2009 Audi Q5 air bags problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Audi Q5 — 53% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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. It was hit on the front, and both front sides. There is no way the airbags shouldn’t have deployed.”
filed Feb 17, 2023
“Front left door pillar is becoming soaked from an apparent water leak possibly coming from the panoramic sunroof or windshield. Regardless it has to be running into the pillar airbag and has to be a safety concern.”
filed Jul 14, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause…Campaign 18V082000 · Jan 30, 2018
- In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and failCampaign 16V376000 · May 27, 2016
- Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause…Campaign 16V078000 · Feb 10, 2016
- Air BagsCampaign 09V484000 · Dec 18, 2009
Air Bags problems in other Q5 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q5 | 3 | 8% |
| 2023 Q5 | 3 | 7% |
| 2021 Q5 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 Q5 | 3 | 6% |
| 2018 Q5 | 12 | 6% |
| 2017 Q5 | 3 | 7% |
| 2016 Q5 | 5 | 6% |
| 2015 Q5 | 2 | 2% |
| 2014 Q5 | 3 | 3% |
| 2013 Q5 | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 Q5 | 85 | 51% |
| 2011 Q5 | 67 | 47% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Audi Q5
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.