NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Audi A5 Recalls
The 2018 Audi A5 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Audi A5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 38
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2018 Audi A5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2018 Audi A5
Seats
- Campaign
- 21V874000
- Reported
- November 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,332
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 A5, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V547000
- Reported
- July 24, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 145,337
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Suspension: front
- Campaign
- 18V893000
- Reported
- December 17, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Audi A5
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V836000
- Reported
- November 27, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 17V822000
- Reported
- December 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,037
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 226, ejection mitigation
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Audi A5
Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 17V675000
- Reported
- October 25, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,323
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2018 Audi A5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2018 Audi A5, the newest on September 15, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Audi A5, the component group named most often is the engine (21%), followed by the electrical system (11%) and the service brakes (11%).
None of the 2018 Audi A5's 6 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Audi A5 owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 7,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine8
- Unknown Or Other8
- Electrical System4
- Service Brakes4
- Structure4
- Air Bags3
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2018 Audi A5 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 10. 32% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 38 complaints about the 2018 Audi A5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A5 by model year
Other 2018 Audi models
Newest record on this page: September 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted