https://www.audiworld.com/articles/consumer-reports-audi-q5-next-to-last-regarding-reliability/
I gotta say, there was a part of me hoping that the poor reliability history was getting better or was just overblown.
Thank goodness for extended warranties.
Posted Jan 21, 2023, 8:40 AM UTC
Well, not here In Germany. It scored third best for middle class cars from 2017 to 2019 in the biggest European car association statistics. Statistics on mewer cars aren't out yet, for obvious reasons. Mandatory car inspection statistics paint the same picture. As well as used car checks from multiple magazines.
I have no clue what you guys have going on over there.
Sometimes I think these reporting agencies are bought and paid for.
I always take consumer reports with a little sceptism.
Nobody is going to debate that Japanese cars are more reliable. They have definitly proven themselves.
But there is also a case to be made that german cars tend to have heavier lives. A lot are company lease cars or performance models. People ride them hard or make a lot off miles in them (20-30K /year).
Most people I know that have a toyota are older people that might only drive 5 K miles / year.
I’ve got 145k on my 2013 Q5 and no problems so far. I heard some one say that the pistons blow more easily in the pre-2017 models but I don’t know if that is true. The pistons replacement is a $12k replacement I think.