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Audi Rs 5 · 2018

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V760000·2020-12-09

    Audi Recalls 2018-2019 RS 5 Coupe for Battery Terminal Cover Defect

    Audi is recalling 2,355 2018-2019 RS 5 Coupe vehicles because an incorrect positive battery terminal cover could prevent doors from opening or hazard lights from working after a rear crash.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI RS 5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V874000·2021-11-10

    Audi Recalls A4, A5, S4, S5, RS 5 Models Due to Air Bag Defect

    Audi is recalling specific 2017-2020 models because a cable fault may disable the passenger air bag, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A4, A5, RS 5, S5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V547000·2019-07-24

    Audi Recalls Vehicles Due to Passenger Air Bag Disabling Risk

    Audi is recalling 2017-2019 models because cable oxidation may disable the passenger air bag, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A5, A4 ALLROAD, RS 5, S5 CABRIOLET
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • EA22001 Engineering Analysis · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger
  • PE21009 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger

Technical service bulletins

866 manufacturer service bulletins across 10 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2021: 4.7/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2019: 4.9/5
  • 2018: 4.9/5

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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