2008 Audi A5
Documented records held locally from official US and Canadian sources. Each record shows its official identifier so it can be confirmed at the source; nothing here is a score or a prediction.
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Coverage held for this vehicle
- OFFICIAL ACTION 1 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 487 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 5 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 1 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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16V376000 2016-05-27
Recall 16V376000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Audi A4, A5, and Q5 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail.
Recorded model years: 2008
A further 19 records exist for the Audi A5 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.
Manufacturer Bulletins
NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US
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10250554 2024-02-19
A4824602073033_1
This bulletin provides information for when the steering column adjustment does not work.
Recorded model years: 2008
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10250555 2024-02-19
A4824612034351_1
This bulletin contains repair information for when there is a creaking/squeaking from the steering column when steering slowly.
Recorded model years: 2008
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10250322 2024-02-07
A9124632044694_3
This bulletin provides information pertaining to MMI Navigation database concerns.
Recorded model years: 2008
Showing 3 of 487 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 3,982 records exist for the Audi A5 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
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.
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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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2016246 2016-05-24
Transport Canada recall 2016246
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2008
A further 20 records exist for the Audi A5 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
5 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
By system
- Air bags (restraint system)2 (25.0%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 2008–2020.
- Brakes2 (25.0%)
- Electrical system2 (25.0%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2013–2021.
- Lights1 (12.5%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2020–2021.
Other / uncategorized: 1 classifications (12.5%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.
A further 323 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
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.