2019 Audi Q3 problems
The Audi Q3 is a subcompact luxury crossover SUV made by Audi. The Q3 has a transverse-mounted front engine, and entered production in 2011.
First generation (Typ 8U; 2011)
Concept Vehicle: Audi Cross Coupé quattro (2007)
Designed by Julian Hoenig in 2006, it was a concept vehicle with Liquid Silver body colour, 20-inch wheels, fabric folding roof, electrically controlled hood, 4-cylinder 2.0 TDI engine rated at 204 PS (150 kW; 201 hp) and 400 N⋅m (295.02 lbf⋅ft), diesel particulate filter and Bluetec emission control system, quattro permanent four-wheel drive system with Haldex clutch, Audi S tronic dual-clutch gearbox, MacPherson strut front axle and a four-link rear axle, Audi drive select system with 3 modes (dynamic, sport, efficiency), MMI control panel with touch pad and dual-view technology, sound system with the prominent extending tweeters.
The vehicle was unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show in April, 2007.
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Common 2019 Audi Q3 problems
The 2019 Audi Q3 has been reported to have several common problems based on complaints from owners. One of the most frequently mentioned issues is a leaky roof, as reported by Danielle Butler. Despite the car's appealing looks and driving dynamics, the leaky roof has caused frustration for many owners. The issue seems to affect the ceiling console, causing water to drip onto phone charging ports and dome lights when it rains. Audi has not provided a satisfactory solution for this problem, leaving many owners feeling disappointed with the car's overall quality and service.
Another issue reported by some owners is related to the car's electrics and other components. According to Carbuyer's owner reviews, 38% of people would recommend the Audi Q3 to a friend, but there have been cases where owners experienced issues with the car's electrics and other components. The specific nature of these issues is not detailed in the search results, but it is worth noting that they have been reported by some owners.
There have also been concerns about the 2019 Audi Q3's manufacturing issues, including steering problems and engine problems. These issues have been reported by Brian Jones, a former ASE Certified Master Tech and Parts Specialist with extensive experience in the automotive industry. While the specific details of these issues are not provided in the search results, they are worth considering when evaluating the overall reliability of the 2019 Audi Q3.
It is important to note that these issues are based on complaints from a small number of owners and may not be representative of the overall reliability of the 2019 Audi Q3. However, they do highlight some potential areas of concern that prospective buyers may want to consider when evaluating the car. As with any car purchase, it is always a good idea to do thorough research and consider multiple sources of information before making a decision.
Does Audi Q3 have engine problems?
The Q3 is equipped with the EA888 2.0-liter engine, which has a history of tensioner problems in its timing chain. The loose chain can lead to catastrophic engine failure, causing significant damage and costly repairs.
Is the Audi Q3 a reliable car?
Is the 2024 Q3 Reliable? The 2024 Audi Q3 has a predicted reliability score of 81 out of 100. A J.D. Power predicted reliability score of 91-100 is considered the Best, 81-90 is Great, 70-80 is Average and 0-69 is Fair and considered below average.
What are the cons of a Audi Q3?
Cons
- Lackluster fuel economy.
- Limited rear passenger and cargo space.
- Not much fun to drive.
Are Audi Q3 expensive to maintain?
Audi Q3 Maintenance Costs
An Audi Q3 will cost about $11,843 for maintenance and repairs during its first 10 years of service. This beats the industry average for luxury SUV models by $3,871.
Does Audi Q3 have engine problems?
The Q3 is equipped with the EA888 2.0-liter engine, which has a history of tensioner problems in its timing chain. The loose chain can lead to catastrophic engine failure, causing significant damage and costly repairs.
Is the Audi Q3 a reliable car?
Is the 2024 Q3 Reliable? The 2024 Audi Q3 has a predicted reliability score of 81 out of 100. A J.D. Power predicted reliability score of 91-100 is considered the Best, 81-90 is Great, 70-80 is Average and 0-69 is Fair and considered below average.
Are Audi Q3 expensive to maintain?
Audi Q3 Maintenance Costs
An Audi Q3 will cost about $11,843 for maintenance and repairs during its first 10 years of service. This beats the industry average for luxury SUV models by $3,871.
How long do Audi Q3 engines last?
What is Audi Q3 lifespan? The estimated lifespan of a Audi Q3 is 150,000mi, before reaching the life expectancy upper limit. Fuel type is a major factor when looking into a vehicles lifespan/life expectancy.
2019 Audi Q3 car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Audi Q3 problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Electrical system problems
- Engine problems
- Fuel/propulsion system problems
- Exterior lighting problems
- Forward collision avoidance problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 2019 Audi Q3 vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
2019 Audi Q3 complaints
The NHTSA has received 9 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 2019 Audi Q3.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2022-12-17
- VIN: WA1AECF39K1
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE
- Summary: After multiple attempts to have my 2019 Audi Q3 repaired the vehicle is still sitting at Audi of Columbia with the following issues (leaking water, drainage system is compromised, mold in the roof lining, sunroof is leaking).
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2022-10-30
- VIN: WA1AECF30K1
- Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: Vehicle stalls even while actively engaged in driving. Audi diagnosed performing as designed and advised nothing that they can do until diagnosed as “not performing as designed”. Poses imminent crash issue as vehicle will stall at any time. Please investigate. I am terrified to drive the car from place to place.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2022-07-15
- VIN: WA1AECF30K1
- Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
- Summary: While driving, Audi Pre sense warning illuminated on dash, then emergency braking occurred while seatbelt tightened. There were no other cars around (neither in front or on the side) I did not hit anything in the street. Safety put at risk from unnecessary braking. Thankfully no cars were behind me. This did startle me but I maintained proper control of the vehicle.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2022-01-14
- VIN: WA1AECF30K1
- Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: Vehicle fuel pump fails intermittently even while actively engaged in driving. Engine stalled while driving putting me at risk for an accident. Issue was hard to diagnose because the fault would clear after an episode and reappear 300-400 miles after being driven again. Check engine light appears and then after allowing car to sit for a few hours, the car will start again. Sometimes the check engine light remains, other times it goes away on its own. Vehicle was inspected by Audi Little Rock and was performing as designed but issued occurred again 4 days after pickup. Currently the high pressure fuel pump is being replaced to try and solve the problem but vehicle can be made available for inspection if this does not resolve the issue. Since it is intermittently failing, issue hasn’t been duplicated during inspection. Incident has occurred approx 8 times since purchased in Jan 2022.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2020-12-25
- VIN: WA1FECF37K1
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: WITH NO WARNING CAR DIED ON THE FREEWAY IN THE RAIN "DRIVE SYSTEM FAILURE". CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2020-11-01
- VIN: WA1EECF32K1
- Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: WHILE ON THE ROAD, ON THE FIRST MONTH OF DRIVING THE CAR AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 2-5 MPH WITH A NOTE ON THE DASH SCREEN TO CALL SERVICE. I CRAWLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GAS PEDAL AND BREAKS NOT WORKING, PULLING THE EMERGENCY PARK BUTTON TO STOP THE CAR. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO AUDI SERVICE IN FAIRFIELD CT FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING. EARLY NOVEMBER 2020 THIS HAS HAPPEN YET AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF A STOP LIGHT BUT THIS TIME THE WHOLE ENGINE/CAR DIED WITH THE IGNITION FOR 2 MINUTES. WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON, I CONTINUED TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT STARTS. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR AND AUDI SERVICES ARE NOT HELPING/CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE. IT NOW HAS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. WILL I BE DEAD NEXT TIME IS WHAT GOES THROUGH MY MIND.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2020-06-05
- VIN: WA1FECF35K1
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: ON THREE OCCASIONS, TOUCHSCREEN FAILED TO TURN ON PREVENTING REVERSE CAMERA FROM ACTIVATING. SCREEN STAYED BLANK OR WAS UNRESPONSIVE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION -- SWITCHING IN AND OUT OF REVERSE DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. *TR
ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2020-02-24
- VIN: WA1EECF31K1
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: THE CAR HAD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THIS PAST TIME (WHICH IS WHY I'M REPORTING IT) I WAS DRIVING TO MY OFFICE THAT IS LESS THAN 1.5 MILES FROM HOUSE AND I WAS GOING THROUGH A 4 WAY INTERSECTION AND THE CAR COMPLETED SHUT OFF, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED , BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS LOCKED. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES FOR ME TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN.AND I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES. IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO AUDI DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED LATER THAT DAY BY AUDI THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CAR BUT THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT FOR 2 MONTHS. THEY STATE AUDI SAID IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOUR CAR SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY AND YOUR ON THE HIGHWAY OR A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ALMOST GET HIT THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS INFORMED TO TURN THE START STOP FEATURE OFF AND THE CAR WILL BE FINE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I INFORMED AUDI I HAD THAT FEATURE TURNED OFF WHEN IT OCCURRED. THAT ASIDE WHAT IF I GOT IN THE CAR AND FORGOT TO TURN THAT FEATURE OFF AND IT HAPPENED AGAINS AND THIS TIME I GET HIT AND INJURED. OR ONE OF MY CHILDREN DRIVE THE CAR AND DON'T TURN THAT FEATURE OFF AND IT HAPPENS TO THEM. YOU SHOULDN'T SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY ON A VEHICLE AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TURNING OFF FEATURES THAT ARE EQUIPPED IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTION. ALL I ASKED FOR WAS A LOANER UNTIL THE PART TO FIX A KNOWN ISSUE THAT AUDI ACKNOWLEDGES WAS AVAILABLE. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY IS AT RISK. THE FACT THAT AUDI HADN'T MADE IT A RECALL OR SAYS IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS UNBELIEVABLE.
STEERING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2020-01-27
- VIN: WA1FECF35K1
- Components: STEERING
- Summary: VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTO START/STOP FEATURE. WHEN STOPPED AT STOPLIGHTS, INTERSECTIONS, ETC, THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF. WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE PETAL, THE ENGINE REACTIVATES. HOWEVER, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE POWER STEERING DID NOT REACTIVATE UNTIL 1-2 SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE RESTARTS. THIS LEFT ME WITH NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE STEERING (AS I WAS UNABLE TO EASILY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL). THIS RESULTED IN SEVERAL PROBLEMATIC INCIDENTS WHERE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ENGINE DISENGAGED WHILE I WAS INCHING INTO A LEFT-HAND TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO THEN START MY TURN, THE ENGINE RE-ENGAGED, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING ME TO DRIVE FORWARD (TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC) INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL LEFT TO COMPLETE MY TURN. SIMILAR EVENTS HAVE HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
2019 Audi Q3 recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 3 recalls for different components of the 2019 Audi Q3.
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
- Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan LWB, Golf Sportswagen A7, Golf Alltrack, Golf R GP, Audi Q3, Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Jetta NF, Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, Atlas, Golf A7, Audi A3, 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021 Atlas FL vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
- Consequence: An undetected sudden loss of pressure in all four tires increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: Dealers will update the TPMS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audis customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Audi) 45J7, and (VW) 45J6 and 45J8.
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Components: STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling one 2019 Audi Q3 vehicle. Production deviation in the belt pully can prevent the circlip from properly engaging the steering rack.
- Consequence: The circlip can detach and catch on surrounding components, causing the steering system to lock and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: Audi will notify the owner, and a dealer will replace the steering rack, free of charge. The recall was completed February 28, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 48P7.
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Audi Q3 vehicles. The passenger air bag may not properly deploy through the instrument panel tear seam.
- Consequence: In the event of a crash, the passenger air bag may not properly deploy and inflate, and small plastic parts may enter the cabin, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the instrument panel and replace it, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 10, 2020. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 70H7.
Negative 2019 Audi Q3 car reviews
Positive 2019 Audi Q3 car reviews
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Truly a joy to drive! Your exceptional handling is matched by a well-appointed interior. Plus, the ability to cast Google maps, Waze, or other apps ensures up-to-date navigation. The only issue is the inability to fold mirrors.
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2019 Audi Q3 Problems | Kelley Blue Book
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Are you having problems with your 2019 Audi Q3?
Devon Johns 2024-09-25
In my experience with the 2019 Audi Q3 S line Prestige, I found that it did not meet my expectations for a luxury vehicle. The acceleration was not as responsive as I had hoped and the engine noise on cold startup was quite noticeable. Additionally, the transmission shifting was not as smooth as I would have liked. While the price point may be higher than some other options in its class, I would encourage comparing it to other vehicles to determine the best overall value and performance for your needs.
Jaeden Effertz 2024-09-06
This luxury SUV model from Audi may not be suitable for those who prefer a quieter ride. However, it is important to note that every vehicle has its unique features and characteristics. While this particular model may not have met your expectations, Audi continues to produce high-quality vehicles that are enjoyed by many. Thank you for your feedback.
Wilfred Pagac 2024-02-12
An orange base model Q3 is my Enterprise loaner while my Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is in the body shop. Let me break it down for you: what I like and what I don't like. What I like about the Q3 is that the seats and driving position are comfortable and have lots of adjustments, which is something my RAV4 lacks. The power rear hatch opens and closes very quickly, unlike the extremely slow hatch on my Toyota. The cabin is also very quiet and the ride is composed, although it can be a bit stiff at times. The handling feels quite good with good feedback from the steering wheel, and the brakes are firm and powerful. However, I do have some concerns. The gas mileage is quite poor, reminiscent of a large car from 20 years ago. It's 2020, not 2000. I understand that it weighs almost 4000 lbs, but so does my RAV4 hybrid, which gets about twice as many miles per gallon. The engine also has the feeling of an economy car around town. Additionally, the controls for the radio and other features are frustratingly over-complicated. After 4 days, I still can't find an easy way to change the station. In order to reset the trip meter, you have to go through a rigamarole of pressing a menu button, then scrolling a wheel till it says The front seat restraints are quite enormous and thick, which can block the view when looking to the right while backing out of the driveway into the street. However, the Q3 is a nice small SUV built like a tank with high quality and comfort. Unfortunately, it just doesn't meet my expectations well enough for me to consider this car if I was looking again. Perhaps if I was an Audi enthusiast, I may be blind to all the negatives. If the car was a hybrid or PHEV, it could fix the awful gas mileage and make the tech much simpler (I am sick of touch screens for everything), which would make me more interested.