2013 Audi S5 Cabriolet problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (1) · Seat Belts (1) · Air Bags (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (690)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Power Train:automatic Transmission 2913-04-01 · 35 13 09 2028085 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
speed s-tronic, leaks from transmission
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-25 · TSB_2083409_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin states that technicians are required to report to the manufacturer when a vehicle has flooded, and specify the height to which the vehicle has been flooded.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-25 · TSB_2052680_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information for reporting safety related information to the manufacturer.
Steering 2026-09-22 · TSB_2074846_5 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information about vibrations and rotational steering vibrations.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-15 · TSB_2030471_9 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information when the license plate mounting bracket threded inserts are stripped.
Structure:body 2026-09-08 · TSB_2068999_5 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this tsb describes a corrosion issue due to outside influence and the prohibition of warranty in these cases.
Showing the 6 most recent of 690 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2018-08-10 · Steering · 35,000 mi“i was driving the car down a side road and all of a sudden the wheel locked up and the car had a message 'power steering malfunction. do not drive vehicle'. luckily for me, i was not going very fast or on a busy road, and could stop the car safely. the wheel was effectively useless and i could not maneuver the vehicle at all. i had the car towed to…”
2018-03-26 · Air Bags · 80,000 mi“the airbag light in my car came on about 6 months ago. accordingly the car failed massachusetts inspection in dec. 2017. audi diagnosed the problem as 'driver's side airbag injector'. i have been trying to get my dealer to fix the problem, but they have not done so due to unavailability of a replacement airbag and injector. i cannot legally dri…”
2017-12-12 · Seat Belts“complaint on audi's faulty seatbelt mechanism. the vehicle is a 2013 audi s5 cabriolet vehicle. the passenger side seatbelt locked and could not be released. the vehicle was brought to an audi dealership service department and found that the seatbelt was faulty and had to be replaced. this issue has been reported from other audi owners to inclu…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.