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Audi A5

Model years 2008–2025 · 19 recall campaigns · 112 complaints · 0 investigations · filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Across 16 model years (2008–2025), the Audi A5 has 19 NHTSA recall campaigns and 112 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is air bags (285.7 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by engine (203).

The 2010 model year has the most complaints (28). Recall campaigns peaked in 2017 with 4; complaints were received in the largest number in 2018 (28). Within Audi, this line ranks 10 of 61 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2008 Audi A5 NHTSA record1457%8,381
2009 Audi A5 NHTSA record111157%8,381
2010 Audi A5028400%—
2011 Audi A5 NHTSA record018257%—
2012 Audi A5 NHTSA record014200%—
2013 Audi A5320286%902,647
2014 Audi A538114%902,647
2015 Audi A53343%902,647
2016 Audi A53114%902,647
2017 Audi A5200%685,734
2018 Audi A56571%393,077
2019 Audi A5300%280,383
2020 Audi A5400%285,809
2021 Audi A5500%293,269
2022 Audi A5200%8,933
2025 Audi A5200%28,810

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Air Bags285.7
Engine203
Steering75.2
Electrical System67.7
Unknown or Other60.2
Power Train52.6
Engine and Engine Cooling45.1
Structure45.1
Service Brakes37.6
Visibility/Wiper37.6

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi A5 complaints (133 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Audi A5, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

09
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
Complaints about any Audi A5 model year, by year received.

Other Audi model lines

All 61 Audi model lines

Questions and answers

Which Audi A5 model years have the most recalls?

2018 (6), 2021 (5), 2020 (4). Across model years 2008–2025 there are 19 distinct campaigns.

Which Audi A5 model year has the most complaints?

2010, with 28 of the line's 112 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Audi A5 complain about?

air bags (285.7 per 1,000 mentions), engine (203 per 1,000 mentions), steering (75.2 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.