Audi RS 5Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 20 owner complaints and 10 safety recalls on record for the Audi RS 5.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints20Top: Power train Safety recalls102013–2023 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Audi RS 5 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the RS 5 median. Tap a year for its full report.

7 5 2 1 3 0 2 0 0

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2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 5 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 5 recalls 2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2014Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls 2013Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Audi RS 5 problems

All model years combined: 20 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

5Power train

5Service brakes

3Electrical system

2Engine

1Fuel/propulsion system

1Structure

1Back over prevention

1Steering

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	5	0
Service brakes	5	0
Electrical system	3	0
Engine	2	0
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0
Structure	1	0
Back over prevention	1	0
Steering	1	0

10 recalls

Audi RS 5 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Occupant classification: front passenger24V-251 · 2023 · Apr 3, 2024 · 91 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-742 · 2021 · Oct 5, 2022 · 170,296 vehicles Other: labels22V-102 · 2022 · Feb 23, 2022 · 49 vehicles Axle: non-powered axle assembly22V-034 · 2019–2021 · Jan 26, 2022 · 31,058 vehicles Occupant classification: front passenger21V-874 · 2018–2019 · Nov 10, 2021 · 208,332 vehicles Seat belts21V-606 · 2021 · Aug 5, 2021 · 45,496 vehicles Axle: non-powered axle assembly21V-295 · 2019–2021 · Apr 26, 2021 · 40,993 vehicles Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery20V-760 · 2018–2019 · Dec 9, 2020 · 2,355 vehicles Electrical system20V-737 · 2021 · Nov 25, 2020 · 5,426 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module19V-547 · 2018–2019 · Jul 24, 2019 · 145,337 vehicles