2018 Audi A5 problems
Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Audi A5. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are brakes (8%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 12,000 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 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 12,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Audi A5 with enough data (32 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
The electronic trunk of my audi a5 failed to stop closing once it hit me on the head. The hatch kept closing in until I was able to move my body out of the way however at this point the hatch already caused a laceration to my skull which resulted in a visit to the emergency room. Vehicle was parked and the engine was on.
Car was in park with emergency brake light on. Wheels turned to the right and tight to the curb. Somehow the car rolled down hill and struck a tree. The vehicle was totaled. The police took pictures of the interior showing both the in park light and the emergency brake light on. There is no logical explanation.
Top view camera changing to graphic mode on its own. (1) this is a safety-related defect due to the distracting nature of the unpredictability of the state of the backup camera, the cognitively complex and distracting steps needed to change to camera view while backing up, and the safety issue caused by not having the cameras work properly; (2) this affects nearly every audi with this option sold in the 2018 model year; and (3) audi has acknowledged this safety issue but has refused to offer any solution for over…
Driving straight, about 60 MPH on a two lane road, far removed from any other vehicles, my sunroof/moonroof glass exploded. There was no previous visible damage that I was aware of. No other vehicles around to have 'kicked up' a rock or stone. Exploded without warning.