Audi A5
Owners filed 325 complaints across 19 model years of the Audi A5. The 2020 drew the most (60); the 2026 the fewest (1).
Model years19
Complaints325
Recalls38
Fires3
Deaths1
Every Audi A5 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Routine | |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2020 | 60 | 4 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2019 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2018 | 38 | 6 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2014 | 28 | 3 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 | 1 | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 25 | 0 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 34 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Audi A5 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 60 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.