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Exterior lightingPart report

2025 Audi SQ5 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
13%of 8 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2025 Audi SQ5, 13% of the 8 complaints for this model year.

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.

“While driving in live traffic, the vehicle suffered a catastrophic and total simultaneous mechanical and electrical system failure. Without warning, the vehicle completely lost engine propulsion, braking assistance, and all dashboard displays. Concurrently, the vehicle suffered a complete blackout of all exterior safety lighting, including the brake lights and the emergency hazard flashers rendering the vehicle completely invisible to surrounding traffic. …”

NHTSA complaint #11753278, filed 2026-07

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025113%
202118%
2019315%
2018312%

Other parts of the 2025 Audi SQ5

Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Audi SQ5

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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology