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Audi RS 5

Every Audi RS 5 model year on file, 2013 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years120 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122013 to 2025
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins6,445Summed across model years
By model year

The 2013 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 25% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01232013320142015201620182019202020212022202320242025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Audi RS 5 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
3
Electrical system
3
Brakes
2
Structure
1
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi RS 5 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Audi RS 5 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone00158
2024Not decoded0NoneNone00702
2023Not decoded0NoneNone10795
2022Not decoded0NoneNone10840
2021Hatchback20.02950967
2020Not decoded0NoneNone20195
2019Hatchback30.02350843
2018Coupe10.05030674
2016Not decoded0NoneNone00157
2015Coupe10.02000379
2014Coupe20.04000379
2013Coupe30.03800356
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi RS 5

  • 24V-251 Apr 3, 2024
    Electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the occupant detection system (ODS) control module may loosen and deactivate the front…
    Airbags · 91 vehicles
  • 22V-742 Oct 5, 2022
    Due to a software issue, a blank or black screen may be displayed instead of the rearview camera image when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear
    Back-over prevention · 170k vehicles
  • 22V-102 Feb 23, 2022
    Value for the maximum combined weight of occupants and cargo on the B-pillar Tire and Loading information label is incorrect
    Equipment · 49 vehicles
  • 22V-034 Jan 26, 2022
    Rear axle alignment may not have been inspected after the repairs for Recall 21V-295 (42L1) were performed
    Suspension · 31k vehicles
  • 21V-874 Nov 10, 2021
    Cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to misdiagnose a…
    Airbags · 208k vehicles
  • 21V-606 Aug 5, 2021
    Rear seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly
    Seat belts · 45k vehicles
  • 21V-295 Apr 26, 2021
    Lock nut on the trailing arm of the rear axle may break due to stress corrosion
    Suspension · 41k vehicles
  • 20V-760 Dec 9, 2020
    Incorrect positive battery terminal cover was installed
    Electrical system · 2,355 vehicles
  • 20V-737 Nov 25, 2020
    Wiring harness for the rear lights could be missing the anti-abrasion protection in the area of the spare wheel well
    Electrical system · 5,426 vehicles
  • 19V-547 Jul 24, 2019
    Oxidation on the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) connecting cable may cause the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the…
    Airbags · 145k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.