10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,183 miles

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problem #7

Jul 132023

A5

  • miles
I was traveling around 7 pm on highway and sunroof shattered unexpectedly. The car ahead ahead of me was two car lengths ahead of me and I-??m unsure as to why it shattered, specifically in the center of glass.

- Wylie, TX, USA

problem #6

Jul 302022

A5

  • miles
i have a 2018 audi a5 premium plus cabriolet 2D. At 13000 miles all tires were determined to be worn to the point of being unsafe by the audi dealer.they were at 2/32, 3/32.My complaint is against audi for putting a failed type of tire on this new car. This has caused a dangerous condition for this car.This can be verified at the audi in sarasota florida.

- Sun City Center, FL, USA

problem #5

Jun 082020

A5

  • 30,000 miles
The electronic trunk of my Audi A5 failed to stop closing once it hit me on the head. The hatch kept closing in until I was able to move my body out of the way however at this point the hatch already caused a laceration to my skull which resulted in a visit to the emergency room. Vehicle was parked and the engine was on.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #4

Feb 252020

A5

  • 65,809 miles
While driving on a straight, flat section of I-95 in Florida at 70mph, my 2 year old 2018 Audi A5 cabrio's driver's side sun visor suddenly broke off at its base and landed with force on my steering wheel. I'd moved the visor into the up position, flush with the frame, and in doing so, the visor broke off at the base. I had not, nor had I ever, moved the visor with a lot of force. Even when the car was new, the visor had always been too tight, too short, and difficult to move. The resultant distraction of a heavy visor dropping onto my steering wheel caused me to swerve at 70mph. Fortunately traffic was light that day and no accident occurred. Due to a design flaw, the visor can't swing on its support bar as it should. After it broke off, I had to use vise grips to make it swing at all. I then tried lubricating the support bar inside the visor with wd-40, which did not help. Had I tried to reattach the visor with glue, the torque on the support bar caused by the visor's inability to swing freely on its axis suggests that it would instantly break off at the base again. The passenger side visor has not fallen off yet, but the same design will cause that to happen eventually. This vehicle had a 4 year/50K mile warranty, but I had just exceeded the mileage limit so it was no longer warranted. I notified both my Audi dealer and Audi usa about this safety issue. Audi usa says that they will not issue a service advisory or recall, and will not cover the present and future damage to both visors. Despite the sun visors being necessary safety equipment - especially in Florida - Audi denies any culpability for this problem. There are many anecdotes online of this same problem from other drivers of this same year/make/model/interior color, and it is not unique to my vehicle. More specifically all the other incidents are happening to Audi with dark gray visors like mine.

- Viera, FL, USA

problem #3

Nov 012017

A5

  • 10 miles
Top view camera changing to graphic mode on its own. (1) this is a safety-related defect due to the distracting nature of the unpredictability of the state of the backup camera, the cognitively complex and distracting steps needed to change to camera view while backing up, and the safety issue caused by not having the cameras work properly; (2) this affects nearly every Audi with this option sold in the 2018 model year; and (3) Audi has acknowledged this safety issue but has refused to offer any solution for over a year -- and more importantly, has continued to knowingly sell thousands of vehicles with this defect, and has misrepresented the safety features of these cars.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #2

Oct 042017

A5

  • 3,100 miles
Vehical speeds forward when turning when stepping on brakes.

- Post Falls, ID, USA

problem #1

Jun 092017

A5

  • 360 miles
Car was in park with emergency brake light on. Wheels turned to the right and tight to the curb. Somehow the car rolled down hill and struck a tree. The vehicle was totaled. The police took pictures of the interior showing both the in park light and the emergency brake light on. There is no logical explanation.

- Oxnard, CA, USA