Worst years for a Audi A5
Owners have filed 443 complaints about the Audi A5 with NHTSA across model years 2008 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Every Audi A5 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | A | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2023 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 2022 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2020 | D | 102 | 3 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2019 | C | 18 | 3 | 0 | 16,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2018 | D | 47 | 2 | 0 | 11,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2014 | B | 38 | 0 | 0 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | D | 47 | 4 | 2 | 52,921 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | B | 25 | 0 | 3 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 30 | 4 | 0 | 70,300 | Airbags |
| 2010 | B | 37 | 0 | 0 | 64,223 | Airbags |
| 2009 | A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 45,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35,000 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Audi A5
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2011
Worst in 2013
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2023
Worst in 2019
Worst in 2023
Exactly what failed on a Audi A5
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Audi A5, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Audi A5 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Audi A5
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.