2019 Audi A5 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 12 complaints on the 2019 Audi A5, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Vehicle Speed Control (4 complaints).

12
Complaints
3
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
58.0
Severity index

Severity index 58.0 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 58.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 4 complaints (33.3%)4 33%SteeringSteering: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Air BagsAir Bags: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%SeatsSeats: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Latches/Locks/LinkagesLatches/Locks/Linkages: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL433.3%
STEERING325.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM216.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE216.7%
BACK OVER PREVENTION18.3%
AIR BAGS18.3%
SEATS18.3%
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES18.3%

Complaints filed per year

0232019: 22020: 12021: 32022: 32023: 12024: 12025: 1192021322232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20192
20201
20213
20223
20231
20241
20251
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (3 against 7).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V03400026/01/2022TIRESVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Audi A5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, RS5 Sportback, S5 Sportback, 2020-2021 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A6 Allroad, A6 Sedan, A7, A8, Q5, S4 Sedan, S5 Coupe, S5 Cabriolet, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, SQ5, 20
21V29500026/04/2021SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLYVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021 Q7, Q8, Q5 Sportback, SQ5 Sportback, RS6 Avant, RS7, RS Q8, 2020-2021 Audi S6 sedan, Q5, A8, S8, A7, A6 Allroad, A5 Cabriolet, A4 sedan, A4 Allroad, SQ5, S7, A6 sedan, S5 coupe, S4 sedan, S5 Cabriolet, A5 coupe, 2
21V87400010/11/2021SEATSVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat

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.