2014 Audi A5 problems
Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Audi A5. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. Next are steering (24%) and electrical system (18%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Audi A5 with enough data (17 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I received a bluetooth cell phone call while backing up in reverse, and the backup camera TV screen to my surprise was overridden by the phone call screen, losing my backup view.
Check engine light came on while on the highway, transmission would not automatically shift up beyond 6th gear (8 speed transmission) at highway speeds. Transmission could be shifted manually into 7th and 8th gears, but engine was lugging on level highway at 60MPH. Audi service center states the hydraulic timing chain tensioner has failed, causing engine timing issues that could result in catastrophic failure if driven further.
I parked my car and when returned show power steering is defectve when I search the defect on internet show several similar cases
The contact owns a 2014 Audi A5. The contact stated that while driving 30-70 MPH, the vehicle shut off. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving for an hour or stopped at a light. The vehicle failed to restart. The contact waited for 10 minutes to restart, but the vehicle shut off again. The ECP warning light was illuminated. After the vehicle cooled off and the battery was disconnected, the vehicle drove as designed.