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WA1CMAFP7FA048491
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Year
2015
Make
AUDI
Model
Q5
Trim
2.0T Premium, Prestige Hybrid, TDI Premium Plus
Body Style
Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]
Drive Type
—
Engine
2.967000L 6-cyl
Fuel Type
Diesel
Transmission
—
Plant
INGOLSTADT, GERMANY
Vehicle Type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Manufacturer
AUDI AG
Owner Complaints
97 filed Get Report →
Service Bulletins
1,078 on file Get Report →
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Audi Q5 vehicles. The sunroof drainage system may allow water to soak into the foam surrounding the side head air bag inflator canister resulting in the corrosion of the canister. If this happens, the corrosion can weaken the canister and the inflator could fracture without air bag deployment, propelling fragments into the passenger compartment, striking and causing serious injury to vehicle occupants.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A4 vehicles and 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can be blocked with debris from the cooling system, resulting in the pump overheating.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat or can short-circuit from moisture within the pump.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Audi Q5 and 2013-2017 Audi Q7 vehicles. These gasoline-powered vehicles have a fuel pump flange that may crack, allowing fuel to leak.
The manufacturer has filed 1,078 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2015 AUDI Q5 — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:
AOS-26-25 — This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: The ODIS Audi Brand update 2.41.1 i
TSB_2080517_4 — This bulletin provides informaiotn when the starter battery is discharged or defective.
TSB_2074808_4 — The high-voltage batteries in electric vehicles are subject to various ageing effects which could lead to the energy content (energy density) being reduced. This reduction in the energy content, which is due to factors.
Owners have filed 97 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2015 AUDI Q5. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.
VIN WA1CMAFP7FA048491 identifies a 2015 AUDI Q5 2.0T Premium, Prestige Hybrid, TDI Premium Plus sport utility vehicle [suv]/multipurpose vehicle [mpv]. The first three characters (WA1) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (CMAFP) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (7) is the check digit. Position 10 (F) encodes the model year (2015). Position 11 (A) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in INGOLSTADT, GERMANY. The final six characters (048491) are the unique sequential production number.
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NHTSA vPIC database, decoded 2026-06-17
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