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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
WA1EAAFYXP2••••••2023 Audi Q5
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2023 Audi Q5 build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
31on the model
18builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 3Service Brakes 2Fuel/propulsion System 1Power Train 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashNov 2023
My wife was pulling into a parking spot when all of a sudden the cars engine accelerated causing the car to jump one curb, hit a step and striking a pole before finally the brakes stopped the car from going through a storefront. None of the safety crash features stopped the…
Service BrakesJun 2026
Automatic Emergency Braking system engaged when the vehicle was parked on an incline. Unable to release automatic emergency brake when vehicle was started with key. Ignition light warning — RED — symbol — brake failure. Required a tow to Audi dealership. Audi dealership in two…
Electrical SystemJun 2026
CORRECTION to NHTSA COMPLAINT #11745968 The Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) did not disengage when the vehicle was placed in gear from P to R to D while/after parked in an incline postion (see DTCs -Bozeman Audi invoice, 6/23/26). The EPB is designed to disengage automatically.…
Power TrainSep 2025
While travelling at highway speeds in the passing lane, a warning appeared “Transmission Malfunction! Safely stop vehicle” at which point the vehicle acceleration suddenly stopped. Fortunately despite the heavy and fast traffic I was able to get to the side of the road, but the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WA1EAAFYXP2111797 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.