Audi S5: which model years to avoid

Name: Audi S5 complaints by model year
Creator: Defect Atlas

Complaint and recall totals for every Audi S5 model year we track, ranked by severity.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes	Severity	Most-reported system
2013	16	0	0	0.0 Low	POWER TRAIN
2018	26	2	2	61.5 Medium	ENGINE
2020	25	4	0	0.0 Low	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Across 3 model years, the 2018 Audi S5 carries the highest severity index (61.5, driven by engine), while the 2013 is the cleanest at 0.0.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.