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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet Recalls

The 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 30, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
14

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
18V082000
Reported
January 30, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 162,782
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010, 2012 A5 Cabriolet, 4 other models

18V082000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V078000
Reported
February 10, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 659,493
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010, 2012 A5 Cabriolet, 7 other models

16V078000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet complaints by year

NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet, the newest on September 26, 2018.

In complaints about the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet, the component group named most often is the air bags (86%), followed by the engine (7%).

2 of the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags12
  • Engine1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20166
20174
20184

Complaints about the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 6. 0% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 14 complaints about the 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A5 Cabriolet by model year

Other 2011 Audi models

Newest record on this page: September 26, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted