Exterior Lighting Problems of Audi Q5

Audi Q5 owners have reported 28 exterior lighting related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common exterior lighting problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's exterior lighting (23 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's headlights (5 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Exterior Lighting related problems of Audi Q5

Problem Category Number of Problems
Exterior Lighting problems
23
Headlights problems
5

Recently reported Exterior Lighting problems of Audi Q5

The Exterior Lighting problem

The right back up light is defective. This light is in the right rear light housing that sits in the rear bumper. The defective light indicator came on before the 5 year/40k mile warranty had expired. The lamp bulb was changed as I believed this was the cause of the defect error.   Read details...

The Headlights problem

At issue is the replacement of a daytime running light on the 2013 Audi Q5 which failed under normal driving conditions. Mileage at the time was under 60k miles. Audi engineering imbedded the daytime running light into the headlight unit.   Read details...




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