NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi A5 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 15 recall campaigns for the Audi A5, across 11 model years from 2008 to 2021. The 2018 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).
- Model years
- 11
- Recall campaigns
- 15
- Most recalls
- 2018
- Owner complaints
- 325
2008–2021, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 325 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi A5 across 18 model years; the most, 60, concern the 2020.
Owners marked a crash on 8 of the Audi A5 complaints (2%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Audi A5 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 80 complaints), then the engine (58).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi A5 in 2025: 79, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi A5 is engine and engine cooling: cooling system, in 10 model-year listings.
The newest Audi A5 recall, 22V742000, was reported on October 5, 2022 and concerns the back over prevention: display function.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Audi A5, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Audi A5 years to avoid
Too few Audi A5 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 4 | 60 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 3 | 12 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 6 | 38 | 12 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | not ranked |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 3 | 8 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 3 | 28 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 3 | 35 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 0 | 22 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 0 | 25 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 0 | 34 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 1 | 11 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi A5 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi A5
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM10
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING4
- TIRES3
- SEATS3
- SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY3
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
- AIR BAGS2
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR1
- STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS1
Audi A5 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi A5 recall campaign (15)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22V742000October 5, 2022 | back over prevention: display function | 2021 | crash | 170,296 |
| 22V034000January 26, 2022 | tires | 2019–2021 | crash | 31,058 |
| 21V874000November 10, 2021 | seats | 2018–2020 | crash and injury | 208,332 |
| 21V606000August 5, 2021 | seat belts: rear/other: retractor | 2021 | crash and injury | 45,496 |
| 21V295000April 26, 2021 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2019–2021 | crash | 40,993 |
| 20V737000November 25, 2020 | exterior lighting: tail lights | 2020–2021 | crash and injury | 5,426 |
| 19V547000July 24, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2018 | crash and injury | 145,337 |
| 18V893000December 17, 2018 | suspension: front | 2018 | crash | 36 |
| 18V836000November 27, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2018 | crash and injury | 12 |
| 18V229000April 11, 2018 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 2013–2017 | fire | 342,867 |
| 17V822000December 20, 2017 | air bags: side/window | 2018 | crash and injury | 8,037 |
| 17V675000October 25, 2017 | structure: body: door: hinge and attachments | 2018 | injury | 31,323 |
| 17V622000October 5, 2017 | electrical system: wiring | 2013–2016 | fire | 216,913 |
| 17V002000January 3, 2017 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 2013–2017 | fire | 342,867 |
| 16V376000May 27, 2016 | air bags | 2008–2009 | crash and injury | 8,381 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi A5. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted