There are 6 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2013 Audi Q5 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO BRAKE THROTTLE OVERRIDE ON VARIOUS VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN REMOVING THE LEFT FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN THE RIGHT FOOT WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE DELAY CAUSES THE INABILITY TO MERGE QUICKLY INTO TRAFFIC.
MY BRAKES HAVE LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP. I SEEN A 2018 RECALL BUT MINE DOES SAME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI Q5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED AS THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.
SEVERE BRAKE SQUEELING WHEN BACKING UP AND MOVING FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. DEALER HAS TRIED SEVERAL FIXES (CLEANING) TO NO AVAIL. MY CONCERN (OTHER THAN THE HURTING THE EARS OF BY STANDERS) IS FURTHER BRAKE PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION.
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO BRAKE. AS SOON AS I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FELL TO THE FLOOR AND I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO THE SHOULDER AND AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES THEM CAME BACK. ABOUT A WEEK LATER MY WIFE AND KIDS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, AGAIN AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH POSTS ON AUDI FORUM. THEY OFFERED AN EXTENSION ON THE VEHICLE WARRANTY BUT THAT DOESN'T PREVENT SOMEONE GETTING KILLED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING BRAKES. *TR
2013 AUDI HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE PEDAL MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, HE FREQUENTLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 31, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.