Recalls & safety ratings

2024 AUDI SQ8 SPORTBACK E-TRON

Every NHTSA recall campaign covering the 2024 AUDI SQ8 SPORTBACK E-TRON, and the crash-test ratings for the body styles that were tested.
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Sourced from NHTSA recall and safety-rating data — last checked 6 September 2026.

1 recall campaign

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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

NHTSA campaign 26V240000 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Audi E-Tron Quattro, 2020-2023 Audi E-Tron Sportback, 2024 Q8 E-Tron, Q8 Sportback E-Tron, SQ8 E-Tron, and SQ8 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The fastener that connects the brake pedal and the brake booster may have been improperly assembled during manufacturing, which can cause the brake pedal to detach from the brake booster.

Consequence

Brake pedal detachment can cause a loss of brake function and increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and tighten the pushrod screw joint as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 28, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 46P7. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V621. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 17, 2026.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings

NHTSA crash-tests vehicles and rates them out of five stars. More stars mean a safer car. Ratings are per body style, so a model can appear more than once below.

2024 Audi SQ8 Sportback e-tron SUV AWD

Overall
Not rated

Frontal crash

Driver
Passenger

Side crash

Not rated
Driver
Not rated
Passenger
Not rated
Pole
Not rated

Rollover

9.2% chance of rollover in a single-vehicle crash.

  • Electronic stability control: Standard
  • Forward collision warning: Standard
  • Lane departure warning: Standard

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