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2012 Audi Q5 Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 4, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
14%
of 168 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2012 Audi Q5 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Sep 4, 2025

The oil has been leaking for some years. I have taken it in several times, to be fixed and it is still leaking

NHTSA ID
11685033
Incident
Jun 21, 2002
EngineFuel system
Filed Mar 7, 2023

The contact owns a 2012 Audi Q5. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel injection intake valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The oil warning light, the EPS warning light, TIPM warning, and the check engine warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel intake valve and the oil pan needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

NHTSA ID
11510646
Incident
Dec 3, 2022
Mileage
104,000 mi
EngineFuel system
Filed Apr 12, 2022

The contact owns a 2012 Audi Q5. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle started violently shaking. The contact stated that the Electronic Power Control (ECP) and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle started losing motive power and was pulled over out of the roadway. The vehicle was then towed to the local dealer where it remained. The vehicle diagnosed and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,700.

NHTSA ID
11460579
Incident
Mar 27, 2022
Mileage
130,700 mi
EngineFuel system
Filed Jan 11, 2022

The vehicle is needing about 2qts every 2-3 days. Every once in a while I can feel it slip. I just bought this vehicle in October 2021. There are absolutely no leaks. It's a safety hazard because if it loses enough oil when I am driving, the car can and will die in the middle of the road. This vehicle is what I use to haul my 2 year old daughter in. Yes the vehicle can be inspected. The vehicle was bought at cooks car sales. Lewiston, idaho 83501

NHTSA ID
11447124
Incident
Nov 9, 2021
EngineFuel system
Filed Jun 22, 2021

Extreme oil consumption (burning 2+ quarts in less than 500 miles); cutting off while idling. Yes it is available for inspection upon request. If this is a leak, it could possibly catch on fire while my child is driving to school, or it could cut off while driving causing a bad accident. Yes it has been confirmed by a repair facility. Check/add oil indicator; check engine light; emits black smoke from rear. Issues appeared 2 days after purchasing the car.

NHTSA ID
11421775
Incident
May 26, 2021
EngineFuel systemSuspension
Filed Dec 28, 2020

IM LOOSING A LITER OF OIL EVERY 200-500 MILES AND TYRANNY FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS A LITTLE BUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS WHY IM WRITING THIS I BOUGHT MY 2012 AUDI Q5 PREMIUM SPORT EDITION WITH A 2.0 TURBO WITH 80,000 MILES AND WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION!!

NHTSA ID
11385244
Incident
Aug 1, 2020
Mileage
80,400 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 15, 2020

I HAVE CODE PO299 TURBOCHARGER/SUPERCHARGER A UNDERBOOST CONDITION. I WAS UNDER WARRANTY IN 2016 TO HAVE MY PISTONS AND RINGS REPLACED BECAUSE THE OIL CONSUMPION WAS VERY HIGH, NOW I'M BURNING MORE OIL AND I CHANGED THE DIVERTER VALVE I'M STILL COMING UP WITH P0299 CODE AND NEED TO REPLACE MY TURBO AFTER 60K MILES FROM THE PISTON AND RINGS REPLACEMENT...I THINK THIS ALL HAS TO BE PART OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND AUDI SHOULD REPAIR IT FOR FREE.

NHTSA ID
11339525
Incident
Jul 11, 2020
Mileage
93,000 mi
EngineFuel system
Filed Nov 9, 2019

OIL LEAK AND ENGINE COOLING PIPES UO

NHTSA ID
11279206
Incident
Nov 4, 2019
Mileage
60,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Apr 11, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V660000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUDI WEST HOUSTON (15865 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77094) TO BE REPAIRED. WHILE REPAIRING THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE, THE DEALER CUT THE FUEL LINE, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN AND ALLOWED FUEL TO LEAK IN THE BACK SEAT. THE DEALER DID NOT CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID
11195685
Incident
Apr 11, 2019
Mileage
130,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 1, 2017

AT 55K MILES THE ENGINE BURNS OIL MORE THAN EXPECTED. OIL LEVEL WAS BELOW MINIMUM LEVEL ABOUT 2K MILES BEFORE THE NEXT REQUIRED OIL CHANGE. AT AROUN 63K MILES , THE ENGINE REACHES THE MINIMUM LEVEL AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 3K MILES. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BUT PREVIOUS YEAR Q5'S WITH 2.0T ENGINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUES.

NHTSA ID
11051640
Incident
Dec 25, 2016
Mileage
53,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 13, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDERSON AUDI (LOCATED ON 7740 EASTGATE RD, HENDERSON, NV 89011) WHERE IT WAS OBSERVED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS MADE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V660000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
11005086
Incident
Mar 14, 2016
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Jul 10, 2017

I RAN MY VIN # AND THE ONLY RECALL I SEE LISTED IS THE: 69N1 RECALL. HOWEVER I KNOW THESE VEHICLES HAVE 2 MORE: 20W9 & 69P1

NHTSA ID
11004018
Incident
Jun 22, 2017
AirbagsBody & structureFuel system
Filed Feb 17, 2017

TAKATA RECALL HEAD CURTAIN BAG RECALL FUEL PUMP FLANGE RECALL I'VE HAD NO ACCIDENT OR MALFUNCTION AS YET, BUT WANT THE PRODUCTS TO BE REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SCHEDULE ANY TIME FOR THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR.

NHTSA ID
10955252
Incident
Sep 17, 2016
Mileage
50,000 mi
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Feb 3, 2017

TAKATA RECALL AND MORE: AUDI HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS ISSUE SINCE APRIL 2016 AND SEES NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. THEY ARE NOT OFFERING TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLES, FIX THEM OR PROVIDE A LOANER AS A RESULT OF THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I AM STUCK IN A DANGEROUS VEHICLE WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. ON TOP OF THAT, SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2015 WE HAVE HAD ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS INCLUDING A LOOSE MOONROOF THAT HAD TO BE FIXED 3 TIMES IN A MONTH. 4 RECALLS AND 7 VISITS TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN A YEAR AND 5 MONTHS. MAKES NO SENSE FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE OF AUDI OF AMERICA HAS BEEN EXACTLY AS BAD AS THE CAR.

NHTSA ID
10949486
Incident
Apr 2, 2016
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Jan 17, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V660000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
10945647
Incident
Feb 9, 2016
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Jan 14, 2017

TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL WAS STARTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016 YET I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY AUDI THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED THE AIR BAG FIXED AND THE AUDI WEBSITE STATES THAT A SOLUTION IS STILL PENDING. I ALSO HAVE A SECOND RECALL RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP THAT BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. I NEED TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE CAN ALREADY BE FIXED FOR THE TAKATA RECALL AND UNTIL WHAT DATE I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO AN AUDI DEALER FOR REPAIR.

NHTSA ID
10945229
Incident
Jan 13, 2017
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Dec 29, 2016

2012 AUDI Q5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG OR FUEL PUMP FLANGE. *SMD

NHTSA ID
10936992
Incident
Dec 1, 2016
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Dec 2, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V660000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10929586
Incident
Feb 9, 2016
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Nov 22, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V660000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10927418
Incident
Nov 22, 2016
Fuel system
Filed Nov 2, 2016

I HAVE ALREADY FILLED THE ONLINE FORM ABOUT MY VEHICLE BUT WILL ALSO SEND TO AUDI CARE WA1DKAFP8CA096667 I HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING AT 32000 MILES AND WAS TOWED. I WAS TOLD WHEN I WENT FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE, THEY THOUGHT MAY BE THE OIL SWITCH WAS AT FAULT AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT WITH JUST 32000 MILES ON IT OIL PRESSURE LOW WARNING CAME BACK AGAIN WITH STARTING THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVEWAY. HAD TO TOW IT BACK TO JACK INGRAM IN MONTGOMERY AND NOW WAS TOLD ITS THE SEAL OF THE CRANK SHAFT AT FAULT. I THINK ITS A SAFTEY ISSUE WITH WARNING I CANT DRIVE WARNING ONSTRANDED ON THE STREET. I REQUEST YOU ALL TO LOOK INTI OIL LEAK FROM CRAMSHAFT THANKS DINESH

NHTSA ID
10923841
Incident
Oct 27, 2016
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Oct 15, 2016

TAKATA RECALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING I AM PAYING A LOT OF HARD EARNED MONEY FOR MAY POTENTIALLY KILL ME. I CAN'T SELL THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT PAYING A LARGE AMOUNT TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT I OWE ON IT. HOW DO I GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED OR SELL WITHOUT OWING MONEY?

NHTSA ID
10916208
Incident
Oct 15, 2016
Fuel system
Filed Oct 8, 2015

DRIVE 2012 AUDI Q5 2.0T PREMIUM PLUS. I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) SHOWED UP. THE ENGINE IS MAKING WHISTLING SOUND. I TOOK MY CAR TO AUDI DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND SOME OTHER PARTS WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. I GOT A LETTER FROM AUDI ABOUT WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR FUEL INJECTOR TO 120K MILES. AS PER THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. WHEN RESEARCHED ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY KNOWN ISSUE AND ALOT OF AUDI 2.0T ENGINES HAVE COME UP WITH THIS ISSUE. MY CAR JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS AT 54K MILES, THIS IS UPSETTING THAT SUCH A KNOWN ISSUE AND I'VE TO PAY FOR THIS.

NHTSA ID
10780842
Incident
Oct 6, 2015
Mileage
53,950 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceFuel system
Filed Feb 28, 2013

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDDLE IS INADEQUATE AND ON MULTIPLE INSTANCES MY FOOT HAS GOTTEN STUCK. IT HAS GOTTEN STUCK WHILE ACCELERATING AND ALSO WHEN GOING TO MOVE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND ONTO THE BRAKE PEDDLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10500869
Incident
Aug 1, 2012
Mileage
250 mi

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