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2020 AUDI Q5 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

crash · 2155611 · 2025-12-09

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
Q5
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

Traffic stopped very quickly. The automatic breaking did not engage, resulting in a crash and a total loss of the vehicle. I bought the Audi due to quality safety features so this incident was very disappointing and costly for our family.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11703932
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown