2026 Audi Q5 Safety Rating
Midsize luxury SUVs · Current IIHS listing · IIHS data updated 2026-09-04
The 2026 Audi Q5 scores 97.2/100, ranking #4 of 23 current midsize luxury SUVs and #5 of 137 vehicles overall with complete IIHS records. It holds the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award for 2026.
Results below Good: Headlights rated Acceptable. Rear-passenger restraints in the updated moderate-overlap test: Good; rear-passenger head protection: Good.
IIHS crash-test results
Detailed results by test (55 entries)
IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).
Small overlap front
Moderate overlap front: updated test
Side: updated test
Headlights
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
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How the score is built
Real-world context
| Measure | Result | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Class driver death rate | 11 per million registered vehicle-years | Midsize luxury SUVs as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only. |
| Audi Q5 4WD (2018-20) driver death rate | 2 (95% CI 0–6) | Earlier model years of this nameplate; class average for that study 10.9. Reflects who bought and drove those cars as well as the car. |
Compared with other midsize luxury SUVs
Closest-scoring current midsize luxury SUVs with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every midsize luxury SUVs ranked →
| Vehicle | Class rank | IIHS award | Rear restraints | Starts at | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 Tesla Model Y | #1 of 23 | TSP+ | $39,990 | 98.6 | |
| 2026 Audi Q5 Sportback | #4 of 23 | TSP+ | $55,100 | 97.2 | |
| 2026 BMW X3 | #4 of 23 | TSP+ | $51,300 | 97.2 | |
| 2026 Audi Q5 (this page) | #4 of 23 | TSP+ | $52,800 | 97.2 | |
| 2027 Audi Q6 e-tron | #7 of 23 | TSP+ | $63,800 | 96.1 |
Our analysis
The 2026 Audi Q5 belongs to the Midsize luxury SUVs class. This class has one of the lowest driver death rates of any category, well below the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years, reflecting mass, structure, and typical driver demographics. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.
The Audi Q5 earned Top Safety Pick+ for 2026. That award requires Good results in the updated tests plus qualifying headlights and pedestrian front crash prevention on the relevant trims; the linked IIHS report shows the exact trims.
Across the 4 IIHS rating categories reported, the Audi Q5 earned 3 Good ratings. One result sits below Good; the verdict at the top of the page names it.
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Safety recalls for the 2026 Audi Q5
NHTSA does not yet list this model year in its recall database. That usually means the vehicle is too new to appear, not that it has been cleared.
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