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Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 10 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron (2022–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2024.

3
safety recalls, all years
10
owner complaints, all years
2022
year with most recalls
2024
year with most complaints

Pick your Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron10
2025 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron13
2024 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron15
2023 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron12
2022 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron10

What Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA. The 2024 model year has the most, with 5.

All Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Retractor (seat belts)

    NHTSA 25V638000 Reported 1,042 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5, S6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron, and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace one or both front seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 30, 2025, and October 31, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834 or Volkswagen at…

    Model years: 2026

  2. Dc/dc converter (electrical system) and 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 25V125000 Reported 13,769 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2024-2025 AUDI Q4 E-Tron SUV, AUDI Q4 E-Tron Sportback, and 2024 ID.4 vehicles. The on-board charger (OCDC) may fail and stop charging the 12-volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the OCDC, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 20, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.…

    Model years: 2024, 2025

  3. Gear position indication (prndl) (power train) and service brakes, hydraulic: control unit/module

    NHTSA 25V120000 Reported 60,490 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2023 ID.4, 2022-2023 Audi Q4 e-Tron, and Q4 e-Tron Sportback vehicles. The instrument panel may not properly display the transmission gear lever indicator. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the brake control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 14, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at…

    Model years: 2022, 2023

Other Audi models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.