2024 Audi A5 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (2) · Visibility/Wiper (1) · Vehicle Speed Control (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Audi A5 model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (801)
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.
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.
Steering 2026-09-22 · TSB_2065871_4 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides informaiton when dtc b200ff0 is stored.
Visibility/Wiper 2026-09-22 · TSB_2020552_15 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides service information regarding exterior glass cleaning.
Structure:body 2026-09-18 · TSB_2078648_4 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information about billing for a broken sunroof glass panel.
Showing the 6 most recent of 801 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-07-10 · Power Train · 22,916 mi“the contact owns a 2024 audi a5. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with an unknown warning light illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the parking brake actuator was replaced; however, the failure persisted. additionally, the brake pedal was loose while depressed. the vehicl…”
2026-06-26 · Unknown Or Other“i am reporting a severe, systemic, and undiagnosed electrical defect that compromises vehicle safety and control. the manufacturer’s authorized repair facilities and corporate technical assistance center (tac) have explicitly documented that their factory test plans are "inconclusive" and they cannot isolate the root cause of the failures. the prim…”
2026-06-16 · Vehicle Speed Control · 16,581 mi“the contact owns a 2024 audi a5. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, and started, the vehicle unexpectedly surged forward. the contact stated that occasionally the vehicle started independently without driver input. additionally, the air condition was blowing warm air instead of cold air. the dealer was notified of the failure; ho…”
2025-11-25 · Electrical System“audi’s wireless charging pad in 2021–2024 a4/a5/q5 models: •overheats the phone •triggers a thermal radio throttle •iphone temporarily disables bluetooth hardware •audi mmi sees that and throws: “bluetooth function is currently unavailable.” •wireless carplay collapses because it needs bluetooth + wifi direct •audio goes dead along with it this …”
2025-09-05 · Steering“see attached document for complaint.…”
2024-10-07 · Steering“steering malfunction indicator light illuminated and i experienced a total loss of power steering. brought car to dealer service center. was informed that the problem is related to a known software issue and that an update to the software is expected sometime toward the end of q4 2024. in the interim, dtc's have been set to passive and the steering…”
2024-06-24 · Visibility/Wiper“i was driving up a clear road, heard and exploding sound and witnessed my drivers side window shatter. the glass that was not protected by tint, i could hear crumbling into the frame. i could not see out of my window and thankfully did not swerve due to scare of the explosion sound.upon looking online, others have experienced this with audis. there…”
2024-03-19 · Fuel/Propulsion System“after fueling, mpg was 370 and dropped to 325 within one minute. same night, vehicle began to jerk back and forth and cluster stated "drive system: malfunction! please contact service." took to dealership next morning and service stated fuel pump codes popped up. the vehicle is just leased and only has 1,000 miles.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.