Audi Q5 vs Volvo XC60: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Audi Q5 has 33 recalls and 1,359 owner complaints; the Volvo XC60 has 36 recalls and 663 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Audi Q5Volvo XC60
Recalls3336
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls10
Owner complaints1,359663
Crashes reported6743
Fires reported127
Injuries reported5740
Most reported problemEngineElectrical System

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Audi Q5Volvo XC60
20082009 Audi Q5: 31 complaints2010 Audi Q5: 100 complaints2010 Volvo XC60: 56 complaints20102011 Audi Q5: 143 complaints2011 Volvo XC60: 36 complaints2012 Audi Q5: 168 complaints2012 Volvo XC60: 46 complaints20122013 Audi Q5: 89 complaints2013 Volvo XC60: 66 complaints2014 Audi Q5: 105 complaints2014 Volvo XC60: 16 complaints20142015 Audi Q5: 100 complaints2015 Volvo XC60: 48 complaints2016 Audi Q5: 78 complaints2016 Volvo XC60: 39 complaints20162017 Audi Q5: 42 complaints2017 Volvo XC60: 16 complaints2018 Audi Q5: 209 complaints2018 Volvo XC60: 36 complaints20182019 Audi Q5: 53 complaints2019 Volvo XC60: 38 complaints2020 Audi Q5: 25 complaints2020 Volvo XC60: 23 complaints20202021 Audi Q5: 75 complaints2021 Volvo XC60: 50 complaints2022 Audi Q5: 22 complaints2022 Volvo XC60: 75 complaints20222023 Audi Q5: 46 complaints2023 Volvo XC60: 54 complaints2024 Audi Q5: 20 complaints2024 Volvo XC60: 26 complaints20242025 Audi Q5: 49 complaints2025 Volvo XC60: 38 complaints2026 Audi Q5: 4 complaints2026

Every model year

YearQ5 recallsQ5 complaintsXC60 recallsXC60 complaints
202604——
2025149338
2024420226
2023546554
2022422675
2021875550
2020625623
2019553838
20186209536
2017542416
2016578339
20156100148
20145105216
2013589366
20126168346
20115143436
20104100756
200963110
200810——

Audi Q5: top problems

Engine355
Air Bags258
Electrical System223
Fuel System158
Unknown or other150
Steering97

Volvo XC60: top problems

Electrical System177
Unknown or other124
Visibility100
Engine81
Service Brakes63
Forward Collision Avoidance48
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Audi Q5 or the Volvo XC60?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 1,359 complaints about the Audi Q5 and 663 about the Volvo XC60 with NHTSA, so the Volvo XC60 has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Audi Q5 or the Volvo XC60?

NHTSA lists 33 recall campaigns for the Audi Q5 and 36 for the Volvo XC60 since model year 2000.