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Audi Q8 years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2019. Best years: 2020.
The 2019 Audi Q8 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 109, or 14 for each year on the road, against a median of 6 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2019 is stalling (23 reports).
- 109complaints
- 5recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 24, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2019
Most reported: stalling (23 reports) and gas pedal delay (16 reports, median 4,000 miles).
Best years
2020
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2019 has the most complaints of any Audi Q8 year here: 109 of 109 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 23 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 2% of Audi Q8 complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report stalling has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2023 at 32 and have dropped every year since, to 5 in 2025. So far in 2026, 9 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2020 (28), 2021 (30), 2024 (23).
Year by year
2019 Audi Q8 avoid
109 owner complaints, 14 for each year on the road (2.2 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (23 reports) and gas pedal delay (16 reports, median 4,000 miles). 1 report involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. 5 recalls, including 22V-516 on the fuel system and 26V-125 on lane keeping.
Questions
What Audi Q8 years should you avoid?
The 2019 Audi Q8 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 109, or 14 for each year on the road, against a median of 6 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2019 is stalling (23 reports).
What are the best years for the Audi Q8?
The 2020 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 28, or 4 for each year on the road.
What is the most common problem on the Audi Q8?
Stalling, with 23 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2019.
How many recalls does the Audi Q8 have?
5 recall campaigns cover the Audi Q8 model years 2019 on this site.
How many Audi Q8 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
2% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Audi Q8?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.