2013 Audi A5 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 38 complaints on the 2013 Audi A5, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Engine (14 complaints).

38
Complaints
3
Recalls
3
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
3
Injuries
79.0
Severity index

Severity index 79.0 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 79.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 14 complaints (36.8%)14 37%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 9 complaints (23.7%)9 24%SteeringSteering: 8 complaints (21.1%)8 21%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 4 complaints (10.5%)4 11%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (7.9%)3 8%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 3 complaints (7.9%)3 8%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (5.3%)2 5%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (5.3%)2 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE1436.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM923.7%
STEERING821.1%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING410.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER37.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM37.9%
POWER TRAIN25.3%
SERVICE BRAKES25.3%

Complaints filed per year

0492013: 32015: 42016: 12017: 52018: 92019: 52020: 22021: 22022: 12023: 32024: 12026: 2 (partial year)1315161718919202122232426
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20133
20154
20161
20175
20189
20195
20202
20212
20221
20233
20241
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2022 to 2024 ran 0.6x those in 2019 to 2021 (5 against 9).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V62200005/10/2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.
17V00200003/01/2017ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEMVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A4 vehicles and 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump th
18V22900011/04/2018ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEMVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric c

Other Audi A5 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 5 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-05. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.