Audi A5
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- OFFICIAL ACTION 57 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 20,277 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 646 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 67 Canada Recalls
These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.
US Recalls
NHTSA Recall US
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25V899000 2025-12-19
Recall 25V899000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…
Recorded model years: 2025
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25V899000 2025-12-19
Recall 25V899000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…
Recorded model years: 2025
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25V638000 2025-09-24
Recall 25V638000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5, S6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron, and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
Recorded model years: 2025
Showing 3 of 57 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
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Manufacturer Bulletins
NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US
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11035796 2026-07-31
OUT1 Bulletin
This update delivers functional improvements to connectivity, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, cyber security, infotainment, and navigation. It also improves overall software stability.
Recorded model years: 2026
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11035826 2026-07-31
TSB_2081477_4
This bulletin provides in overview of the combined software update.
Recorded model years: 2025
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11035826 2026-07-31
TSB_2081477_4
This bulletin provides in overview of the combined software update.
Recorded model years: 2025
Showing 3 of 20,277 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.
Investigations
NHTSA Investigation US
No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.
An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.
Canada Recalls
Transport Canada Recall CA
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2025712 2025-12-19
Transport Canada recall 2025712
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2025
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2025712 2025-12-19
Transport Canada recall 2025712
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2025
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2025503 2025-09-24
Transport Canada recall 2025503
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2025
Showing 3 of 67 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
646 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.