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Audi A5 recalls

20 DVSA safety recalls name the Audi A5, launched 2014 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every A5. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls20
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2014
Earliest and latest build dates named2009 to 2025
Is a specific A5 affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Audi A5 recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Stop-drive TAKATA PSAN R/2025/3878 Aug 202517 Jul 2009 to 15 Jul 201117
Replacing rear seat backrest R/2025/11019 Mar 202516 Nov 2024 to 15 Jan 20259
Replacing TAKATA passenger airbag gas generator (DVSA lists A5 CABRIO) R/2023/0526 Feb 202326 Feb 2009 to 20 Nov 201118,580
Following a previous campaign the toe and/or camber values on the rear axle may in certain R/2022/03614 Feb 20227 Nov 2019 to 20 Feb 20215,327 (whole recall)
Rear axle suspension links nuts do not meet specifications R/2021/23625 Jun 20217 Nov 2019 to 18 Feb 202110,089 (whole recall)
Vehicles may have been fitted with a hinged towing bracket on which the locking mechanism R/2021/2047 Jun 20212 Dec 2015 to 17 Dec 2018263 per line
Seat frame may not be bolted correctly to the rail on the driver and passenger sides R/2020/30226 Oct 20209 Jul 2020 to 10 Jul 20208 per line
Moisture may enter the belt-driven starter-alternator R/2020/13830 Jun 20201 Jun 2017 to 31 Mar 202034,982 (whole recall)
The locking mechanism in the hinged towing bracket could be faulty R/2019/1753 Jun 20192 Dec 2015 to 17 Dec 2018135 per line
An error in the casting process may affect the rigidity of the shock absorber fork R/2019/1499 May 201926 Feb 2019 to 14 Mar 201985 per line
Fuel may escape from one or both fuel rails (DVSA lists A5 CABRIO) R/2019/09918 Mar 201918 Feb 2014 to 2 Sep 20162,763 (whole recall)
Passenger airbag module bolts securing to the dash panel may be insufficiently tightened R/2018/36514 Dec 20181 Feb 2017 to 31 Jul 20178 per line
Risk of overheating and failure of additional coolant pump R/2018/15211 Jun 20181 May 2011 to 31 May 2017137 per line
Aluminium trim may partly detach from loudspeaker trim in doors and cause injury to occupants (DVSA lists A5 SPORTBACK) R/2018/08630 Apr 20181 Oct 2014 to 31 Oct 20175,092 per line
Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or overheat (DVSA lists A5 CABRIOLET) R/2018/05119 Feb 20181 Apr 2011 to 31 Jul 2015114,287 (whole recall)
Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or overheat (DVSA lists A5 CABRIOLET) R/2017/3348 Jan 20181 Apr 2011 to 31 Jul 201533,699 (whole recall)
Coolant pump may overheat R/2017/1151 May 20171 May 2011 to 31 Oct 20162,844 (whole recall)
Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident R/2017/07820 Feb 20171 May 2016 to 31 Oct 20162,622 (whole recall)
Fuel may leak R/2015/03120 Apr 20151 Apr 2011 to 30 Apr 20121,073 (whole recall)
Reduction in braking performance R/2014/0981 Oct 20141 Jan 2012 to 27 Aug 20145,755 (whole recall)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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