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Best and worst years for the Audi A5

Of the 7 model years of the Audi A5 with enough data to compare, the 2020 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (102), and the 2010 has the fewest (10).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Audi A5 0 75 150 2008: 4 '08 2009: 11 2010: 10 10 '10 2011: 15 2012: 13 13 '12 2013: 22 2014: 17 '14 2015: 6 2016: 5 '16 2018: 32 32 '18 2019: 15 '19 2020: 102 102 '20 2021: 9 '21 2022: 8 2023: 11 '23 2024: 14 2025: 13 '25 2026: 1
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
20084
200911
201010
201115
201213
201322
201417
20156
20165
201832
201915
2020102
20219
20228
202311
202414
202513
20261

What stands out

The 2020 stands out, with about 6.0 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2018.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2020 and 2018. Or the years with the fewest: 2010 and 2012.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202611
20251313
20241414
20231111
202288
202199
2020102102
20191518
20183249
201659
2015611
20141738
20132247
20121325
20111530
20101037
20091117
200848