Common Problems with the
2025 Audi Q3 Mk3 (FJ)

Auto Express lists 'cabin noise could be improved' in its cons for the new Q3, and The Car Expert's aggregate specifically notes that a few outlets mark the car down for road noise. With the 1.5-litre three-cylinder mild-hybrid as the volume engine, the noise story at motorway speed is the tangible ownership compromise for a car that is otherwise markedly more refined than the F3 it replaced.

Two independent reviews land on the same point: Auto Express lists 'some flimsy materials in obvious places' and 'bits of trim feel a little downmarket', while RAC's cons flag 'some quality and spec stinginess'. In a car priced near Q5 money at the top of the range, the gap between the perceived interior quality and the badge premium is the main reason to spec carefully or buy the discounted outgoing generation - particularly with Audi moving several once-standard features into options for 2026.

The FJ moved gear selection to a stalk-like pod on the dash, which Auto Express found 'takes getting used to' alongside an 'old-fashioned touchscreen housing', while The Car Expert records reviewers marking the car down for a lack of physical infotainment buttons. Like the A5, Q5 and e-tron range, this generation is on the touch-first E3 interface whose physical-controller fix arrives on 2026MY Audis - so a used first-year Q3 is the version Audi itself is about to amend.