Official recall record
AUDI Q5 — Software update for battery control unit
- Issuing authority
- DVSA (UK)
- Alert date
- 2025-10-24
- Country of alert
- United Kingdom
- Alert level
- Safety recall
- Alert type
- recall
- Brand on record
- AUDI
What the authority reported
On affected vehicles there may be defective battery modules which may result in a fire hazard when charging the high-voltage battery. Remedy: Update the software of the high-voltage battery to improve the self-diagnosis capabilities. Vehicle owners are advised to not charge the high-voltage battery using external charging sources and also not use the e-tron modes “Battery charge” and “Battery hold” until the update is applied.
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-10-19.
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