4 recalls covering model years 2024, 2025. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
Audi is recalling certain 2024-2025 Q4 E-Tron and Q4 Sportback E-Tron vehicles because their high-voltage battery may fail and cause a fire. The repair is still being developed. Until it is completed, owners are advised to charge their vehicles to no more than 80% capacity. Audi expects to mail initial safety notices on December 18, 2026, and will send additional letters when the repair is available.
In certain Audi Q4 e-tron, Q4 e-tron Sportback, and Volkswagen ID.4 vehicles, the onboard charger that keeps the 12-volt battery charged can fail and stop charging that battery. When the 12-volt battery isn't being charged, the vehicle can lose the power that drives it, meaning the car could suddenly stop moving forward while you are out on the road.
Some Q4 E-TRON and Q4 E-TRON Sportback vehicles may have had the wrong headlight control module software installed. Because of this, the parking lights may not work as intended when the headlights are on and the turn signals are activated.
Audi is recalling certain electric and other models over the portable charging system supplied with the vehicle. When the industrial 220-volt/240-volt plug is used at the 100% charge setting, some home outlets cannot handle the electrical current the charging system needs. The outlet or the charging cable can then overheat. Dealers will supply a new 220-volt/240-volt portable charging cable with a temperature sensor built in, free of charge.
Recalls and NHTSA owner complaints for each model year, side by side. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and better-selling or older years naturally collect more — read this as a record, not a ranking.
| Model year | Recalls | High / critical | Do-not-drive / park-outside | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls covering the 2024–2025 Audi Q4 E-TRON. 3 of them are rated high or critical on this site. The most recent is "Audi Q4 E-Tron Models Face Battery Fire Risk" (NHTSA campaign 26V698000), reported Oct 21, 2026.
The 2024 Audi Q4 E-TRON has the most, with 4 recalls. The 2025 model year has the fewest of the years we cover, with 2. Newer model years have had less time to collect recalls, so a low count on a recent year is not a guarantee.
No. None of the 4 Audi Q4 E-TRON recalls on file carries a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory from NHTSA.
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall often applies to only some vehicles of a model year, and the VIN lookup shows the ones still unrepaired on your car. Recall repairs are free at any franchised Audi dealer, including for second owners.
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: