Audi Q5 Front Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage
On the Q5, a confirmed Technical Service Bulletin genuinely addresses the parking sensor's plastic mounting bracket coming unglued from inside the bumper, causing false warnings.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — front bumper (aftermarket) Prasco AD8221011 / Van Wezel 0385577
| Front bumper covers (aftermarket) | Prasco AD8221011 (primed); Prasco AD8221031 (primed); Prasco AD8221001 (primed, with parking sensor holes); Prasco AD8221021 (primed, with parking sensor holes, with headlamp washer holes); Van Wezel 0385577 (primed, with fog light holes, with parking sensor holes, with tow eye cover hole, facelift) |
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| Splitters, outer sections & trims | Diederichs 1075451 (primed); Diederichs 1075452 (primed, with parking sensor holes) |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | None quoted in the catalogue listings — the genuine cover varies by body style, trim, parking sensors and fog lights, so order it against your VIN |
| Fitment notes | Match body style, trim, facelift date and the holes for parking sensors, fog lights and washer jets; covers come primed and need painting to your paint code before fitting. |
Audi Q5 Front Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel
What seems like routine impact damage to the Audi Q5's front bumper often isn't a simple fix, since it typically integrates parking sensors, adaptive cruise radar and fog light housings into the bumper itself — all of which need accounting for in the repair.
Audi Q5 Front Bumper: What It Does
Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the front bumper on higher trims of the Q5 often houses parking sensors, the radar sensor used for adaptive cruise control, and fog lights. A bumper that looks compatible can still be missing the correct cutouts or mounting provisions for your specific trim's equipment.
Audi Q5 Front Bumper: Watch: Replacing It
Audi Q5 Front Bumper: Generations, Derivatives & Colour
| Standard trims | Ibis White (no-cost), Brilliant Black, Floret Silver, District Green |
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| Glacier White (metallic option) | Genuinely different from the free solid Ibis White — some trims (S line, Edition 1, Vorsprung, SQ5) don't offer Brilliant Black, making Ibis the effective default on those specs |
| SQ5 | Navarra Blue and Daytona Grey are popular SQ5-associated shades; significantly different front bumper with larger air intakes than standard Q5 |
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Confirmed: A Genuine Technical Service Bulletin Worth Knowing About — Audi Q5 Front Bumper
If a parking sensor sits crooked or has fallen into the bumper, this is genuinely worth knowing on 2019 and newer models: a confirmed technical service bulletin addresses the sensor's plastic mounting bracket becoming unglued from inside the bumper cover, causing the sensor to sit at an angle or drop into the bumper entirely, triggering false warnings.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that front sensors visible in the bumper may sometimes simply be non-functional blanks, present only because a specific optional equipment pack wasn't chosen.
Audi Q5 Front Bumper: Common Damage, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Front Bumper Guide for common damage types to check for, confirming fitment against your VIN, and the sensor-calibration risk with cheap aftermarket covers.
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