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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Audi S5 Recalls

The 2012 Audi S5 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 20, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Audi S5. 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
10

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Audi S5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2012 Audi S5

Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail

Campaign
15V019000
Reported
January 20, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 26,008
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 4 other models

15V019000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Audi S5 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2012 Audi S5, the newest on May 25, 2022.

In complaints about the 2012 Audi S5, the component group named most often is the air bags (80%), followed by the electrical system (10%) and the power train (10%).

The 2012 Audi S5's only recall does not concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags8
  • Electrical System1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Audi S5 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20161
20176
20201
20211
20221

Complaints about the 2012 Audi S5 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 6. 0% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 10 complaints about the 2012 Audi S5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi S5 by model year

Other 2012 Audi models

Newest record on this page: May 25, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted