2018 Audi Q5 vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2018 Audi Q5 — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was pulling slowly into a parking space at a grocery store, with my right foot on the brake, nearly stopped. Then the car rapidly and suddenly accelerated unintentionally. The car jumped over a bush, a median, rammed into a parked car, pushing it across the next parking lane into a third car. The…”
filed Apr 12, 2026
“Yellow warning light..drive system malfunction. Red warning light..low oil pressure at idle. Says stop engine..after engine restart lights go off and is fine.. for a little bit.”
filed Feb 20, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Q5 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q5 | 3 | 8% |
| 2022 Q5 | 2 | 10% |
| 2021 Q5 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 Q5 | 2 | 9% |
| 2019 Q5 | 5 | 10% |
| 2017 Q5 | 2 | 5% |
| 2016 Q5 | 4 | 5% |
| 2015 Q5 | 1 | 1% |
| 2014 Q5 | 3 | 3% |
| 2013 Q5 | 2 | 2% |
| 2012 Q5 | 3 | 2% |
| 2011 Q5 | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Audi Q5
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.