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2011 Audi Q5 repairs by problem area
Engine (49%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (5%)
Brakes and Traction Control (2%)
Suspension and Steering (4%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (18%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (14%)
Other (7%)
Chart based on 181 repairs.
2011 Audi Q5 engine repair cost distribution
$2500+ (11%)
$1000 - $2499 (12%)
$500 - $999 (11%)
$100 - $499 (13%)
< $100 (54%)
Chart based on 76 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2011 Audi Q5 4dr SUV
turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 43000 mi | Fuel pump control module was faulty and was replaced under warranty |
| 43700 mi | he car has been shuddering, stuttering while cold starting in the morning. It starts and runs fine the rest of the day. The EPC and Check Engine lights come on and stay on for about 15 seconds. TSB 2024812/4 Software Update and Replace Pressure Regulator |
| 68000 mi US $89 |
oil separator or PCV was broken so it was replaced under the extended warranty program |
| 85000 mi | Oil consumption test |
| 85800 mi US $507 |
Replaced pistons, gaskets, seal rings, sealant, and coolant; Warranty - Fuel filter flange protective film; Replaced timing chain & tensioner |
| 107500 mi US $1900 |
radiator and radiator fans replaced along with coolant. one of the radiator fans broke and damaged the radiator causing coolant leakage. |
| 108000 mi US $1960 |
Radiator and fan replacement |
| 63240 mi | At my request dealer did oil consumption test. Determined to be using excessive oil. Dealer did repair including replacing pistons. Took 5 working days. Dealer arranged rental for me. Oil consumption greatly improved. |
| 95480 mi | Oil leak. Repaired under extended warranty. Took 2 days to complete. Oil leak previously thought repaired was not. |
| 105400 mi C $330 |
Replaced serpentine belt and belt tensioner pulley |
| 91200 mi US $85 |
Yellow engine warning light came on. Engine air intake valve had a broken seal. |
| 72000 mi US $85 |
Engine slipped when down shifting for acceleration. Had to replace an engine coil. Covered by extended warranty. |
| 80000 mi US $85 |
Car started shuddering. Engine light came on and started flashing, then went back off, then back on and off again. Replaced a faulty engine coil. |
| 82300 mi | Burning oil at a very fast rate (quart every 500 miles). Engine was refurbished as part of the Audi class action lawsuit. |
| 165000 mi US $2200 |
Engine needed to be re-built because the timing chain was off. |
| 170000 mi US $400 |
Car started shaking while it was being driven, and the yellow check engine light started flashing. One engine coil needed to be replaced, but we ended up replacing all 4 and all spark plugs as well. |
| 28000 mi | Cracked engine block caused by a broken driveshaft bolt. Engine had severe vibration and oil leak. New engine replacement under warranty. Took total of 3 weeks. Cracked engine block caused by a broken driveshaft bolt. Engine had severe vibration and oil leak. New engine replacement under warranty. Took total of 3 weeks. |
| 50300 mi | bad valves, car was using oil |
| 38500 mi | Consumed a lot of engine oil (1qt every 500 miles). Audi was aware of the issue and replaced a few parts. No longer having the issue after 3000 miles. |
| 15000 mi | Forum post of new transmission tsb for shift smoothness. Although only minor in our Q5 decided to have done while in for 15k audicars service "Grumbling" noise as engine is idled in mornings... |
| 41000 mi | clogged fuel filter that manifested itself by bucking/hesitation upon acceleration |
| 44000 mi | Excessive oil use |
| 70200 mi US $900 |
Excessive oil use. Brought in several times for same issue. This time Audi said it was a faulty hood latch that somehow is connected to the oil gauge reporting. |
| 76000 mi | Excessive oil use |
| 82000 mi US $300 |
"Check Engine" light came on. Tear in air intake diaphragm. |
| 88000 mi US $1600 |
Pistons replaced due to high oil consumption. Water pump replaced |
| 48800 mi | Car was burning oil too quickly. Company sponsored repair campaign replacing Pistons and Rings. |
| 61000 mi US $160 |
Intermittent no crank and then check engine light. Relay for the ECU replaced. |
| 98000 mi US $1000 |
Oil consumption |
| 72700 mi | excessive oil use..would have cost over $4000 to fix |
| 79000 mi US $18000 |
2012 Audi were not supposed to have oil consumption issue..but they do!!!! My Q5 uses 1.5 qts every 1000 miles...beware!!! The cost for repair is $3600 to replace pistons and rings |
| 62000 mi | High oil consumption, higher than after piston and ring change a month earlier. After 3 weeks of having vehicle, they replaced entire engine. Thankfully, car was CPO so under warranty. |
| 43900 mi | Replaced pistons and rings to stop oil consumption. |
| 67000 mi US $3546 |
turbo broke |
| 83800 mi US $530 |
Water Pump replaced - "leaky thermostat" |
| 95000 mi US $7000 |
Timing chain. Engine mostly destroyed. Car was left in Florida in the shop - owner gave me $1000 and we had to come back from Florida by another car. Audi would not take any responsibility for that failure because car was few months over 10 years. Total loss and disastrous vacations. Now we switched to Lexus... |
| 99000 mi US $225 |
PCV failed |
| 124000 mi US $43 |
Center exhaust dual clamp exhaust sleeve loosened up allowing exhaust leak. Assembly's two clamps made of galvanized steel disintegrated leaving only the loose stainless steel half sleeves to hold the two exhaust pipe sections together. |
| 13000 mi | Vehicle intermittently lost all power while accelerating. Computer showed multiple faults. Was determined to be fuel pump regulator. Replaced. |
| 35000 mi | Oil valve replacement. Car was burning oil at higher than normal rate. |
| 45000 mi | Engine oil light came on prior to scheduled service. Dealer acknowledged faulty sensor and repaired it. |
| 83000 mi | Oil consumption test in July indicated my car was Burning oil at 60% rate. Dealer successfully convinced Audi to replace Pistons at no charge based on previous complaints. Audi agreed since I am the original owner and always have it serviced by Audi dealerships. |
| 56000 mi | Check engine light came on due to leaking crankshaft seal. Seal and screw replaced. Road tested. |
| 66500 mi | Oil consumption test confirmed high oil burn rate. Pistons replaced. While engine was out due to oil consumption repairs, leaking water pump discovered and replaced. |
| 92000 mi US $530 |
Check engine light on; code thrown was too lean off idle; cleared code myself but came back and was persistent; shop replaced the crankcase ventilation assembly. |
| 95000 mi US $2900 |
Timing chain snapped, damaged cylinder head. |
| 122000 mi US $200 |
Malfunctioning ignition coil causing vehicle to misfire on acceleration. Coil replaced. |
| 27800 mi | Turbo failed and was replaced under warranty. |
| 3200 mi | Replace failed transmission control computer. Replace failed transmission control computer. |
| 1000 mi | Jerky shifting under 10 MPH. |
| 16000 mi | High oil burn rate. |
| 64800 mi | overuse of oil - currently calculating oil usage - do not know success of repair yet. Still determining |
| 69000 mi | burning of oil |
| 22000 mi US $1000 |
Excessive oil consumption in the 2.0t. Seals and other affected parts replaced per Audi TSB. |
| 26100 mi | Car was towed to Audi service (blinking engine light indicates serious problem, undrivable car) to replace coils. Tech said this was a non-recall issue, but that Audi acknowledges a problem, so coils were replaced free of charge. |
| 30000 mi US $800 |
Excessive oil consumption, round 2. This is a known problem and involves a 2-step fix. Step 1 was already done, but I was never told to bring the car back in 1000 miles for a check-up. Oil consumption increased subsequent to first repair. |
| 31000 mi | Excessive oil consumption required major engine service- pistons, rings, etc per Audi TSB for 2nd round service subsequent to 1st service not fixing the problem. Repair seems to be successful, but there are not enough miles on it to know. |
| 62000 mi US $600 |
Replace faulty breather valve. May be related to prior service for excessive oil consumption. |
| 67000 mi | Timing chain broke. The entire engine needed to be replaced because this is an interference engine. It is a known problem and resulted in a class action lawsuit. |
| 90000 mi US $132 |
Phase 2 - Oil Consumption fix. Pulled engine, replaced pistons and rings, replaced engine. Test drove. One part was not covered that was suggested to replace, the Cam Bridge. We elected to replace for the cost of the part only. |
| 95000 mi US $405 |
Fuel injector stuck open. Dealer replaced injector and two coil packs Dealer gave us the car after fuel injector repair. Check engine light came on again in 20 miles. Drove to dealer, they said the catalytic converter was bad, quoted $1400. I declined, replaced w/ aftermarket cat myself and cleared code. |
| 81300 mi US $400 |
Since last dealer visit, engine ran poorly. I replaced all 4 injectors with new, what the dealer should have done when they were in there last month. Engine runs fine now. |
| 103000 mi US $28 |
Coil pack replacement. Symptoms not typical of coil pack failure, random codes thrown. |
| 42640 mi | Oil consumption. Replaced pistons |
| 77700 mi | Pistons replaced under extended warranty due to oil useage |
| 12000 mi | Engine burns oil. The dealership would cover it under the warranty but the fix was new rings. I didn't want to hassle with that. I bought a Toyota because their quality is incredible. |
| 40000 mi | Q5 was consuming oil more frequent that regular scheduled maintenance (had to top it off w/ 1qt.) |
2011 Audi Q5 4dr SUV
turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 7-speed automated manual AWD
| 91340 mi C $298 |
Engine misfiring due to bad Ignition coil pack... |
2011 Audi Q5 4dr SUV
turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD
| 155 mi | System sentb"oil low" warning in the just delivered car - told it was a softwarevproblem |
| 170500 mi €850 |
Small radiator oil cooling and engine cooling was fractured and no more liquid tight. Very expensive replacement. |
| 170810 mi €2900 |
Clutch went "slipping" so had to be replaced. |
2011 Audi Q5 4dr SUV
270-horsepower 3.2L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 76880 mi | Air pump throwing error codes for both cylinder banks. Airbag recall Throttle body was decarbonated & airbag was replaced |
| 23100 mi | Transmission control unit reflash to address tranny smoothness. |
| 33100 mi | Carbon buildup on secondary air intakes. Engine brought down to allow proper access to the SAI ports. |
| 41368 mi US $4581 |
Problem: rough idle, OBDII codes indicating crank position and cam position sensors out of range. Cause:timing chain jumped tooth/teeth. Known problem on 3.2L engine. Chain tentioner and guides suspected. Solution: replacement of guides and tentioners timing chain out of position. Changed tensioner and valve. |
| 50000 mi US $1000 |
intake was "impaired" |
| 86000 mi US $2000 |
engine light on. cam chain system dysfunction - told that I need a new engine -cost 7950! Car always serviced on time at the dealership. Update: Audi paid 75% of the cost. |
| 8000 mi | Coolant sensor malfunction. Sensor was replaced. |
| 16000 mi | Engine light came on. Left car for one day - they determined problem was oxygen sensor. They reset & asked me to watch it & said if light returns it would be replaced.It returned intermittently and the sensor was then replaced. |
| 95017 mi US $1100 |
Replaced faulty coolant thermostat causing the check engine light to come on. |
2011 Audi Q5 4-door
turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel manual AWD
| 89800 mi R 11500 |
water pump failed - should be changed with timing belt |
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