NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi A5 Cabriolet Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Audi A5 Cabriolet, across 4 model years from 2010 to 2021. The 2021 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (2).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 51
2010–2021, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi A5 Cabriolet across 7 model years; the most, 16, concern the 2010.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Audi A5 Cabriolet complaints (2%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Audi A5 Cabriolet model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 41 complaints), then the engine (8).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi A5 Cabriolet in 2017: 24, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi A5 Cabriolet is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Audi A5 Cabriolet recall, 22V742000, was reported on October 5, 2022 and concerns the back over prevention: display function.
Audi A5 Cabriolet years to avoid
Too few Audi A5 Cabriolet model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi A5 Cabriolet years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi A5 Cabriolet
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE6
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION1
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR1
- TIRES1
Audi A5 Cabriolet model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi A5 Cabriolet recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22V742000October 5, 2022 | back over prevention: display function | 2021 | crash | 170,296 |
| 22V034000January 26, 2022 | tires | 2021 | crash | 31,058 |
| 21V606000August 5, 2021 | seat belts: rear/other: retractor | 2021 | crash and injury | 45,496 |
| 18V082000January 30, 2018 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2010–2012 | crash, injury and death | 162,782 |
| 16V078000February 10, 2016 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2010–2012 | crash, injury and death | 659,493 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi A5 Cabriolet. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted