Major Problems with Audi Q3 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Audi Q3 to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Audi Q3

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Audi Q3.

Model Year	Complaints
2020 Q3	5
2019 Q3	1
2018 Q3	5
2017 Q3	1
2016 Q3	8
2015 Q3	3

Worst 3 Audi Q3 complaints

2015 Audi Q3 VISIBILITY Mileage: 8000 miles

2020 Audi Q3 ENGINE Mileage: 310 miles

2020 Audi Q3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 1400 miles

Browse Audi Q3 complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and VISIBILITY/WIPER are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Audi Q3 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM backup camera and alarm system failed to activate resulting in back-up collision with another car no personal injuries. owner was...	9 ~ 19819 miles
STEERING power steering failure on audi q3 2016 my car has failed on me twice. the problem is that the steering...	6 ~ 973 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER on multiple occasions (8/26/16 9/23/16 9/26/16 10/2/16 10/27/16) the vehicle will not start as it is not recognizing the keys....	5 ~ 7302 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 audi q3. the contact stated that the vehicle would not start properly and would...	3 ~ 17070 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2015 audi q3. the contact stated that the sun roof would continue to close even...	3 ~ 19270 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i purchased my 2020 q3 on dec 31 2019. within 2 weeks my car stopped at the signal light with...	1 ~ 310 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2018 audi q3. the contact stated that there was a failure with the dimension of...	1 ~ 100 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER rearview mirror opened up and fell off with wires dangling when trying to adjust happened twice had to take to	1 ~ 9000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING after the dealer performed scheduled maintenance on my vehicle i discovered that my tail lights no longer worked including rear...	1 ~ 5347 miles
VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 audi q3. the contact stated that the sun roof would continue to close even...	1 ~ 8000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 audi q3. the contact stated that the sun roof would continue to close even...	1 ~ 8000 miles

FAQ

What year Audi Q3 is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 6 years, Audi Q3 models of 2019, 2017, 2015 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Audi Q3?

Audi Q3 models of 2016 and 2018 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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