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Audi Q3 Body problems by year

5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Audi Q3's body, doors & structure. Doors, hoods and latches, frame rust, sunroofs, leaks, trim and structural failures.

Body complaints by model year

YearBody complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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20152010

Latest Q3 body complaints

2016 Audi Q3Body, doors & structure

Owned car for 4 years. Car has a panoramic sunroof in two sections. rear section is glass and does not move. Front section is glass and does actuate. On [[redacted]]. All was fine. Driving on smooth highway, [[redacted] (at [redacted]]. No other vehicles within site behind or in front around me). Sunroof was 100% closed the entire trip. Suddenly my front (moveable segment) of the sunroof literally exploded, raining glass all over me. I maintained control of the vehicle and arrived at work 20 min later. Was able...

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to take photos when the sun came up. No apparent cause. I found no other debris in the car except the glass. No vehicles were around me at the time. Temperature was high 50s that morning. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 11655074
2024 Audi Q3Body, doors & structure

The contact owns a 2024 Audi Q3. The contact stated that the doors automatically locked after exceeding 8 MPH. The contact was unable to unlock the doors from inside the vehicle. The contract stated that the doors could not be unlocked from outside the vehicle. The contact stated that it was impossible to unlock the doors after exceeding 8 MPH. The contact unlocked the doors; however, the doors relocked automatically. The contact was concerned about being locked inside the vehicle and not being able for anyone...

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outside the vehicle to unlock the doors. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the factory settings could not be changed. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Incident Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 11624785
2021 Audi Q3Body, doors & structure

While merging onto the highway, there was a loud bang and the overhead lights as well as driver door alert on the dashboard came on. Upon checking, the front driver door had popped open on it's own. This was inspected by dealer and no issues were found however told that there is a two-step locking process which, in rare circumstances, may not fully engage.

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 11451695
2015 Audi Q3Body, doors & structure

The contact owns a 2015 Audi Q3. The contact stated that the front passenger's side door locking mechanism intermittently failed, and the door could not be opened from the inside or outside of the vehicle. The contact indicated that when the failure occurred the door could not be unlocked manually or while using the key fob. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the door actuator was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.

Filed Incident Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 11427828
2015 Audi Q3Body, doors & structure1 injury

On the passenger door, the aluminum wrap that covers the interior door handle used began to peel at the crease. When I reached to open my passenger door from the inside, the aluminum deeply cut my finger. The vehicle was parked and turned off.

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 11378350

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