NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Audi A5 Recalls
The 2021 Audi A5 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 5, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Audi A5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 8
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2021 Audi A5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2021 Audi A5
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 22V742000
- Reported
- October 5, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,296
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 22V034000
- Reported
- January 26, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,058
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 A5, 19 other models
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V606000
- Reported
- August 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,496
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 19 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 2019–2020 A5, 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 2020 A5, 1 other model
2021 Audi A5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2021 Audi A5, the newest on September 15, 2026.
In complaints about the 2021 Audi A5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (25%), followed by the air bags (13%) and the engine (13%).
None of the 2021 Audi A5's 5 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Air Bags1
- Engine1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
- Power Train1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2021 Audi A5 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 3. 38% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 8 complaints about the 2021 Audi A5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A5 by model year
Other 2021 Audi models
Newest record on this page: September 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted