2015 Audi Q5

Tested vehicle: 2015 Audi Q5 3.0T Premium Plus quattro 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2015-17 models built after January 2015

The Audi Q5 was introduced in the 2009 model year. Beginning with 2015 models built after January 2015, the front-end and occupant compartment structure was reinforced to improve occupant protection in small overlap frontal crashes.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1518
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	10
Footrest (cm)	9
Left toepan (cm)	6
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	3
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	6
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	6
Upper dash (cm)	9
Lower instrument panel (cm)	8

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1518
Head
HIC-15	161
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	8
Maximum Nij	0.25
Chest maximum compression (mm)	32
Femur (kN)
Left	3.8
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	3
Right	3
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	1
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.39
Right	0.33
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	3.8
Right	0.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	112
Right	44

About the small overlap front 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.

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

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.

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

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

Seat type: Power seats

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.