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Audi Car Safety Ratings
Crash-test ratings, recalls, and complaints across the Audi lineup.
MotorCaliber tracks 87 Audi models across 303 model-year safety records, averaging 90 on the NHTSA Safety Index. The highest-scoring Audi on file is the 2024 A4 Allroad at 100 out of 100. 86 Audi model-years earned an overall 5-star NHTSA crash rating. The A6 carries the most recalls in the lineup.
87 models303 records90 avg Safety Index0 park-outside recalls
A3
86Strong
2026
2026 Audi A3Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2025
2025 Audi A3Other
No recalls
Lightburden
2024
2024 Audi A3Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2023
2023 Audi A3Other
2 recalls
Lightburden
2022
2022 Audi A3Other
6 recalls
Lightburden
2020
2020 Audi A3Sedan
★★★★★3 recalls
86Strong
2019
2019 Audi A3Sedan
★★★★★3 recalls
82Strong
A4
95Exceptional
2025
2025 Audi A4Sedan
★★★★★No recalls
95Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi A4Sedan
★★★★★No recalls
95Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi A4Sedan
★★★★★1 recall
94Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi A4Sedan
★★★★★3 recalls
92Exceptional
2021
2021 Audi A4Sedan
★★★★★4 recalls
89Strong
2020
2020 Audi A4Sedan
★★★★★3 recalls
90Exceptional
2019
2019 Audi A4Other
1 recall
Lightburden
A4 Allroad
100Exceptional
2025
2025 Audi A4 AllroadSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi A4 AllroadSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi A4 AllroadSedan
1 recall
99Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi A4 AllroadSedan
1 recall
99Exceptional
2021
2021 Audi A4 AllroadSedan
1 recall
99Exceptional
2020
2020 Audi A4 AllroadSedan
1 recall
97Exceptional
2019
2019 Audi A4 AllroadSedan
No recalls
99Exceptional
A5
Cleanburden
2026
2026 Audi A5Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2025
2025 Audi A5Other
2 recalls
Lightburden
2024
2024 Audi A5Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2023
2023 Audi A5Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2022
2022 Audi A5Other
2 recalls
Lightburden
2021
2021 Audi A5Other
5 recalls
Lightburden
2020
2020 Audi A5Other
4 recalls
Moderateburden
2019
2019 Audi A5Other
3 recalls
Lightburden
A5 Sportback
95Exceptional
2025
2025 Audi A5 SportbackSedan
★★★★★No recalls
95Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi A5 SportbackSedan
★★★★★No recalls
95Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi A5 SportbackSedan
★★★★★No recalls
95Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi A5 SportbackSedan
★★★★★No recalls
95Exceptional
2021
2021 Audi A5 SportbackSedan
★★★★★No recalls
95Exceptional
2020
2020 Audi A5 SportbackSedan
★★★★★No recalls
90Exceptional
2019
2019 Audi A5 SportbackSedan
★★★★★No recalls
93Exceptional
A6
94Exceptional
2026
2026 Audi A6Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2025
2025 Audi A6Sedan
★★★★★2 recalls
93Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi A6Sedan
★★★★★1 recall
94Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi A6Sedan
★★★★★1 recall
94Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi A6Sedan
★★★★★5 recalls
87Strong
2021
2021 Audi A6Sedan
★★★★★11 recalls
84Strong
2020
2020 Audi A6Sedan
★★★★★9 recalls
83Strong
2019
2019 Audi A6Sedan
★★★★★7 recalls
78Average
A6 Allroad
94Exceptional
2026
2026 Audi A6 AllroadOther
1 recall
Lightburden
2025
2025 Audi A6 AllroadSedan
★★★★★1 recall
94Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi A6 AllroadSedan
★★★★★1 recall
94Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi A6 AllroadSedan
★★★★★1 recall
94Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi A6 AllroadSedan
★★★★★4 recalls
88Strong
2021
2021 Audi A6 AllroadSedan
★★★★★8 recalls
87Strong
2020
2020 Audi A6 AllroadSedan
★★★★★4 recalls
88Strong
A7
99Exceptional
2025
2025 Audi A7Sedan
1 recall
99Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi A7Sedan
1 recall
99Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi A7Sedan
1 recall
99Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi A7Sedan
6 recalls
91Exceptional
2021
2021 Audi A7Sedan
11 recalls
89Strong
2020
2020 Audi A7Sedan
8 recalls
89Strong
2019
2019 Audi A7Other
6 recalls
Lightburden
A8
ModerateburdenA8 Lwb
CleanburdenA8l
ModerateburdenE-Tron
93ExceptionalE-Tron GT
LightburdenE-Tron S
92ExceptionalE-Tron S Sportback
92ExceptionalE-Tron Sportback
93ExceptionalQ3
90Exceptional
2026
2026 Audi Q3Other
1 recall
Lightburden
2025
2025 Audi Q3SUV
★★★★★1 recall
90Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi Q3SUV
★★★★★2 recalls
88Strong
2023
2023 Audi Q3SUV
★★★★★1 recall
90Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi Q3SUV
★★★★★5 recalls
86Strong
2021
2021 Audi Q3SUV
★★★★★3 recalls
82Strong
2020
2020 Audi Q3SUV
★★★★★3 recalls
84Strong
2019
2019 Audi Q3SUV
★★★★★4 recalls
79Average
Q4 E-Tron
90ExceptionalQ4 Sportback E-Tron
90ExceptionalQ4 Sportback E-Tron BEV
91ExceptionalQ5
94Exceptional
2026
2026 Audi Q5Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2025
2025 Audi Q5SUV
★★★★★1 recall
94Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi Q5SUV
★★★★★4 recalls
92Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi Q5SUV
★★★★★5 recalls
87Strong
2022
2022 Audi Q5SUV
★★★★★4 recalls
92Exceptional
2021
2021 Audi Q5SUV
★★★★★8 recalls
87Strong
2020
2020 Audi Q5SUV
★★★★★6 recalls
85Strong
2019
2019 Audi Q5SUV
★★★★★5 recalls
86Strong
Q5 Sportback
95Exceptional
2026
2026 Audi Q5 SportbackOther
No recalls
Cleanburden
2025
2025 Audi Q5 SportbackSUV
★★★★★1 recall
94Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi Q5 SportbackSUV
★★★★★1 recall
95Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi Q5 SportbackSUV
★★★★★2 recalls
90Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi Q5 SportbackSUV
★★★★★5 recalls
91Exceptional
2021
2021 Audi Q5 SportbackSUV
★★★★★No recalls
95Exceptional
Q7
89StrongQ8
94Exceptional
2025
2025 Audi Q8SUV
★★★★★2 recalls
94Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi Q8SUV
★★★★★3 recalls
92Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi Q8SUV
★★★★★2 recalls
94Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi Q8SUV
3 recalls
88Strong
2021
2021 Audi Q8SUV
★★★★★7 recalls
89Strong
2020
2020 Audi Q8SUV
★★★★★3 recalls
89Strong
2019
2019 Audi Q8SUV
★★★★★5 recalls
82Strong
Q8 E-Tron
93ExceptionalQ8 Sportback E-Tron
93ExceptionalR8
CleanburdenR8 Spyder
CleanburdenRS 3
85StrongRS 5
CleanburdenRS 5 Sportback
100Exceptional
2025
2025 Audi RS 5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi RS 5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi RS 5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi RS 5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2021
2021 Audi RS 5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
RS 6 Avant
LightburdenRS 6 Avant Performance MHEV
CleanburdenRS 7
LightburdenRS E-Tron GT
LightburdenRS E-Tron GT Performance
CleanburdenRS E-Tron GT Performance BEV
CleanburdenRS Q8
84StrongRs5
LightburdenS3
89Strong
2026
2026 Audi S3Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2025
2025 Audi S3Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2024
2024 Audi S3Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2023
2023 Audi S3Other
1 recall
Lightburden
2022
2022 Audi S3Other
7 recalls
Moderateburden
2020
2020 Audi S3Sedan
★★★★★1 recall
89Strong
2019
2019 Audi S3Sedan
★★★★★1 recall
84Strong
S4
100Exceptional
2025
2025 Audi S4Sedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi S4Sedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi S4Sedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi S4Sedan
1 recall
99Exceptional
2021
2021 Audi S4Sedan
4 recalls
96Exceptional
2020
2020 Audi S4Sedan
3 recalls
96Exceptional
2019
2019 Audi S4Sedan
1 recall
98Exceptional
S5
Cleanburden
2026
2026 Audi S5Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2025
2025 Audi S5Other
2 recalls
Lightburden
2024
2024 Audi S5Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2023
2023 Audi S5Other
1 recall
Lightburden
2022
2022 Audi S5Other
2 recalls
Lightburden
2021
2021 Audi S5Other
5 recalls
Lightburden
2020
2020 Audi S5Other
4 recalls
Lightburden
2019
2019 Audi S5Other
4 recalls
Lightburden
S5 Sportback
100Exceptional
2025
2025 Audi S5 SportbackSedan
2 recalls
98Exceptional
2024
2024 Audi S5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2023
2023 Audi S5 SportbackSedan
1 recall
98Exceptional
2022
2022 Audi S5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2021
2021 Audi S5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
100Exceptional
2020
2020 Audi S5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
99Exceptional
2019
2019 Audi S5 SportbackSedan
No recalls
99Exceptional
S6
99ExceptionalS7
LightburdenS8
ModerateburdenS8 Lwb
CleanburdenSQ5
86Strong
2026
2026 Audi SQ5Other
No recalls
Cleanburden
2025
2025 Audi SQ5SUV
1 recall
85Strong
2024
2024 Audi SQ5SUV
No recalls
85Strong
2023
2023 Audi SQ5SUV
No recalls
86Strong
2022
2022 Audi SQ5SUV
2 recalls
84Strong
2021
2021 Audi SQ5SUV
5 recalls
81Strong
2020
2020 Audi SQ5SUV
4 recalls
81Strong
2019
2019 Audi SQ5SUV
5 recalls
79Average
SQ5 Sportback
86Strong
2026
2026 Audi SQ5 SportbackOther
No recalls
Cleanburden
2025
2025 Audi SQ5 SportbackSUV
1 recall
85Strong
2024
2024 Audi SQ5 SportbackSUV
No recalls
85Strong
2023
2023 Audi SQ5 SportbackSUV
No recalls
86Strong
2022
2022 Audi SQ5 SportbackSUV
No recalls
86Strong
2021
2021 Audi SQ5 SportbackSUV
No recalls
86Strong