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Audi S5 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Audi S5, across 5 model years from 2012 to 2021. The 2021 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

Model years
5

2012–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2021

5 recalls

Owner complaints
142

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 142 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi S5 across 17 model years; the most, 26, concern the 2018.

Owners marked a crash on 3 of the Audi S5 complaints (2%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Audi S5 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 26 complaints), then the air bags (25).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi S5 in 2025: 41, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Audi S5 is seats, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Audi S5 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 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Audi S5, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Audi S5 years to avoid

Too few Audi S5 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Audi S5, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202601—not ranked
2025011—not ranked
202402—not ranked
202303—not ranked
2022011not ranked
2021511not ranked
20204253not ranked
2019461not ranked
201822611not ranked
2016010not ranked
2015020not ranked
2014061not ranked
20130162not ranked
20121100not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi S5 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Audi S5

  • SEATS3
  • SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY3
  • TIRES3
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS2
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER1
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR1
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1

Audi S5 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Audi S5 recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Audi S5, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V742000October 5, 2022back over prevention: display function2021crash170,296
22V034000January 26, 2022tires2019–2021crash31,058
21V874000November 10, 2021seats2018–2020crash and injury208,332
21V606000August 5, 2021seat belts: rear/other: retractor2021crash and injury45,496
21V295000April 26, 2021suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2019–2021crash40,993
20V737000November 25, 2020exterior lighting: tail lights2020–2021crash and injury5,426
19V547000July 24, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2018crash and injury145,337
19V114000February 20, 2019suspension: front: shock absorber2019crash34
15V019000January 20, 2015fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail2012fire26,008

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi S5. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: September 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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