NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Audi S5 Recalls
The 2020 Audi S5 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 26, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Audi S5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 25
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2020 Audi S5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2020 Audi S5
Tires
- Campaign
- 22V034000
- Reported
- January 26, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,058
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021 S5, 19 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 21V874000
- Reported
- November 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,332
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 S5, 4 other models
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 21V295000
- Reported
- April 26, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,993
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021 S5, 14 other models
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 20V737000
- Reported
- November 25, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,426
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021 S5, 1 other model
2020 Audi S5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2020 Audi S5, the newest on August 2, 2025.
In complaints about the 2020 Audi S5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (56%), followed by the back over prevention (44%) and the forward collision avoidance (24%).
None of the 2020 Audi S5's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System14
- Unknown Or Other12
- Back Over Prevention11
- Forward Collision Avoidance6
- Lane Departure2
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Complaints about the 2020 Audi S5 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 22. 12% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
The 25 complaints about the 2020 Audi S5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi S5 by model year
Other 2020 Audi models
Newest record on this page: August 2, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted