Both the new Q5 Sportback and Corsair have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The new Q5 Sportback has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The Corsair’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.
In a Vehicle-to-Vehicle Frontal Crash Prevention 2.0 test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the Audi new Q5 Sportback achieved a “Good” rating - the highest possible - for its performance in forward collision warning and automatic braking systems, demonstrating its excellent capabilities in preventing collisions. The Lincoln Corsair has not been tested.
To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the new Q5 Sportback. But it costs extra on the Corsair.
When descending a steep, off-road slope, the new Q5 Sportback’s standard Hill Descent Control allows you to creep down safely. The Corsair doesn’t offer Hill Descent Control.
Earlier warning of stopped traffic, traffic signals, dangerous road conditions, weather, or accidents, can keep driver's safer and prevent crashes. The new Q5 Sportback has Car-to-X Services, a system that seamlessly communicates important warnings to the driver about impending danger, if they're available. The Corsair doesn’t offer a system that can receive automated systems from infrastructure.
The Audi new Q5 Sportback offers an optional Top View Camera System and it also offers an optional rear camera washer to make backing always safe, regardless of road dirt or grime, while the Lincoln Corsair doesn’t offer a camera washer, requiring manual cleaning.
Both the new Q5 Sportback and the Corsair have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.
Side impacts caused 23% of all road fatalities in 2018, down from 29% in 2003, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced its side barrier test. In order to continue improving vehicle safety, the IIHS has started using a more severe side impact test: 37 MPH (up from 31 MPH), with a 4180-pound barrier (up from 3300 pounds). The results of this newly developed test demonstrates that the Audi new Q5 Sportback is much safer than the Corsair:
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new Q5 Sportback |
Corsair |
| Overall Evaluation |
GOOD |
MARGINAL |
| Structure |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
|
|
Driver Injury Measures |
|
| Head/Neck |
GOOD |
GOOD |
| Head Injury Criterion |
81 |
391 |
| Head Peak Forces |
no contact |
93 G’s |
| Neck Tension |
290 lbs. |
379 lbs. |
| Neck Compression |
-22 lbs. |
22 lbs. |
| Torso |
GOOD |
MARGINAL |
| Shoulder Deflection |
1.06 in |
1.1 in |
| Shoulder Force |
134 lbs. |
223 lbs. |
| Torso Max Deflection |
.94 in |
1.77 in |
| Pelvis |
GOOD |
MARGINAL |
| Pelvis Force |
892 lbs. |
1160 lbs. |
| Head Protection |
GOOD |
MARGINAL |
|
|
Passenger Injury Measures |
|
| Head/Neck |
GOOD |
GOOD |
| Head Injury Criterion |
139 |
168 |
| Neck Tension |
156 lbs. |
201 lbs. |
| Neck Compression |
22 lbs. |
45 lbs. |
| Torso |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
| Shoulder Deflection |
.83 in |
1.54 in |
| Shoulder Force |
223 lbs. |
379 lbs. |
| Torso Max Deflection |
1.3 in |
1.5 in |
| Pelvis |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
| Pelvis Force |
669 lbs. |
1093 lbs. |
| Head Protection |
GOOD |
GOOD |
The Audi new Q5 Sportback has achieved the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) highest rating of “Top Safety Pick Plus” for the 2025 model year. This distinction is based on its exceptional performance in IIHS’ rigorous battery of safety tests. Specifically, it earned a “Good” rating in the latest, more stringent moderate overlap front crash test, a “Good” result in the updated side impact test, and a “Good” score in the revised pedestrian crash prevention test. The Corsair is not even a standard “Top Safety Pick” for 2025.

