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Audi Q5 Crash Safety Rating Overview

Refer to the chart below to compare NHTSA overall crash safety ratings for tested model years of the Q5 below. 

Model YearQ5 ModelNHTSA Overall Rating
2018Q5 SUV AWD Early Release5 stars
2018Q5 SUV AWD Later Release5 stars
2019Q5 SUV AWD5 stars
2020Q5 SUV AWD5 stars
2021Q5 SUV AWD5 stars
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2021 Audi Q5 SUV AWD Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningStandard
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2020 Audi Q5 SUV AWD Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2019 Audi Q5 SUV AWD Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2018 Audi Q5 SUV AWD Later Release Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

2018 Audi Q5 SUV AWD Early Release Safety Rating

NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating

Overall Rating5/5
Front Crash Rating5/5
Side Crash Rating5/5
Rollover Rating4/5
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningOptional
Electronic Stability ControlStandard

What does an Audi 5-star safety rating mean?

For the NHTSA crash safety tests, a 5-star scale is used to evaluate a vehicle’s performance. 

The more stars in a particular category, the better the Audi model performed and the safer it is. 

The IIHS vehicle safety program awards Top Safety picks with a rating criteria of Good to Poor.

You can learn more about crash safety ratings here: Guide to Vehicle Crash Test Safety Ratings 

More Free Resources to Find the Right Audi For You

If you’re researching the Q5, VINvaquero.com has plenty of resources to help you.

You can use the VINvaquero.com Audi recalls lookup for more information on any recalls that were detected in the database. 

You can also find a car’s safety ratings on the window sticker at the dealership. 

Need more information about the Audi you’re interested in? Use our other free tools like the License Plate Lookup or Audi VIN Decoder to uncover more details about the car. 

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