Audi Q5 Rear Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage
On the Q5, image distortion when turning the steering wheel is genuinely a documented issue on related models, distinct from simple wiring.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — rear bumper (aftermarket) Van Wezel 0380544 / Blic 5506-00-0035952P
| Rear bumper covers (aftermarket) | Van Wezel 0380544 (Rear, primed); Blic 5506-00-0035952P (Rear, from 06.2012, to 12.2016); Blic 5506-00-0035952PP (Rear, from 06.2012, to 12.2016); Equal Quality P3841 (Rear, primed) |
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| Lower sections, corners & trims | Prasco AD8221051 (Rear, Section: Upper section, primed); Blic 5506-00-0035951P (Rear, Section: Upper section, to 12.2016) |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | None quoted in the catalogue listings — the genuine cover varies by body style, parking sensors and tow bar, so order it against your VIN |
| Fitment notes | Match body style, facelift date and the holes for parking sensors or exhaust trims; covers come primed and need painting to your paint code before fitting. |
Audi Q5 Rear Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel
What looks like a simple panel swap on the Audi Q5 often isn't, since rear bumpers on current cars typically integrate parking sensors, a reversing camera mount, and occasionally exhaust trim — all of which need transferring or replacing alongside the bumper itself.
Audi Q5 Rear Bumper: What It Does
Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the rear bumper on higher trims of the Q5 often houses parking sensors, a reversing camera, and sometimes integrated exhaust finishers. A bumper that looks compatible can still be missing the correct cutouts or wiring provisions for your specific trim's equipment.
Audi Q5 Rear Bumper: Watch: Replacing It
The sequence is much the same on this generation: wheel-arch liner screws, the fixings along the boot aperture and under the lower edge, then unclip each corner from the wing and unplug any sensor loom before the cover comes away.
Audi Q5 Rear 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; the rear bumper is also styled differently on this trim |
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A Genuinely Useful Piece of Context Worth Knowing About Reversing Camera Faults — Audi Q5 Rear Bumper
If a retrofitted reversing camera image becomes distorted specifically when the steering wheel is turned, this is genuinely worth knowing: this is a documented issue in its own right on related Audi models, distinct from a simple wiring or power fault.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that some CANbus interface units genuinely can't provide enough current to both switch the head unit into camera mode and power the camera at the same time, and that fitting a towbar to certain performance variants isn't officially advised due to cooling concerns.
Audi Q5 Rear Bumper: Common Damage, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Rear Bumper Guide for common damage types, confirming fitment (body style and sensor equipment matter here), and OEM vs aftermarket guidance.
More Audi Rear Bumper
The same part, covered across other Audi models.