Service bulletins for the 2018 Audi Q5
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
1091 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| A0120942058976_4 | 2020-12-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains repair instructions for when the vehicle feels like it is hesitating, low on power, or bucking/jerking while driving. |
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| A9120332055591_4 | 2020-12-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains a software update for when the MMI screens go blank and the system reboots, it may have stored DTC U10CF00 and/or B13B901. |
| A9120322053257_2 | 2020-12-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This bulletin contains a software update for when playing music the CarPlay menu title, artist, or album name are shown as "Unknown". |
| A9120312053028_4 | 2020-12-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin contains a software update for when the reversing camera switches from camera view to graphic view intermittently. |
| A1020202059446_3 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin contains repair instructions for oil loss found in the engine compartment. |
| A9120242026611_7 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains a guide for troubleshooting HD radio issues. |
| A9020772048926_9 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. This bulletin contains repair instructions for DTC B200FF1 and B200FF2. |
| A6620672060333_2 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin contains instructions for when the black optic trim is discolored. |
| A9620582060913_1 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains instructions for when there is a warning message with DTC B143C29. |
| A9620572060826_1 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin contains calibration information for the front camera. |
| A9020732059891_3 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin directs you to read the SSP and not perform any repairs for the concern. |
| A1720112060750_1 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains instructions for using the UV additive to find engine oil leaks. |
| A0120912058890_3 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This bulletin contains instructions for replacing a part or performing a software update for DTC P000000. |
| A0020422045316_5 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. This bulletin contains information for diagnosing the Start/Stop system. |
| 21AUTIRECHAINS | 2020-10-06. Service bulletin. TIRES; EQUIPMENT; WHEELS. Added new graphic to reflect where to find MY 21 information |
| A9120142060675_1 | 2020-10-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:PARKING ASSIST:WARNING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:PARKING ASSIST:SENSORS; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This bulletin contains instructions for addressing the issue when the parking assist will intermittently alert the customer to an obstruction and the sensors look 'pushed in'. |
| A9120132042506_1 | 2020-10-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical service bulletin explains how to determine the status of activation keys (that affect the function of Audi drive select, cruise control, navigation, Bluetooth, smartphone interface and voice recognition), and how to update them. |
| A9120122050569_2 | 2020-10-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT. This bulletin contains a software update for when the Audi smartphone menu cannot be selected even though music is playing with MIB2 High Scale. |
| A9120112037809_7 | 2020-10-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). This informational bulletin contains instructions about updating the navigation map. |
| A9120092060568_1 | 2020-10-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE. This bulletin contains a software update that addresses mutiple concerns (CarPlay display blank, Andriod Auto screen not filled, MMI reboots, Subwoofer setting missing, etc.). |
| A9120032050567_2 | 2020-09-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains a software update for the subwoofer adjustment that is missing in the MMI for vehicles equipped with Bang & Olufsen. |
| A9020652032113_4 | 2020-09-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. This information bulletin contains a background on the outside air temperature reading. |
| A0120832060429_1 | 2020-09-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. This bulletin contains instructions for when there may be a noise from the exhaust flap or there are DTCs sporadically stored in the ECM. |
| A3920352051558_4 | 2020-09-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE); EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains repair instructions for when the message "four-wheel drive malfunction" shows up sporadically in the instrument cluster with DTC C05ED00. |
| A3020282053597_4 | 2020-09-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. This bulletin contains repair instructions for when there is a leak from the lower bellhousing. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.