The Lemon Index
Subscribe

All cars · Audi · SUV

Audi Q3.

The best Audi Q3 years are 2017, 2021, 2020. Years to avoid: 2020. Across 2017-2021, it has a Lemon Index of 66, where 100 is the average car and lower is better.

Reliability by year, 2017 to 2025.

66Lemon Index · 100 = average car

Better than average. Whole model, 2017-2021: 1.5× fewer complaints than average.

Best year 2017 · Worst year 2020

Audi Q3
Photo shows a 2015 Audi Q3. Vauxford, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.

2017520× fewer complaints20201921.9× the complaints2021273.7× fewer complaints2023–few complaints2024–few complaints2025–few complaints

Best years to buy

2017.

2017520× fewer complaints than average2021273.7× fewer complaints than average20201921.9× the average car's complaints

Years to avoid

2020.

20201921.9× the average car's complaints

Quick answers.

Is the Audi Q3 a good car?

Yes, it draws fewer complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2017-2021: Lemon Index 66; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: the best is 2017 and the worst is 2020.

What are the best Audi Q3 years to buy?

By owner complaints per car sold: 2017, 2021, 2020.

What Audi Q3 years should you stay away from?

The years with the most complaints per car sold: 2020.

How many recalls does the Audi Q3 have?

13 safety recalls across the 6 model years we track. Most: 2017 (3), 2020 (3), 2021 (3). Each year's page lists them.

What are the most common Audi Q3 problems?

Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name electrical, engine and fuel or ev drive system most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.

Every year in one table
YearIndexCompared with averageComplaintsTop complaintRecallsCrash testMPG
2017520× fewer complaints than average1—3—23
20201921.9× the average car's complaints49engine (41%)3★★★★★22
2021273.7× fewer complaints than average9fuel or EV drive system (22%)3★★★★★23–25
2023–too few complaints to score2engine (100%)1—24–25
2024–too few complaints to score18electrical (33%)2★★★★★23–25
2025–too few complaints to score4electrical (25%)1★★★★★23–25

Lemon Index = safety complaints filed with the government within 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model year. 100 is average, lower is better. How it works

Audi Q3 transmission problems by year →

Updated

Free to use with credit: Source: The Lemon Index (lemonindex.com). Get the data