Every Q5 Plug-In Hybrid model year from 2021 to 2024, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Mid-Size SUV of the same year.
Scored separately as its own vehicle: Q5 (2009–2025).
Across 3 scored model years the Q5 Plug-In Hybrid rarely gives trouble, but repairs run costlier than average when it does. The spread between years is what matters: 2023 is its strongest, 2021 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Mid-Size SUV sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #49 /53 | 8th | Avoid | |
| 2023 | #24 /67 | 65th | Best year | |
| 2024 | #44 /72 | 39th |
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every Q5 Plug-In Hybrid model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Mid-Size SUV of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2021–2024), the trouble concentrates in one place: powertrain. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Mid-Size SUV of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
Real charts, sample vehicle. Open the lookup to see these for your Q5 Plug-In Hybrid.
Your Q5 Plug-In Hybrid is plotted against 72 rivals from 2024.
Look up your Q5 Plug-In Hybrid →Your Q5 Plug-In Hybrid is scored the same way, for every model year.
Look up your Q5 Plug-In Hybrid →2023 is the strongest Q5 Plug-In Hybrid model year on record, ranking #24 of 67 Mid-Size SUVs that year.
2021 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #49 of 53.
The 2024 Q5 Plug-In Hybrid ranks #44 of 72 Mid-Size SUVs — the lower half of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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