- Engine / equipment
- Audi Q5 (8R) diesel (2.0 TDI and 3.0 TDI)
- Period mentioned
- 2008–2016
- Symptoms
- Almost no weak point; as a component fault it lists the injector (2012 cars), and some of the engines need a mandatory software update.
- Possible cause described
- According to the ADAC, the first-generation Q5 does superbly in the German roadworthiness test, with no group failing more often, and very well in the breakdown statistics, almost always in the dark green zone. As drawbacks it lists the expensive purchase and that some of the engines need the mandatory software update.
- Check for the garage
- Ask by VIN about the recalls (auxiliary electric heater and, on the 3.0 TDI, brake booster) and the software update; on a 2012 car ask for the injector to be checked.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
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Weak points of the Audi Q5 diesel according to the ADAC: 2012 injectors and software update
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How much does it cost to repair this fault?
No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.
A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Calculate estimateHow is it checked?
Ask by VIN about the recalls (auxiliary electric heater and, on the 3.0 TDI, brake booster) and the software update; on a 2012 car ask for the injector to be checked.
What are the symptoms?
Almost no weak point; as a component fault it lists the injector (2012 cars), and some of the engines need a mandatory software update.
Which cars and years does it affect?
- Brands
- Audi
- Engine / equipment
- Audi Q5 (8R) diesel (2.0 TDI and 3.0 TDI)
- Period mentioned
- 2008–2016
Taking it to a garage?
Models with this entry
- Audi Q5 (8R)2008–2017
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