NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Audi A5 Recalls
The 2008 Audi A5 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Audi A5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2008 Audi A5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Audi A5
Air bags
- Campaign
- 16V376000
- Reported
- May 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,381
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009 A5, 2 other models
2008 Audi A5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2008 Audi A5, the newest on April 15, 2026.
In complaints about the 2008 Audi A5, the component group named most often is the air bags (40%), followed by the electrical system (40%) and the service brakes (40%).
The 2008 Audi A5's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags2
- Electrical System2
- Service Brakes2
- Exterior Lighting1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Audi A5 peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 1. 0% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2008 Audi A5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A5 by model year
Other 2008 Audi models
Newest record on this page: April 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted