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2016 Audi A5: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2016 Audi A5. The newest campaign is 18V229000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Apr 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V229000, in the NHTSA record

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pumps, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number's for this recall is 19N3/19N4. Note: This recall is in additional to the coolant pump software update applied as a remedy under recall 17V002.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 902,647 units in total.

  1. 18V229000Received . 342,867 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat or can short-circuit from moisture within the pump.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pumps, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number's for this recall is 19N3/19N4. Note: This recall is in additional to the coolant pump software update applied as a remedy under recall 17V002.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 19N3/19N4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 17V622000Received . 216,913 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary heater and, as necessary, update the software, free of charge. The Recall began November 27, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 80C5 and 80C6.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 80C5/80C6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 17V002000Received . 342,867 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A4 vehicles and 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can be blocked with debris from the cooling system, resulting in the pump overheating.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the coolant pump overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the software so that the power supply to the coolant pump is deactivated if the pump becomes blocked with debris, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 19M1.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 19M1. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2016 Audi A5: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
18 Sep 2018

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2016 Audi A5, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20081
  2. 20091
  3. 20100
  4. 20110
  5. 20120
  6. 20133
  7. 20143
  8. 20153
  9. 20163
  10. 20172
  11. 20186
  12. 20193
  13. 20204
  14. 20215
  15. 20222
  16. 20252

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Audi A5: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a5/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Audi A5?
902,647 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi A5 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Audi A5, model years 2008 to 2025. 3 of them name the 2016 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Audi A5 name most often?
Engine: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Audi A5 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.