8.0

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,067 miles

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problem #3

Apr 152023

Q5

  • miles
Complete hydraulic brake failure while on an interstate going 75mph. No warning, just sudden loss of regular and emergency brakes. I was able to cross 4 lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder where I waited absolutely terrified of being rear-ended for the two hours it took for a tow truck to arrive. My repair place was shocked at the problem, considering the car was 8 years old with low mileage. They found the only after-market part in the entire country and repaired it for under $2000 when they initially thought it would be $6000.

- Greenville, SC, USA

problem #2

Apr 152023

Q5

  • miles
Complete hydraulic brake failure while on an interstate going 75mph. No warning, just sudden loss of regular and emergency brakes. I was able to cross 4 lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder where I waited absolutely terrified of being rear-ended for the two hours it took for a tow truck to arrive. My repair place was shocked at the problem, considering the car was 8 years old with low mileage. They found the only after-market part in the entire country and repaired it for under $2000 when they initially thought it would be $6000.

- Greenville, SC, USA

problem #1

Aug 192017

Q5

  • 15,200 miles
Without any warning, after driving brand new car for only 15000 miles, the brakes had a catastrophic failure (right rear wheel). Luckily I was in a service road otherwise this would have been catastrophic. I got the car serviced 2 months ago and everything was fine (just some rusting on the brakes) so the Audi authorized dealership let me drive saying we should look at it next year. The car is right now at that same dealership and I also worry they would tamper with it or have some other issue in it.

- Jersey City, NJ, USA