Audi Q5 headlights problems

Filed Nov 5, 2026 · Lights, Visibility · AR · crash

The LED headlamps on this vehicle model create a serious visibility issue when driving at night, particularly when “low” beams are in use. The low beams are weak and ineffective and the driver’s vision is obscured by cloudiness that obstructs the illumination of the street and/or objects ahead. This issue was reported to the dealership, Parker Auto Group in [XXX] shortly after the vehicle was purchased and the dealer response was that the reason for the cloudiness was that they were LED headlights. That’s not an explanation. That’s telling me what I already know. This is a serious safety issue for night drivers, as the cloudiness in the headlamps obscures objects in the road, such as animals and other road hazards. I firmly believe this issue is a serious enough safety concern to order a recall and force Lexus to correct this serious deficiency in illumination. Thank you. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Feb 20, 2026 · Driver assistance, Visibility · KS

I periodically receive warnings for adaptive light malfunctions, headlight assistant malfunctions, active lane assist malfunctions, traffic sign recognition malfunctions, adaptive cruise assist malfunctions, and high beam assist malfunctions. The Audi dealer confirmed these issues and stated a solution is being worked on but currently not available since it appears to be a software issue. These warnings first appeared within the first 250 miles and has continued to periodically appear. These issues are available for inspection. The malfunctions jeopardize the safety measures which are standard on the car.

Filed Jan 8, 2026 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · FL

I bought the car on September 2, 2025. The car has been in the dealer 5 times. The last one started on December 2, 2025, and still in the dealer as of today (January 8, 2026) no solution has been found. Most of the time is having problem with the technology in the car. I cannot even drive it. It has problem with cameras, Traffic sign recognition, adaptive cruise assistant, adaptive light malfunction, headlight assistant malfunction, Audi active lane assistant malfunction, accessibility service malfunction, driver system malfunction (limited vehicle performance), and the list keep on going. I am trying Audi America to buy my car back. I have the car for 4 months and I have use it for approximately 3 weeks (milage as of today 1,529 - several miles done to test the car by the technicians).

Filed Sep 22, 2025 · Airbags · NV · crash

On Tuesday, September 2nd, I was in a car accident on the freeway. A car jump out in front of me and did not go quickly enough, I hit my breaks, but still hit them going around 55-60 MPH. When the impact occurred, my car turned itself off and I saw smoke coming out of the dash / center area of the car. I was able to start my car and get it off of the freeway safely. My airbag did not deploy, and it appeared the charge went off. The airbag light is now illuminated on the dash. There are no open recalls on my car, and I am truly concerned there is an issue with the airbags and do not want anyone else to get hurt if their airbags do not go off. I spoke with the local dealership on Friday, and they recommended that I reach out directly to Audi. I contacted Audi, answered all of their questions, sent photos and the police report. This is the response I received from them today, 9/22: "Our engineer has completed the review of all the documentation you provided. Here is his assessment: Damage to this vehicle is to sheet metal and composite material components of the hood, fender, headlight, bumper cover, and radiator core support. The impact is offset to the right, outside the bumper reinforcement system with no apparent damage or longitudinal compression of the bumper deformation elements or frame long members. The progressive deformation of the components listed above absorbs crash energy over a longer period of time, lowering the vehicles rate of deceleration below the threshold criteria for airbag deployment. This vehicle performed as designed." I do not believe this is accurate because there was smoke inside the car, and now the airbag light is illuminated.

Filed Aug 25, 2024 · Lights · MA

Level sensor on left rear suspension failed, causing headlights to be pointed downward and not safely lighting the road ahead. The sensor failed due to poor design, metal-to-metal ball and socket linkage in a corrosion-assured location under the car. When the metal-to-metal ball and socket corroded and froze, resulting load caused the sensor linkage to break. A search of Audi forums indicates that this problem is not uncommon, and this same sensor design is used in other Audi models and variants.

Filed Aug 7, 2024 · Body, Electrical · SC

The contact owns a 2018 Audi Q5. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, upon reaching the destination, the contact became aware that the headlights would not turn off. After which, the vehicle failed to restart, and the vehicle was towed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 21V947000 (Electrical System, Structure); the VIN was included, but the vehicle had already been repaired under the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed May 16, 2023 · Body, Electrical · 53,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2018 Audi Q5. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle in a severe rainstorm, the vehicle experienced electrical failures, which included the head lights flashing and the horn activating before the vehicle suddenly became inoperable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who discovered that rainwater had leaked into the rear of the vehicle and the electrical components were submerged in water causing an electrical failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously serviced under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 21V947000 (Electrical System, Structure). The failure mileage was 53,000.

Filed Jul 31, 2019 · Lights · 60,000 miles · FL

At issue is the replacement of a daytime running light on the 2013 audi q5 which failed under normal driving conditions. Mileage at the time was under 60k miles. Audi engineering imbedded the daytime running light into the headlight unit. When the daytime running light fails, the entire headlight unit must be replaced - service estimate of $1,695.00. My research shows dealership service estimates for the replacement of a daytime running light to be $85.00 or less for other vehicles. I feel audi's actions were fiscally and environmentally irresponsible and I resent audi forcing customers like myself to pay such an exorbitant cost for this safety repair due to audi's blunder. Audi was aware of this issue when I purchased the vehicle but did nothing to notify me of this pending expense.

Filed Aug 24, 2018 · Lights · 53,000 miles · KY

Vehicle is very unsafe to drive at night. The low beam headlights only project and illuminate a very short distance in front of the vehicle. It would be nearly impossible to avoid a pedestrian, animal, or debris in the roadway because of this shortcoming.

Filed Oct 18, 2017 · Lights · 60,400 miles · WA

Receiving left headlight dipped error. Appears to be a common issue with audi across model range possibly due to design issue.