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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Audi A5 Recalls

The 2009 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 2009 Audi A5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
11

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2009 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 2009 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 2008 A5, 2 other models

16V376000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Audi A5 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2009 Audi A5, the newest on February 28, 2019.

In complaints about the 2009 Audi A5, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (27%), followed by the structure (27%) and the electrical system (18%).

The 2009 Audi A5's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling3
  • Structure3
  • Electrical System2
  • Power Train2
  • Service Brakes2
  • Air Bags1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Audi A5 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20101
20112
20143
20152
20161
20171
20191

Complaints about the 2009 Audi A5 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 3. 27% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

The 11 complaints about the 2009 Audi A5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A5 by model year

Other 2009 Audi models

Newest record on this page: February 28, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted