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Audi Q8 recalls

9 DVSA safety recalls name the Audi Q8, launched 2019 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Q8. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls9
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2019
Earliest and latest build dates named2015 to 2025
Is a specific Q8 affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Audi Q8 recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Belt buckle rivet missing R/2025/50814 Nov 202525 Mar 20251
Software update for battery control unit R/2025/44110 Oct 202512 Jan 2021 to 15 Dec 2023232
The function of the side airbag may be restricted due to the airbag not being sufficiently secured R/2024/01815 Jan 202411 Aug 2023 to 26 Oct 2023187 per line
A weld seam on the outer backrest frame of the front seats may not have been made correctly. R/2023/33110 Nov 20232 Jun 2023 to 12 Jun 202313 per line
Following a previous campaign the toe and/or camber values on the rear axle may in certain R/2022/03614 Feb 20227 Nov 2019 to 20 Feb 20215,327 (whole recall)
Rear axle suspension links nuts do not meet specifications R/2021/23625 Jun 20217 Nov 2019 to 18 Feb 202110,089 (whole recall)
Gear oil may escape due to a faulty welded joint on the gearbox oil line R/2020/13519 May 20201 Sep 2019 to 31 Dec 20191,568 (whole recall)
Bolted connection between steering shaft and steering rack may come loose R/2020/07518 Mar 20201 Jun 2015 to 28 Feb 2019114 per line
An error in the casting process may affect the rigidity of the shock absorber fork R/2019/06527 Feb 201927 Nov 2018 to 18 Dec 201831 per line

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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