Audi · NHTSA safety record

2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 5 safety complaints about the 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron with the US government. Of those, no death is recorded. 2 recall campaigns are open against it, covering the seat belts and back-over prevention.

The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 2 complaints, 40% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers January 2026 to July 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

5 complaints on file

Complaints

Describe a crash

Mention fire

People injured

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 40% 2 40%

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 · 40% 2 40%

LANE DEPARTURE 2 · 40% 2 40%

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 · 20% 1 20%

POWER TRAIN 1 · 20% 1 20%

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 · 20% 1 20%

0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 5.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA crashes a car into a barrier and a pole and measures what happens to the dummies inside. This is what it awarded the 2025 Audi SQ6 E-TRON, and it is a separate question from what owners report going wrong later.

Test	SUV AWD
Overall	Not rated
Frontal crash
Frontal, driver
Frontal, passenger
Side crash	Not rated
Side barrier	Not rated
Side pole	Not rated
Rollover
Chance of rollover	10.3%

Stability control standard Forward collision warning standard Lane departure warning standard

A dash means NHTSA did not rate that test for this vehicle.

Recall campaigns

2 on file

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR

25V899000 · December 19, 2025

The defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk: An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the right and left rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 16, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69D8. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · up to 27,768 vehicles across all model years covered

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

25V225000 · April 9, 2025

The defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 e-tron and Q6 e-tron vehicles. The rearview camera may show a blurry image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
The risk: A blurry rearview image can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy: Dealers will replace the rearview camera. In addition, dealers will inspect and replace surround view cameras as necessary. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 2, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90XM.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · up to 313 vehicles across all model years covered

Compare

Other 2025 Audi models

Q5 41 Q6 E-Tron 29 Q7 15 S5 9 A5 8 SQ5 6 A6 5

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every Audi on this site — 152 vehicles, 217 recall campaigns and 0 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

Complaints: NHTSA's ODI complaint file , published September 1, 2026. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
Recalls: NHTSA's recall campaign API , most recent campaign filed September 14, 2026.
Investigations: NHTSA's ODI investigation file , published 2026-09-01.

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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