Audi A5 — Years to Avoid
Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.
Avoid These Years
2020 Audi A5
102 complaints (567% of segment average)
Main issue: Where I am currently living, speed is measured on the roads in km/h. My vehicle allows the speedometer digital display screen (Audi virtual cockpit) to be switched to display MPH or km/h. When working correctly, the speedometer should display the speed with digits and an analog simulation. The displ
2018 Audi A5
46 complaints (256% of segment average)
Main issue: VEHICAL SPEEDS FORWARD WHEN TURNING WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES.
2013 Audi A5
43 complaints (239% of segment average)
Main issue: TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 AUDI A5. WHILE PARKED AT HOME, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICAT
2014 Audi A5
38 complaints (211% of segment average)
Main issue: 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 H
Safe to Buy
2025 Audi A5
7 complaints — well below segment average
2022 Audi A5
7 complaints — well below segment average
2021 Audi A5
8 complaints — well below segment average
2016 Audi A5
9 complaints — well below segment average
2024 Audi A5
11 complaints — well below segment average
2023 Audi A5
11 complaints — well below segment average
2015 Audi A5
11 complaints — well below segment average
2019 Audi A5
18 complaints — well below segment average