Audi · NHTSA safety record

2026 Audi Q3

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

Owners have filed 5 safety complaints about the 2026 Audi Q3 with the US government. Of those, no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering visibility.

The most complained-about system is forward collision avoidance, named in 3 complaints, 60% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers April 2026 to September 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

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 · 60% 3 60%

LANE DEPARTURE 2 · 40% 2 40%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 · 40% 2 40%

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 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 has not crash tested the 2026 Audi Q3. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.

What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

26V209000 · April 1, 2026

The defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2026 Q3 vehicles. Incorrect software may allow remote sunroof closing from a distance that prevents the operator from clearly seeing the sunroof. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."
The risk: Closing the sunroof without the ability to see it can increase the risk of injury to occupants.
The remedy: Dealers will update the sunroof control module software and the owner's manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 22, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 57KS. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 7, 2026.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · up to 6,077 vehicles across all model years covered

Compare

Other years of the Audi Q3

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths
2024	18	2	—
2022	33	5	—
2021	15	3	—
2020	65	3	—
2019	10	4	—
2018	26	1	—
2017	8	3	—
2016	28	3	—
2015	23	2	—

Every Audi on this site — 155 vehicles.

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 October 2, 2026. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
Recalls: NHTSA's recall campaign API, newest campaign on this vehicle filed April 1, 2026.
Investigations: NHTSA's ODI investigation file, published October 2, 2026.

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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Independent developer and analyst