2014 Audi A5 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 29 complaints on the 2014 Audi A5, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Engine (10 complaints).

29
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
47.3
Severity index

Severity index 47.3 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 47.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 10 complaints (34.5%)10 34%SteeringSteering: 9 complaints (31.0%)9 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 7 complaints (24.1%)7 24%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (13.8%)4 14%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (6.9%)2 7%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (6.9%)2 7%StructureStructure: 1 complaints (3.4%)1 3%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 1 complaints (3.4%)1 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE1034.5%
STEERING931.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM724.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER413.8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM26.9%
VISIBILITY/WIPER26.9%
STRUCTURE13.4%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING13.4%

Complaints filed per year

0252017: 12018: 52019: 52020: 32021: 22022: 42023: 32024: 22025: 32026: 1 (partial year)171851920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20171
20185
20195
20203
20212
20224
20233
20242
20253
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (8 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 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.