6 complaints reported

2018 Audi Q3 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
6
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2023

Heard a loud exploding sound while driving down the street. Quickly realized that the sunroof exploded and shattered on it own. No impact and nothing fell on it. Just a random explosion. Called local Audi dealership and they have heard of this issue in Audis, but that there is no active recall.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 AUDI Q3, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2023
Jun 2022

Center sliding armrest defective. Cover under the armrest that pops in the tubes came off maki g the armrest lose and exposing the metal tubes. Internet search mentions it’s a common issue and nothing has been resolved

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 AUDI Q3, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 9999 TBD TBD, Manufacturer: ODI Demo Co
Incident: Jan 2022
May 2022

Panoramic sunroof exploded today while driving at highway speeds. Broken glass gave way. Car was not struck by any objects before the glass failed. There were no warnings. Have not yet taken the car to a dealer or service provider. Though it did not happen to me, there’s danger from the explosion itself and from the glass entering the cabin.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 AUDI Q3, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: May 2022
Dec 2019

DRIVING DURING THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK I HEARD THIS EXPLOSION AND A SOUND BEHIND. WHEN I PULLED OFF I NOTICED MY MOONROOF WAS SHATTERED. JUST ABOUT TO FELL OFF OR BLOW AWAY. NO OBJECT HAD HIT THE CAR. IT WAS SIMPLY A HUGE EXPLOSION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 AUDI Q3, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2019
Nov 2018

TAKATA INFLATORS: MULTIPLE SERVICE ATTEMPTS TO FIX SPEAKER BLUETOOTH ISSUES. WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE. CONSISTENTLY HAPPENED. GARBLED INAUDIBLE COMMUNICATION USING HANDS FREE PHONE SPEAKER. WAS IN SERVICE 6 TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 AUDI Q3, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2017
Mar 2018

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT DUSK AT 50MPH WHEN THE SUNROOF IN MY Q3 SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED INTO A MILLION PIECES AND RAINED GLASS DOWN ON ME. I WAS UNHARMED AND ABLE TO EXIT, BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS IT WAS A TREMENDOUSLY LOUD AND STARTLING EVENT. AUDI DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO PROJECTILE THAT CAUSED THE BREAKAGE AND ARE REPLACING IT AS BEING "UNDER WARRANTY".

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2018 AUDI Q3, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2018

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Quick Summary

The 2018 Audi Q3 has 6 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.