I have an Audi 2014 Q5 2.0 (78k miles) and for the last four months, I started having excessive oil consumption issues. I checked with a local oil change store and they said that there is a no oil leaks - however, when I googled there are multiple similar issues popped up as well some lawsuits. I wanted to know if there are any current lawsuit open in Georgia where my problem can be considered.

I have appointment with Audi to see if they can identify an issue because I am afraid that dealer would easily charge min 2k to fix an issue.

Any help would be appreciated.

Update from Jan 4, 2023: Audi dealership in Atlanta ran diagnostics and informed me that it require piston replacement which cost me around 10k. When I asked about warranty then they said that its normal wear & tear so nothing they can do.

I have owned 8 VW's in my life, and when I bought this 2014 Audi Q5, it was my first upgrade to the Audi family.

If I could rewind, I would have never bought an Audi. The first failure was the air conditioner failing. Then, the paint started pealing on the front of this brand new car. At 72k, the timing belt failed early. That's also when the transmission started slipping, and the excessive oil started to burn. The car is currently at 81k, and I have to put in 1 quart of oil every 300 to 400 miles. It's absolutely nuts. An official Audi mechanic told me (off the record) to offload it as soon as I can, because this engine is known to be a lemon.

In my best judgement, I cannot recommend the Audi brand to anyone. I would avoid them like the plague. For a car this expensive, it shouldn't be this miserable to own.

Audi is consuming oil at about 1 quart every 500 miles. Spoke to Audi and they said oil consumption is normal, which is ridiculous, but said it's a problem if less than 1 quart every 1200 miles. Quoted around $9K to repair pistons and piston rings. The car only has 74k miles.

I researched this problem and Audi settled a class action suit for previous Q5 year but apparently the problem still is present in new year. Mine is 2014. Want to join a class action suit if possible as they should recall these vehicles and fix them on Audi's tab.

Bought this Audi used with 8927 miles. Received from Audi an extended warranty until September, 2019 or 100,000 miles, whichever came first. Car always used a fair amount of oil, but in January of 2019 it became excessive. An Audi dealership did two oil consumption tests... 1st one was a quart in 1100 miles, the 2nd was in 1500 miles. However, they issued a report that the vehicle consumes 0.37 quarts of oil per 1000 miles and stated that was within the permissible range. That was a LIE!!

The Audi dealership passed on doing anything and referred me to Audi of America, where they slow waltz me until the warranty ran out. At that time the mileage was 74,052 miles. At approx. 77,500 miles a hole blew in the #2 cylinder. Repair cost was $3,226 (non-Audi repair shop).

Would cost me more than 3 grand to get an attorney. If anyone has any suggestions, please email me at dick@dickcoan.com.

Never will own another Audi.

I have owned many Audis since 2005, and this 2014 Q5 will be the last one. I also have a 2011 Audi A4 which had the same issue, and Audi did what they are supposed to do and fixed it. They refuse to acknowledge the same issue on my 2014 Q5 with the same engine claiming it that this model year, the oil consumption issue was fixed. My car stated consuming excessive engine oil after the warranty had expired. I contacted Audi many time and they still refused to do the right thing and fix my issue similar to what happened in my A4. I have to add a quart of oil every 900 miles, and it is getting worse as I add more miles to the vehicle - totally unacceptable and expected from a reputable auto maker like Audi.

Almost every 2000 miles, I have to top off the engine oil. The light for low engine lights up that often. I had it checked for leaks by two different places ( one was dealer) and nothing found. Dealer says this is normal. No one I know with other vehicles or any of my previous vehicles have exhibited such excessive oil consumption. Recommended 5W-40 is rare too. Not even the dealer uses it. So they use 5W-30 which can be substituted. However, it makes no difference to the consumption. I wonder at what point I would call my engine oil changed when I go to change it, as it always brand new oil in there.