2024 Audi SQ5 Sportback

The 2024 Audi SQ5 Sportback sits near the middle of a generation whose federal record shows a clear improvement arc: the 2021 model year opened with 11 complaints and 5 recalls, while the 2025 model year, as far as the data shows, has logged 0 complaints and 1 recall — a steep drop that suggests the platform was being refined rather than carrying unresolved early-cycle issues. For 2024 specifically, the visible complaint categories cluster around "Unknown Or Other" (2), forward collision avoidance and lane departure assist (2 when combined across the two ADAS-related entries), and structure (1), with forward collision avoidance standing out as the single concrete recurring theme. Two data points are worth weighting heavily: the 2024 record contains zero crash-related and zero fire-related complaints, which is a meaningful safety signal for a high-output crossover, and the "Unknown Or Other" bucket — while the largest — is not diagnostically useful, and the data does not specify its root cause. The practical takeaway is that 2024 represents a credible used buy, sitting in the descending portion of the generation's complaint curve and free of any reported fire or crash incidents in the federal record, but a buyer should specifically confirm the forward collision avoidance and lane departure software is up to date and ask the seller about the two unspecified complaints rather than relying solely on this aggregate view.