NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Audi A5 Recalls
The 2013 Audi A5 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 11, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Audi A5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 35
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2013 Audi A5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2013 Audi A5
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
- Campaign
- 18V229000
- Reported
- April 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 A5, 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 17V622000
- Reported
- October 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 216,913
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 A5, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
- Campaign
- 17V002000
- Reported
- January 3, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 A5, 2 other models
2013 Audi A5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 35 owner complaints about the 2013 Audi A5, the newest on July 28, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Audi A5, the component group named most often is the engine (34%), followed by the electrical system (26%) and the steering (23%).
1 of the 2013 Audi A5's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2013 Audi A5 owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 48,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine12
- Electrical System9
- Steering8
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
- Unknown Or Other3
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2013 Audi A5 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 8. 23% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 35 complaints about the 2013 Audi A5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A5 by model year
Other 2013 Audi models
Newest record on this page: July 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted