2020 Audi A5 problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2020 Audi A5 include 1 fatality report, 1 crashes and 0 fires across 60 filings.

60
Complaints
4
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
65.6
Severity index

Severity index 65.6 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 65.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 38 of 103 by severity index among 2020 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 63% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2020 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 41 complaints (68.3%)41 68%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 25 complaints (41.7%)25 42%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 15 complaints (25.0%)15 25%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 3 complaints (5.0%)3 5%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 2 complaints (3.3%)2 3%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (1.7%)1 2%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 1 complaints (1.7%)1 2%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 1 complaints (1.7%)1 2%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4168.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2541.7%
BACK OVER PREVENTION1525.0%
LANE DEPARTURE35.0%
SEAT BELTS23.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE11.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER11.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING11.7%

Complaints filed per year

026512021: 12022: 22023: 32024: 32025: 51212223242551
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20211
20222
20233
20243
202551
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 19.0x those in 2021 to 2022 (57 against 3).

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
20V73700025/11/2020EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTSVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021 Audi RS5 Sportback, 2020-2021 Audi A5 Sportback, and S5 Sportback vehicles. The wiring harness for the rear lights could be missing the anti-abrasion protection in the area of the spare wheel well.
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.