NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Audi A5 Recalls
The 2016 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 2016 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
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 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 2016 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 2013–2015, 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 2013–2015 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 2013–2015, 2017 A5, 2 other models
2016 Audi A5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2016 Audi A5, the newest on January 18, 2026.
In complaints about the 2016 Audi A5, the component group named most often is the engine (43%), followed by the power train (29%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2016 Audi A5's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine3
- Power Train2
- Electrical System1
- Steering1
- Structure1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Audi A5 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 2. 29% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 7 complaints about the 2016 Audi A5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A5 by model year
Other 2016 Audi models
Newest record on this page: January 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted