Audi A5 by model year

447 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Audi A5 across 20 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Audi A5

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2008	8
2009	17
2010	37
2011	30
2012	25
2013	47
2014	38
2015	11
2016	9
2018	49
2019	18
2020	102
2021	9
2022	8
2023	11
2024	14
2025	13
2026	1

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2027				26
2026	1			26
2025	13		2	26
2024	14			27
2023	11			27
2022	8		2	27
2021	9		5	27
2020	102	Electrical system (40%)	4	27
2019	18		3	27
2018	49	Engine (18%)	6	27
2017			2	24 to 26
2016	9		3	24 to 26
2015	11		3	24 to 26
2014	38	Engine (26%)	3	23 to 26
2013	47	Engine (34%)	3	23 to 26
2012	25	Air bags (44%)		24 to 25
2011	30	Air bags (47%)		24 to 25
2010	37	Air bags (38%)		21 to 25
2009	17		1	20
2008	8		1	20 to 21