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2018 Audi Q5 rust / corrosion reports

13 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2018 Audi Q5 — roughly 6% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Rust / corrosion reports
6%
share of complaints
17,750 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other Q5 years

2015 Q514
2014 Q514
2012 Q55
2011 Q56
Q5 rust / corrosion by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2018 Audi Q5

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2018 Audi Q5 report before drawing conclusions.