Audi Q5 Lemon Law

Yes. Audi recalled about 89,000 model year 2022–2024 Q5 vehicles because cylinder-head cover screws can loosen and let oil leak, raising fire risk, plus a separate rear-axle recall. Confirm your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

It can be. A fire risk or loss-of-control defect is a serious safety issue. If it can't be repaired after a reasonable number of attempts, or your Q5 is out of service for an extended time, you may have a California lemon law claim, with Audi paying your attorney fees.

The TFSI e carries everything the gas Q5 does plus a high-voltage battery, an on-board charger, and the software managing the handoff between electric and gas running. The complaints specific to the plug-in are charging sessions that will not initiate or drop out partway, electric-only range well short of what was advertised, the SUV defaulting to gas and refusing to run on battery, 12-volt faults and no-start conditions, and hybrid-system warning messages. Stack any of those on the oil-leak and axle issues the Q5 line already draws and you have a collection of substantial defects rather than one problem.

Longer than on many brands, and it is worth knowing. Audi did not opt into California's AB 1755 procedures, so you are not subject to the one-year-from-warranty-expiration and six-year-from-delivery limits that apply to Jeep, Ford, Hyundai, Chevrolet and Mercedes-Benz. An Audi claim runs on the traditional four-year statute of limitations, measured from when you discovered the defect. An older Q5 can still be live where a same-age car from an opted-in brand would already be barred.

Potentially a buyback (a refund minus a mileage offset), a replacement, or a cash-and-keep settlement — plus your attorney fees paid by Audi, at no cost to you.