This page covers 3 recalls and NHTSA crash-test ratings for the 2025 Audi Q8.
The 2024 to 2025 Audi Q8 received NHTSA New Car Assessment Program ratings for US-market vehicles. The Q8 earned five stars overall, with five-star ratings in frontal crash, side crash, and side pole crash tests. The rollover test resulted in a four-star rating. NHTSA applies these ratings across model years until a significant redesign occurs, so this rating covers the entire 2024 to 2025 range shown.
5/5 Overall
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating
The 2025 Audi Q8 has 3 recalls, the most serious being a seatbelt defect where the front driver and passenger buckles can loosen or fully detach in a crash, leaving occupants unrestrained at the moment they need protection most.
The seatbelt issue stems from two related manufacturing problems: some buckles were not properly formed during production, while others are missing a rivet that anchors the buckle to its stalk. Either way, the result is the same — the buckle can pull free under the load of a crash. There is also a software-related concern with the rearview camera: a coding error can prevent the camera image from appearing when the vehicle is in reverse, leaving the driver without a view of the area directly behind the vehicle when backing up.
At a glance
What can fail
A software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying on the screen as intended.
What the fix does
Dealers will update the vehicle software at no cost to restore rearview camera display function.
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Driver Assistance
Ratings from NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The driver and front passenger seat belt buckles may be missing a rivet that secures the buckle to the seat belt stalk.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Front seat belt buckles may have a manufacturing defect that allows them to loosen or detach during a crash.
What the fix does
Audi will replace the front seat belt buckles at a dealership.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
