Seat beltsPart report

2020 Audi Q5 Seat belts Problems

Complaints: 3about this part
Share: 12%of 25 total for the year
Median mileage: 30miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seat belts of the 2020 Audi Q5, 12% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Any time my apple cell phone se model is in the passenger seat, the seat belt unbuckled alarm intermittently is activated on the dash. I see this as a safety issue particularly if a child was in the back seat, since it could be realized as a false alarm, but actually be a true unbuckling somewhere in the vehicle. This occurs with the vehicle in motion, but the phone stationary (ie. Not traveling over road bumps, potholes or cornering) and is unpredictable. …”

NHTSA complaint #11315339, filed 2020-02, 30 miles

“The car was constantly smelling like smoke. It felt like it was going to catch fire. I got it serviced when it had to be serviced at 15k but Audi dealership did not warn of any recall and mentioned everything was great with the car. In the end I had to sell the car which was in April, 22 because I didn’t feel safe driving the car anymore. I would also constantly get airbag being deployed warnings on the screen and one time the car shut down automatically as I was driving at about 45Mph going up the mountain”

NHTSA complaint #11470918, filed 2022-06

Seat belts: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2025	4	9%
2023	2	5%
2020	3	12%
2019	5	9%
2018	7	3%
2017	1	2%
2016	1	1%
2014	1	1%

Other parts of the 2020 Audi Q5

Electrical system
8 complaints Other or unknown
6 complaints Engine
4 complaints Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints Steering
3 complaints Brakes
2 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints Vehicle speed control
2 complaints Back-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints Seats
1 complaints Body and structure
1 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Audi Q5

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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