Table 1 shows two common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2026 Audi Q5.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Adaptive Cruise Control problems | |
| Automatic Emergency Braking problems |
The vehicle has experienced intermittent failures of multiple advanced driver-assistance systems beginning at approximately 150 miles. Warning messages have included adaptive cruise control not available, distance warning not available, and pre-sense malfunction. These failures disable or make unavailable systems intended to maintain following distance and warn or intervene for potential forward collisions. The warnings have occurred while the vehicle was being driven and create uncertainty about whether the safety systems will function when needed. An authorized Audi dealer first verified driver-assistance concerns during an April-may 2026 repair visit, found multiple stored faults, opened a technical assistance case, and documented active/static faults involving the front driver-assistance camera and related control modules. The problems recurred. On August 10, 2026, at approximately 1,670 miles, the authorized dealer duplicated the distance warning illumination and acc unavailable condition, searched for service bulletins, opened another technical assistance case, performed a capacitor discharge, and ran replacement test plans for the a5 and 0075 control modules. Video of the warnings was provided to the dealer. No crash, fire, or injury has occurred. The vehicle and repair records are available for inspection.
While driving random safety lights will turn on like forward collision. So many issues Audi paid to get out of 2025 into a 2026. The most recent safety concern is that with keys inside the car will lock. The car will not unlock with the spare key fob and it will not unlock with the key fob from phone. There were dogs in the back seat and to get in the manual key fob had to open the door and when we started the engine all the issues went away.