2014 Audi Q5

midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV

2014 Audi Q5 4-door SUV
2013 Audi Q5 shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
G
Roof strength
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system (built after October 2012)
Advanced

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2009 Audi Q5 3.2 quattro 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2009-17 models

The Audi Q5 was introduced in the 2009 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
G
Leg/foot, right
A
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0905
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 2
Left (cm) 3
Center (cm) 3
Right (cm) 4
Brake pedal (cm) 6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) -1
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -2
Rearward (cm) -7
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0905
Head
HIC-15 423
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.6
Extension bending moment (Nm) 10
Maximum Nij 0.34
Chest maximum compression (mm) 39
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.8
Femur force - right (kN) 4.3
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 1
Maximum tibia index - left 0.24
Maximum tibia index - right 0.70
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 4.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 57
Right 67

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2009 Audi Q5 3.2 quattro 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2009-17 models

The Audi Q5 was introduced in the 2009 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0908
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -23.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0908
Head HIC-15 81
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Compression (kN) 0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 21
Lateral force (kN) 1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 26
Average deflection (mm) 22
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.85
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.34
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.5
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.3
Combined force (kN) 2.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.5
L-M moment (Nm) 52
A-P moment (Nm) -15

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0908
Head HIC-15 89
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 30
Lateral force (kN) 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 21
Average deflection (mm) 14
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.67
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.27
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.9
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.2
Combined force (kN) 4.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.3
L-M moment (Nm) 90
A-P moment (Nm) 17

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2010 Audi Q5 3.2 Premium quattro 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2009-17 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 4,237 lbs
Peak force 18,684 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.41

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power seats

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power seats
Geometry
Backset (mm) 39
Distance below top of head (mm) 18
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 12.5
Head contact time (ms) 58
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 15
Max neck tension (N) 330

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • optional Audi Pre Sense Front

Package name

  • optional Driver Assistance Package
Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
Advanced
Advanced
with optional equipment
Applies to 2013-16 models built after October 2012
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 11 mph.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle failed to slow.

About the original front crash prevention test