Audi S5Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 143 owner complaints and 14 safety recalls on record for the Audi S5.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints143Top: Power train Safety recalls142008–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Audi S5 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 S5 median. Tap a year for its full report.

3 20 8 10 16 6 2 1 26 6 25 1 1 3 2 12 1

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Best
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2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2025Too new–/10012 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2023Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls 2020Not rated–/10025 complaints · 4 recalls 2019Not rated–/1006 complaints · 4 recalls 2018Not rated–/10026 complaints · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2014Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls 2013Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls 2012Not rated–/10010 complaints · 1 recall 2011Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall 2010Not rated–/10020 complaints · 0 recalls 2008Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Audi S5 problems

All model years combined: 143 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

27Power train1 crash/fire/injury

27Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

25Air bags2 crash/fire/injury

25Engine

14Forward collision avoidance1 crash/fire/injury

12Back over prevention

9Fuel/propulsion system

9Lane departure

7Steering

3114 other systems4 crash/fire/injury

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	27	1
Electrical system	27	1
Air bags	25	2
Engine	25	0
Forward collision avoidance	14	1
Back over prevention	12	0
Fuel/propulsion system	9	1
Lane departure	9	0
Steering	7	0
14 other systems	31	4

14 recalls

Audi S5 recalls

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

Rear/other: retractor25V-899 · 2025 · Dec 19, 2025 · 27,768 vehicles Front: retractor25V-638 · 2025 · Sep 24, 2025 · 1,042 vehicles Occupant classification: front passenger24V-251 · 2023 · Apr 3, 2024 · 91 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-806 · 2022 · Oct 26, 2022 · 6,076 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-742 · 2021 · Oct 5, 2022 · 170,296 vehicles Axle: non-powered axle assembly22V-034 · 2019–2021 · Jan 26, 2022 · 31,058 vehicles Occupant classification: front passenger21V-874 · 2018–2020 · Nov 10, 2021 · 208,332 vehicles Sensing system: camera21V-825 · 2022 · Oct 20, 2021 · 2,857 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 system20V-737 · 2020–2021 · Nov 25, 2020 · 5,426 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module19V-547 · 2018 · Jul 24, 2019 · 145,337 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 14 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.