. — safety recall (South Korea) 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2025 car.go.kr 6162
High risk

Volkswagen Q5 recalls by country

Country	Campaigns	Official recall check
🇰🇷 South Korea	24	MOLIT · recall search
🇲🇽 Mexico	13	PROFECO · safety alerts
🇺🇸 United States	7	NHTSA · VIN lookup
🇦🇷 Argentina	2	—

How to check if your Volkswagen Q5 has a recall

A recall covers specific build dates and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), not every Volkswagen Q5 on the road. To see whether yours is affected:

Look up your VIN or registration on the official recall checker for the country where the car is registered: MOLIT (South Korea), PROFECO (Mexico), NHTSA (United States).
Ask an authorised Volkswagen dealer: recall repairs are free, including on used cars and cars serviced elsewhere.
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