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Audi S5 Cabriolet

Every Audi S5 Cabriolet model year on file, 2010 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years160 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years162010 to 2025
Recall campaigns11Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins10,166Summed across model years
By model year

The 2010 model year drew the most complaints, 8, 50% of the model's total

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

02468201082012201420162018202020222025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Audi S5 Cabriolet complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
5
Powertrain
4
Structure
3
Engine and cooling
2
Seat belts
1
Steering
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Fuel system
1
Stability and traction control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi S5 Cabriolet 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 S5 Cabriolet by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone0051
2024Not decoded0NoneNone00757
2023Not decoded0NoneNone10814
2022Not decoded0NoneNone10824
2021Not decoded0NoneNone30909
2020Not decoded0NoneNone10852
2019Not decoded0NoneNone10711
2018Not decoded0NoneNone20663
2017Not decoded0NoneNone10487
2016Not decoded0NoneNone00494
2015Not decoded0NoneNone00606
2014Not decoded0NoneNone00630
2013Coupe30.03800684
2012Not decoded0NoneNone20569
2011Convertible50.011120591
2010Convertible80.08920524
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi S5 Cabriolet

  • 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-806 Oct 26, 2022
    Infotainment main unit may become damaged internally when the vehicle is shut off, resulting in an inoperative rearview camera display the next…
    Back-over prevention · 6,076 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 19V-114 Feb 20, 2019
    Front shock absorber forks may develop cracks allowing the shock absorbers to loosen
    Suspension · 34 vehicles
  • 18V-325 May 16, 2018
    Seat-mounted head/thorax air bag in the front passenger seat may have been folded incorrectly during installation
    Airbags · 548 vehicles
  • 18V-082 Jan 30, 2018
    Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode
    Airbags · 163k vehicles
  • 17V-150 Mar 8, 2017
    Component within the front, rear, and rear center seat belt retractor pretensioners may detach after the seatbelt retractor pretensioner is…
    Seat belts · 1,676 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.