The 2025 Audi Sq6 E-Tron has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 27,768 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the forward collision avoidance. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS25V8990002025-12-1927,768 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these…
Consequence
An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the right and left rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 16, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69D8. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this…
Complaints by component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Update to existing complaint #11717767: on 2/24/2026, the audi dealer performed a diagnosis and confirmed in writing on the attached official repair order that the vehicle is designed to intentionally blank out the instrument cluster and speedometer for 30-60 seconds during an mmi reset, which…”
“Update to existing complaint #11717767: on 2/24/2026, the audi dealer performed a diagnosis and confirmed in writing on the attached official repair order that the vehicle is designed to intentionally blank out the instrument cluster and speedometer for 30-60 seconds during an mmi reset, which…”
“Update to existing complaint #11717767: on 2/24/2026, the audi dealer performed a diagnosis and confirmed in writing on the attached official repair order that the vehicle is designed to intentionally blank out the instrument cluster and speedometer for 30-60 seconds during an mmi reset, which…”
“The contact owns a 2025 audi sq6 e-tron. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel became inoperable. The contact stated that after the vehicle performed a system reboot, the instrument panel remained inoperable, and the display appeared blank. The dealer…”
“Yes. The vehicle has experienced multiple critical system failures, most notably involving a defective sx6 module, which is a central control unit responsible for coordinating key electronic, safety, and communication systems. Its failure has led to widespread issues, including persistent warning…”
“Yes. The vehicle has experienced multiple critical system failures, most notably involving a defective sx6 module, which is a central control unit responsible for coordinating key electronic, safety, and communication systems. Its failure has led to widespread issues, including persistent warning…”
“Yes. The vehicle has experienced multiple critical system failures, most notably involving a defective sx6 module, which is a central control unit responsible for coordinating key electronic, safety, and communication systems. Its failure has led to widespread issues, including persistent warning…”
“Audi mmi safety systems regularly go into failure/ error mode (see photos ) - screen says car can still be driven on screen but all warnings flash continuously and safety systems do not operate until car turned off again, often errors and failure of safety systems to operate continue on next start…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2025 Audi Sq6 E-Tron as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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