Audi Q5 Headlight Repair
Audi Q5 headlight repair by mail brings your original LED or xenon headlight back to work, so you don't have to buy a new one. You ship it from anywhere in the U.S. and it comes back repaired. Send photos first for a free quote.
From $400 per headlight — final price in your free quote. Packing and shipping instructions come with your quote.
What goes wrong inside a Q5 headlight
Headlights on both Q5 generations, the first (8R) and the second (FY), commonly have LED daytime running lights, and many have full LED beams. The parts that fail are inside the sealed housing.
- LED daytime running light that dims, flickers or turns yellow
- LED beam out, often with a lamp warning on the dash
- Water or fog that stays behind the lens after rain or a car wash
- A cracked lens after a stone strike or a minor bump
Audi Q5 headlight replacement or a repair of the original?
If you were about to order a new Audi Q5 headlight, check two things first:
- The fault: LED, DRL, moisture and lens damage sit in parts that can be repaired inside your unit.
- The version: a replacement has to match your Q5's year and lighting package, and may need coding once it is fitted.
Repair keeps the unit that came with your Q5, with the same fit and the same light pattern as the other side.
We fix the inside, not the surface
A lot of Q5 advice online is about polishing a cloudy lens. That does nothing for a dead LED or trapped moisture, and it is not a service we offer.
We open the headlight, repair the LED or its driver, replace a damaged lens if needed and reseal the housing. LED faults on any make are covered in LED Headlight Repair.
Price to fix a Q5 headlight
From $400 per headlight — final price in your free quote
Repair starts only after you approve your written quote.
The final price depends on the fault and the parts. Packing and shipping instructions come with your quote, and every step is in How Mail-In Headlight Repair Works.
Q5 owner questions
What should I put in the quote form?
Your model year, which side fails and what you see, plus a photo of the headlight lit and one of the label on the back of the housing if you can reach it.
Can an older first-generation Q5 headlight be repaired?
Often, yes. It depends on the fault and the condition of the housing, which your photos show, and your quote says what can be repaired.
Other Audi models and faults are on Audi Headlight Repair.
Keep your original Q5 headlight
Send photos and your model year, and you get a written quote before anything is repaired.