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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet Recalls

The 2011 Audi S5 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 S5 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
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Audi S5 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 S5 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 S5 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 S5 Cabriolet, 7 other models

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

2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet, the newest on June 7, 2019.

In complaints about the 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet, the component group named most often is the power train (60%), followed by the air bags (40%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (20%).

2 of the 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train3
  • Air Bags2
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Engine1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20183
20192

Complaints about the 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 3. 0% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 5 complaints about the 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi S5 Cabriolet by model year

Other 2011 Audi models

Newest record on this page: June 7, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted